Prediction: either Adamek loses weight and returns to cruiser or he loses badly to the first hard-punching heavyweight he fights.  He takes too many flush shots.  He has an excellent chin, good snap, and a warrior spirit, but if Estrada could punch, he would have destroyed Adamek with all the clean punches he landed last night.  As it was, his jab was pushing the iron-jawed slugger backward, and his left and right hooks, which he landed almost at will, sent Adamek running for much of the fight. 

Adamek landed many clean punches of his own but either Estrada has an exceptional beard or Adamek has not carried his power to the heavyweight division.  Adamek was clearly the better puncher: he threw in combination, and his punches were straighter and more explosive.  But Estrada walked through nearly all of them and fired back.

The real test for Adamek must be against a young heavyweight with power.  I'm not sure if his people want to give him that test.  They can keep making money no matter the opponent.

I had the fight even going into the last round, which I gave to Estrada.  But many rounds were close.  A close split for either guy would not have been out of line, but 118-110 is ridiculous.  Something has to be done about incompetent judging.

Adamek brings in the crowd.  The place was rocking with drunks in red and white.  Various Polish flags were everywhere.  Many gallons of beer was sold.  Dozens were escorted out of the arena, and a serious fight broke out during the 3rd round.  One man threw his scarf at the ring.  It landed on a mic in the corner and security landed on him almost immediately.  The man got an "Adamek" chant going as they walked him toward the door. 

My impression is that these are not boxing fans; they are Adamek fans and they are fans of Poland.  Two fights before the main event, they chanted "Polska" for Przemyslaw Majewski and roared at every punch he landed, but took little interest in the main prelim featuring two black fighters, Peter Quillin and Fernando Zuniga.  As "Kid Chocolate" Quillin celebrated victory by tossing handfuls of chocolates to the crowd, many were looking down the tunnel to catch a glimpse of the man they came to see, Tomasz Adamek.  

During a Quillin promo video, the New York fighter said that he wants to be the richest fighter to ever do it.  He'll have to find a killer instinct first, because even the more serious fans lost interest in his workmanlike 10 rounds. 

Women in bikinis carried the round cards for every fight except the main event; when Adamek came in, they left.  Is this out of respect for Adamek, who's a devout Catholic?

These drunks rushed the better seats when the main event started.  They filled up the press section behind me.  Between every round, several climbed over people to get the to rest rooms.  They shouted and cheered.  "Kill Him!"  "Adamek!"  "Break his jaw!"  "I shall break you!" 

Estrada made a defiant and confident ring walk, but once Adamek reached the ring, the crowd broke out into a lusty roaring song in Polish.  Estrada had no visible reaction, but it seemed very disconcerting to me.  Home field advantage is no joke in boxing.  When Estrada scored with hard, flush rights, there was silence; but when Adamek bounced hard combinations off of Estrada's gloves, the crowd roared.  There's no question that this swayed the judges and ultimately gave Adamek the fight.