If Adamek fought Haye, who would win?

[The Hammer]

Tomasz Adamek vs. David Haye would be an interesting matchup.

Who do you think would win? Explain why.

[The Hammer]

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[MOTHER DUCKER]

I think Haye he is faster then Arreola and has more skills, having said that imo Adamek is near the top 10 p4p right now. The guy is clearly not a HW but beat one of the top heavies right now (sure its a weak era) but it's still a big achievement, he pretty much schooled a guy with a 30 pound weight advantage..

I would like to see this fight next then the winner takes on a Klitchsko..

[PittyPat]

I voted for the last option. There are so many variables which point to both an exciting fight, and a result going either way. It's tough to call if one stays objective about it, rather than blindly hating or dismissing things.


1. Both men have serious power which is not to be messed with, but Haye's is more crushing at the weight and can produce swift knockdowns from the opening bell. His KOs come from one-punch surprise attacks, whilst Adamek will send in a hailstorm of combinations and expect something to land from thereon.

2. Both have excellent handspeed, with Haye being faster at single shots and Adamek having more variety of combinations. Adamek likes to lead against his man, but if forced Haye would get his shots off first due to his natural speed advantage.

3. Both have chins which vary depending on their weight - Adamek was knocked down at LHW, but his chin is now seemingly cast iron at HW (having successfully dusted off Arreola's best shots); whilst Haye was knocked down at CW but remains untested at HW. They say it's glass, but we don't actually know at this weight.

4. Both have a sole loss from which they've improved significantly.

5. Both are 2-weight champions.

6. Adamek is more used to going the distance, whilst Haye has only seen the final bell twice. Adamek has proven that he has top-notch Stamina to hang in there, but Haye is still a somewhat unknown entity when it comes to 12-rounders.

7. Haye tends to be a very gunshy whilst waiting for the opening to wing in the hayemakers or straight right, but Adamek is consistently pumping the jab and maintaining a solid punch output with which to score rounds.

8. Defence-wise, they're both lacking in different areas. Adamek drops his elbows too much upon getting his combinations off, whilst Haye drops the left hand low. They're both open to all kinds of shots. Haye has slick head movement and fast reflexes, whereas Adamek seems confident enough to defend with his head and not move his upper body much.


So yeah, there's variables all over the place. Great fight, could go either way. With a gun to my head, I'd pick Adamek to cause Haye big problems and win via UD.

[FloydTBE]

i think haye beats adamek

[PittyPat]

I think Adamek has the kind of durability and ring smarts to survive Haye's onslaught and eventually stop him.

But unless he's given a clear opportunity such as an immediate post-knockdown period, Haye doesn't really do onslaughts. He just hangs back (too tentatively sometimes) and waits for the opening to present itself.

I imagine Adamek pumping away with the jab for the the first few rounds and keeping Haye on the back foot, until eventually the latter would feel confident enough to unleash a 1-2 or a wide single hook. Most likely it would land, because Adamek's head isn't hard to miss, but whether he'd become wise to it and not allow a repeat attack remains the unknown factor... Or if his chin really is solid enough to take it just the once or many times over.

[revs1227]

adamek would kill him i would put 3 million on it
arreolas better than haye !
wtf are u people serious????

[Joeyzagz]

I voted for the last option. There are so many variables which point to both an exciting fight, and a result going either way. It's tough to call if one stays objective about it, rather than blindly hating or dismissing things.


1. Both men have serious power which is not to be messed with, but Haye's is more crushing at the weight and can produce swift knockdowns from the opening bell. His KOs come from one-punch surprise attacks, whilst Adamek will send in a hailstorm of combinations and expect something to land from thereon.

2. Both have excellent handspeed, with Haye being faster at single shots and Adamek having more variety of combinations. Adamek likes to lead against his man, but if forced Haye would get his shots off first due to his natural speed advantage.

3. Both have chins which vary depending on their weight - Adamek was knocked down at LHW, but his chin is now seemingly cast iron at HW (having successfully dusted off Arreola's best shots); whilst Haye was knocked down at CW but remains untested at HW. They say it's glass, but we don't actually know at this weight.

4. Both have a sole loss from which they've improved significantly.

5. Both are 2-weight champions.

6. Adamek is more used to going the distance, whilst Haye has only seen the final bell twice. Adamek has proven that he has top-notch Stamina to hang in there, but Haye is still a somewhat unknown entity when it comes to 12-rounders.

7. Haye tends to be a very gunshy whilst waiting for the opening to wing in the hayemakers or straight right, but Adamek is consistently pumping the jab and maintaining a solid punch output with which to score rounds.

8. Defence-wise, they're both lacking in different areas. Adamek drops his elbows too much upon getting his combinations off, whilst Haye drops the left hand low. They're both open to all kinds of shots. Haye has slick head movement and fast reflexes, whereas Adamek seems confident enough to defend with his head and not move his upper body much.


So yeah, there's variables all over the place. Great fight, could go either way. With a gun to my head, I'd pick Adamek to cause Haye big problems and win via UD.

Green K sent. I like this fight better than Haye/Klitschko. (Haye needs more experience at HW before he can present a true challenge) Adamek and Haye are clearly the two best Heavyweights in the world not named Klitschko and the winner of this match will be well prepared to go to the next level.

[Motofan]

As much as I dislike him, I have to say Haye by ko. When The Nipple landed he hurt Adamek. But he was out sped. Haye will throw more and is quicker.

[The Hammer]

I think Adamek has the kind of durability and ring smarts to survive Haye's attacks and eventually stop him.

It is a close matchup, with Haye being the harder puncher but Adamek having the better chin.