Tomasz Adamek will move up to heavyweight to take on Andrew Golota in a fight being billed as 'The Polish Fight of the Century'.
Veteran heavyweight ready for 'The Polish Fight of the Century'
IBF cruiserweight champion Tomasz Adamek will move up to the heavyweight division to take on Andrew Golota later this year in a fight being billed as 'The Polish Fight of the Century'.
Adamek, who boasts a 38-1 record with 26 of those wins coming by way of knockout, will take on the 41-year-old at the Lodz Arena in Poland on Ocotber 24.
Both fighters are revered in their homeland and this is therefore a matter of national pride, which was initiated by Adamek.
Golota said: "If somebody asks me to dance I never say no and this was Adamek's idea, not mine, so I said why not?"
"He has never fought anybody from the heavyweight division and has no idea how hard we can hit. He will know in about two months.
"I hate breaks in training, my place is in Chicago, but I understand the promoters had to make this official because nobody could believe he wants this fight, including me.
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"Adamek is faster than a bullet and lightning combined - so they say - so I'm supposed to be very careful. But he is also easy to hit. This is the way I see this fight."
There appears to be genuine animosity between the two fighters and Adamek clearly sees Golota (41-7-1, 33 KOs) as a stepping stone on his way to the top of the division.
"Andrew is Andrew, always laughing, making jokes, some of them about my skills," Adamek said.
"No problem. Nobody ever went down from words. Let's see what will happen when we will be in the ring. Two words from me: speed kills. He will never be close enough to hit me.
"As it happens, I will be fighting two 40-year-olds, first Golota and then, hopefully, Bernard Hopkins on January 30 in Newark. I will finish both of their careers."
Don King will add extra spice to the occasion as promotes Golota and formerly promoted Adamek, having given the young Pole his first opportunity for a world championship.
