By Dan Ambrose: Former two division world champion Tomasz Adamek (43-1, 28 KO’s) will finally be getting his big payday against IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) in September in a fight that could be taking place in Poland. Adamek, 34, has been weaving his way though the heavyweight division like a skilled surgeon since moving up from the cruiserweight division in October 2009.

Adamek, 6’1 1/2″ has been carefully matched against mostly older heavyweights without much left in the tank. We haven’t seen Adamek face any of the younger, more relevant heavyweight contenders with a chance to beat him. Never the less, Adamek, despite not having fought anyone of note, has been handsomely rewarded by receiving the #1 ranking by the WBO, #3 IBF, and #3 by the WBC. In fights against Michael Grant and Chris Arreola, Adamek has been staggered a number of times.

That suggests that Adamek would be in deep trouble if he were to have taken on a top contender with power and speed. But all that’s not necessary now with Adamek on cruise course to face Wladimir in September. Adamek does have a fight coming up on April 16th, but his rumored opponent is 38-year-old Hasim Rahman, a fighter that is more or less in the same class as Adamek’s previous older opponents Golota, Grant and Vinny Maddalone.

At less than 6’2″ with a limited reach of only 75″ and a shaky chin, Adamek is going to have problems landing his shots against the 6’6″ Klitschko. This isn’t the type of heavyweight that Adamek can bounce around on the outside and knife forward to land his hit and run shots against. That won’t work because Wladimir will catch Adamek with a shot on the way in and foil his attacks. This may end up much like Wladimir’s fight with Ruslan Chagaev in 2009, where Chagaev rarely landed a glove on Wladimir en route to being stopped in the 9th round of a one-sided fight.