Day after day I train for the fight with Eddy Chambers. On April 19th in Newark there was a press conference to promote our fight. There were no predictions from either side Eddie confidently said that he will win this fight. He stated that the fight will be interesting and fast. He promised a very interesting fight and that he is going to take advantage of this opportunity. I know that I have to win this fight and I will. The future of my career and my path to the HW belt depends on it. Eddie is shorter than me and he weighs less. This shows that he treats boxing and our fight very seriously. Since there has been a lot of interest about our fight in U.S.A. the organizers decided to extend the range of the fight. The match will be 12 round instead of the usual 10. The wager will be the NABF belt in the heavyweight division. winning this will bring me closer to fighting the world champion, Wladimir Klichko. The fight will be shown on NBC Sports Network under "Fight Night". On Thursday, May third for promotional purposes I was invited with Roger Bloodworth by NBC to the Prudential Center in Newark. That is the day of the hockey game between the NJ Devils and the Flyers. I had a chance to watch the game and also I took part in an interview to promote the fight. The interview was shown during a break in the game on the huge television screens. The atmosphere was unbelievable and the joy of the fans was huge when they beat their tough opponent. We felt the intense atmosphere in the box seats instead of the ring of the Prudential Center.
I am convinced that this fight will beat the record of most fans at one of my fights. The tickets are selling very well and this will be a big event in the media. I am applying myself more and more to my daily training. I train twice a day, I do strength training as well as speed training. We have a specific training cycle. I also run a lot so that I have the stamina for this fight. As of now my health is good and my hand has healed. I am weighing in at 102 kg. Soon I will begin sparring and other ending elements for Chambers tactic. There will be another boxing gala in Rzeszow but I will not be able to attend because of schedules conflicting. I am sure that that gala is another step in sculpting more Polish talent in the ring.
Everything went very quickly and smoothly. Nearly two weeks after my fight with Aguilera I signed a contract to fight with Eddie Chambers. The fight will be on the 16th of June in the well-known Prudential Center in Newark. NBC Sports Network will be airing the fight. In Poland I believe Polsat will be airing it. Planning this fight went really fast but it all depends on the hard work of good people. Eddie Chambers is a known fighter in the American heavyweights. We are similar height and he is known for good technique and for his speed in giving blows. For the longest time he has been noted in the rankings of different federations. Predictions about the fight can be found here:
http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=34277&cat=boxer
It should be a good and fast fight, after which one of us will be closer to winning the belt. I am happy to be returning to the Prudential Center and fighting there again. I have won many fights there in the past. I expect to find more Polish boxers in the night's program. The signing of the contract and how soon the fight is demands a fast start to training. Right after Easter I am going to St. Louis for the first sessions with Roger Bloodworth. The whole cycle should last about 7 to 8 weeks. In two weeks we will know the details as to the locations of the work outs, sparring partners and what we will be doing specifically. Chamber's style is very well known and we will not have to watch him on video. I have to prepare for a hard fight with a very demanding opponent. This will be a big show from both Chambers and I. "Fast" Eddie Chambers was at my fight against Nagy and saw me fight live. We will see how he will use his observations in the ring.
http://www.sportowefakty.pl/boks-zawodowy/277873/tak-boksuje-kolejny-rywal-adamka-wideo
Time for information about my injury. The swelling on my left hand has gone down and I am feeling less pain when I give punches. I am very satisfied with the treatment that Dr. Chester Melone gave me and with his spot on diagnosis as to how long the healing process will take. I wish all my fans a wonderful and peaceful Easter holiday!
A lot has happened on the evening of March 24th in the Aviator Sports Complex in Brooklyn. A small hall where in one night three ex world champions were to fight- Liachowicz, Judah and Adamek. I felt great that day. My half a year off after the Kliczko fight has sure helped me. I trained for over ten weeks and was well prepared for the fight with Nagy. I entered the ring to the same song by Funky Polak, since the fans asked for it. As I have written a few days ago, I kept my promise. From the first minute of the fight Nagy gave himself away but I held back and controlled myself. That night I brought the "Polish left straight" into the ring with me. I tried to paralyze his readiness by using the combination multiple times. Another willing element was not letting him get to my sides and not fighting on the ropes. This way of fighting gave me safety from his right arm. Consequently I faced him with my side which allowed me to give strong left blows. My side pose didn't allow him to hit my liver. Another way of protecting myself was to bend down and protect my head from Nagy's "torpedo" hits. I watched a replay of the fight and could then calmly analyze it. There were a few seconds missing in the third round when Nagy sort of danced after my left hit. The fourth round also showed that I could have had a K.O. Unfortunately after the multiple hard blows in the first three rounds I felt a burning in my left arm. During the fight I did not stop to think why I had this pain, first in my left and then in my right arm.
Statistics then showed that out of 676 hits 305 made deliberate contact, most of them were given with my left arm. Reporter Janusz Pindera talked about that fact on many occasions. He very well knows that my strongest hit is from my left arm. It's worth seeing my earlier fights to confirm this fact. I am happy with the fast tempo of the fight which we both dictated. It showed that Nagy approached this fight seriously. Many of my commentators said that the pace and the style of the fight was similar to the one with Chris Arreola. Then in Houston it was Chris that got a hand contusion and now it was me. The pain did not allow me to give heavy blows in the fourth round. Too bad, because if it wasn't for that the fight would have been even more interesting.
