Polish sensation and former two division beltholder Tomasz "Goral" Adamek (48-2-0 29 KO's) looked highly apathetic in a controversial win against former Cruiserweight champion, America's Steve Cunningham, (25-5-0 12 KO's) in their NBC televised rematch on Sunday.
The judges scored it for Adamek by contesting margins of 115-113 to Adamek (first read as 115-115 a draw), 115-113 to Cunningham and a flat out stunning 116-112 for Adamek.
From the first bell, a pattern emerged from Adamek, who planted his feet and lazily walked toward Cunningham, with little will or enthusiasm behind his work.
Adamek lost many close rounds despite feeble attempts at late comebacks. Cunningham shot a stiff jab to the face from the first bell, causing swelling of Adamek's right eye but the judges ignored the entire circumstances and gave many controversial rounds to Adamek when his workrate proved undeserving of the verdict.
The contest was like the widely critised war between Marvin Hagler and Sugar Ray Leonard where Hagler worked throughout to earn rounds and Leonard attempted to take every round with late, violent surges.
