By Eric Thomas: Former two division world champion Tomasz Adamek (48-2, 29 KO’s) will be facing 38-year-old Dominick Guinn (34-9-1, 23 KO’s) in a fight that promises to be an ugly mismatch at the Mohegan Sun Casino, in Uncasville, Connecticut.
This unfortunately is kind of par for the course for the 36-year-old Adamek, as he’s put his career in the slow lane since his 10th round stoppage loss to WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko two years ago in September 2011.
Adamek wants to get another title shot, but he’s turned down the important fights against Kubrat Pulev and Tyson Fury that would have put him in position to fight for another world title.
Instead of fighting Pulev and Fury, Adamek has beaten the following fighters in the last two years: Nagy Aguilera, Eddie Chambers, Travis Walker and Steve Cunningham. Adamek’s wins over Cunningham and Chambers were both highly controversial with many boxing fans seeing him losing to both.
In looking at those fights, it’s probably a good thing that Adamek didn’t fight Pulev, Fury or any of the other good heavyweight contenders in the division because he seems to have lost a few steps since the Vitali fight. Adamek, #9 WBC, #12 IBF, can still get another world title shot by facing weak opposition for the next 2 years.
That’s about how long it’ll take for him to become the mandatory challenger if he keeps fighting the Guinn types unless IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko decides to pick him out for an optional title defense rather than making him earn the shot by becoming the mandatory challenger.
Guinn is coming into tonight’s 10 round fight not in the best of shape career wise having lost three out of his last four fights. Guinn did win his last fight against Stacy Frazier (15-14, 14 KO’s), but he lost his three fights prior to that against Denis Boytsov, Amir Mansour and Pulev.
If Adamek loses tonight, he needs to think about retiring because he’s looked poor in his fights with Chambers, Walker and Cunningham.
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