Shortly after the fight I ran into the legendary Don King. He greeted me warmly cogratulated me for the win and said that he loves me. He assured me I will remain in boxing for the next 50 years and admitted that he made a huge mistake by letting me leave his group. He said that I have a fighter's soul and I am capable of fighting like a warrior. That's what boxing is all about. In the evening at home I thought about how much has happened because of the fight. The commentator for NBC was the best trainer for the past few years, Freddie Roach. After the fight, American media noticed the high level of the fight and the fans demanded a replay. With one word I erased the fight with Witalij and I took the first step toward the direction of a second shot at the title. I did have to pay a visit to a clinic in New York for my hurt left hand. I went to Beth Israel Clinic in Manhattan where Dr. Chester Melone works who is one of the most well-known hand surgeons. Dr. Melone is also known for working on Artur Gatti's hands. He operated on his hands four times and as seen in his fights, Gatti gave a lot of blows. Dr. Melone turned out to be very nice and to know a lot about boxing. A short two week rehab should heal my beat up hands. Thankfully I did not break any bones because if I did, I would have to postpone my June fight. Thankfully my return to the ring went well. The commentators in USA and in Poland were supportive. There were also negative comments towards others but I just have become used to them. I would like to thank my fellow countrymen that came out to support me. And also a separate thanks to the fans that watched the fight on TV in Poland despite the time change.
It's the end of training and the press conference and the weigh-in are behind me. Now only a short walk and waiting for the next fight. At the press conference I stood next to Nagy eye to eye. This fact always has to be commented. He is a little bit shorter than me and is a nice guy over all. He admitted during the press conference that I was bigger than he expected. That was a point for me in the psychological fight. We had to show what we were working with at the weigh-in. I did not want to be lighter than him so I weighed in with my sweatpants on. Unfortunately I weighed less than he did. I was 100.9 kg and he was 102.5 kg. I should have put stones in my pockets to weigh more. Next time I will have to prepare myself better. Confidence and the outlook on the fight is important. With this fight I am beginning my second attempt at the Heavyweight title. How much time this will take, how many fights I will have and with who, time will tell. On the day of the fight it is time to turn the clocks back in Poland. My hope is that boxing fans are turning their watches an hour earlier to watch my fight live on the 25th at 4:30.
After my time off I will enter the ring differently. For the past fe months Bloodworth and I have been training many technical elements. We spent a lot of time on my posture in the ring. I am lower and my side facing my opponent, I will be more difficult to hit. Aquilera is not a schematic fighter, he changes his tactic a lot throughout the fight and is quite fast in attacking. He is often the one to get a lot of press on his opponent. There is only one remedy for that, blows to the side which are very weakening. The first few minutes of the fight will be very important to me because I want to use all my tactical moves that I have been training. Who will win we will know in a few hours. I really want to win this fight, so that I can carefully train for a fight in June. Today in Atlantic City there will be other Polish boxers fighting as well. There will be many emotions for boxing fans from Saturday to Sunday. I wish all my friends the best of luck in all of their fights. I want to thank all of my fans for their support . There won't be the same atmosphere as in all my other fights but we will get back to that in June.
Yesterday in world boxing and fitness center in Jersey City (New Jersey) I had a media training before my fight with Nagi Aguilera (17-6, 12 KO), which will take place on Saturday, March 24th in Aviator Sports Complex in Brooklyn, NY. Link:
http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=419933&cat=boxer
As usual, before a fight I had the same questions asked about my well-being and how I've been preparing. I feel good and nothing is bothering me which is very important. I did pretty well in the spars with Derrick Rossy, Bobby Gunn as well as two less known American boxers. Derrick and Bobby received harder punches from me and I hope they know that their work on the strength in my hits did not go to waste. Tylor Woodman, my strength coach gave me a different set of exercises. This flowered by a combination of strength training and building up muscle weight. Just in short three weeks my opponent, Nagy Aguilera will be testing out my newfound elements in the ring. My opponent is called the Dominican Dynamite, I will have to watch out for this. After a longer break I will be fighting for 10 rounds. I play out the fight in my head beforehand and I will have to verify myself in the ring. I hope that the fight will play out like I think it will. A small room in which the gala will be organized by Zab Judah, will be a different experience for me. I have gotten used to being cheered on by thousands of fans and now there will only be a handful of fans. This all proves that I want to show myself in front of more fans with even better fighters. By Tomek " Funky Polak"'s request I will enter into the ring with his song. Video:
: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAZ1DUO0wVs&feature=related. And also check out his other songs that deal with emigration:
http://www.tekstowo.pl/piosenka,funky_polak,jestem_jak_strzala.html
foto: Adamek Team / Mike Gladysz
Within the past few days Andrzej "Diego" Tomaszewski, the author of "Fighter" wrote to me. He promised that soon his other work "Fighter 2" will be released. The first book earned a lot of publicity and respect, so I eagerly will be waiting for a return of his talent. Link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hKSp0wzVT8.
After the fight in Wroclaw, a lot has happened in boxing. Fights, scandal, re-matches and fighters being provoked keep boxing an unpredictable sport. Witalij Kliczko found himself in a weak disposition and is slowly reaching the decision to end his career. Years Re flying by and I know something about that. The line of contenders for the heavyweight title is being extended with Hauck, Helenius and Arreola. New talent will flash by from USA and Europe but we have yet to see talent like Kliczko. From one side there are veterans of the ring like Mormeck and other there are young fighters counting down the days until the Kliczko brothers leave. Only they will decide when they will walk away and leave their belts and titles. It's for those belts that everyone in the Heavyweight category will be fighting for. In 2013 I must fight for my belt and , championship title in the heavyweight category. My goal will not change and my closest fights must help me realize that goal.
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