Comments Thread For: Adamek Has No Interest in The IBF's Four Man Tourney

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Former two division world champion Tomasz Adamek (46-2, 28KOs) spoke with the Polish media and openly rejected the IBF's four man tournament to set a mandatory challenger to IBO/IBF/WBO/WBA champion Wladimir Klitschko. A few days ago, the IBF ordered a four man box-off with Kubrat Pulev facing Odlanier Solis, and Alexander Ustinov challenging Adamek. The two winners face each other to set a challenger to Wladimir.

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[2shameless]

Well Adamek is getting a little long in the tooth for a tourney just to see who gets beat down by a Klitschko. And I think Pulev stops him anyway.

[Der_Ubermensch]

Wonder who he'll fight Sept 8 now that Toney is out?

If it's a PPV in Poland, he should fight Wach.

[S H A R K B O Y]

4 man tourney? The heck? Haha. I didn't know a tournament could consist of as little as four people.

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Translation: Adamek doesn't want to get beat in this four man tourney so he isn't going to participate.

He'd rather go after easy wins like James Toney instead.

[Earl-Hickey]

Tyson Fury is looking for you, Adamek

[paulf]

Adamek's knows he can get paid in Jersey fighting lesser opponents. He'll sit and wait for the payday to come calling instead of participating in a tournament.

Why the **** would he want to fight a Klitschko again anyway?

[Clegg]

I'm not saying that Wlad should never have to face a mandatory, but him or his brother seem to face pretty much every deserving contender, there's no one out there who even seems to want a shot right now, so it seems strange to try and find a mandatory challenger only days after he just fought one.

If that many people really wanted a shot, you have to wonder why so few seemed interested in facing Vitali recently, even though he is clearly getting older and has one eye on retirement and politics.

Pulev-Solis would be a good fight to make though.

[joe strong]

i called this one when it was first announced. i agree with the guy who said he would rather cash out in NJ then enter the 4 man box off. you only have to win 2 fights but his first round matchup was against the 6'9 300lbs ustinov & If he somehow won that fight then it was solis or pulev. boxing is a business so he will take the easier route & make money fighting at home instead of fighting a legit contender. it's a shame but that's reality. the 4 man tourney would be done by next spring & the winner would get his shot in fall of 2013. i wonder who will replace adamek now? tony grano is the NABF champion & probably has a top 10-15 IBF rating. the NABF is a IBF regional belt if i am correct. if not him then someone else who owns an IBF regional title will be added.

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

So this guy went from fighting good opposition to fighting shot fighters and ducking tourneys? I guess the schooling Chambers put on shot his self esteem down.