Vitali Klitschko: To say this is getting repetitive is a giant understatement ? giant, as in the Klitschko brothers. Tomasz Adamek was supposed to be the one who could give either of the Klitschko brothers at least a little trouble, enough to create some level of drama. Didn?t happen. Klitschko, 40, was at his best. He delivered a fearsome beating, popping Adamek with a relentless left jab and enough crushing right hands to end the fight in the 10th round. He also was almost impossible to hit, keeping Adamek at the end of his left or stepping back when the smaller man tried to attack. That fine-tuned system of fighting ? as well as a great chin — makes Klitschko all but unbeatable in this era of marginal heavyweights. The elder of the brothers probably won?t fight beyond 42. We can?t enjoy competitive fights when he or his brother are involved. Let?s at least try to admire their remarkable success. BIGGEST LOSER
Tomasz Adamek: The tough Pole does everything right. No one works harder at his craft or conditioning and he lives a clean life, which gives him a chance to beat almost any heavyweight in the world. Almost. The problem is that he can?t grow, which would?ve been required to give Vitali Klitschko a fight on Saturday night. Adamek was listed at 6-1? and 216 pounds for the fight, which was decent size for a heavyweights in the day of Rocky Marciano or even Muhammad Ali. A fighter that size would have to have the skill set of an Ali or a Larry Holmes to have any chance against the giant Ukrainians. Adamek isn?t that good. He has nothing to be ashamed of, though. He tried mightily as long as the fight lasted, being mercifully saved by a referee who could witness the assault no longer. Now Adamek probably will go back to beating everyone else.
