Now This Was a Fight

Let me apologize in advance for not mentioning this amazing fight that would have been easily available to most of you. Just last night IBF Cruiserweight Champion Steve Cunningham (unsuccessfully) defended his title against Tomasz Adamek. As opposed to the De La Hoya-Pacquiao fight, this was the fight of the year for me so far. The best part about was that the Versus network picked it up and I did not have to go to a bar to watch it. This could have easily been an HBO/Showtime match. Cunningham came into the fight as the favorite, but the GRANITE chin of Adamek kept him in the fight and helped him prevail as the winner. Adamek knocked Cunningham down three times throughout the bout and won in a split decision. I m not too sure what the judge that voted Cunningham was looking at other than the fact he landed more punches. This was Adamek's fight from round 2 (of 12) and should have won unanimously even though it was very close. I would love to see a rematch of this fight since the departure of David Haye has left the division open for someone to take over as the dominating fighter. After last night I see no reason why Adamek should not take this title. Not one punch phased him.