In what proved to be each one of many largest upsets of the yr, in addition to considered one of 2015’s greatest motion fights, Krysztof Glowacki scored a surprising knockout over defending WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck on the Prudential Middle in Newark, New Jersey. Germany’s Huck had held the title for six years and was seen because the seemingly winner of this match however, because the outdated saying goes, upsets make the game, and it was the undefeated contender from Walcz, Poland who stunned everybody together with his energy, aggressive assault, and resilience. Although the larger shock could have been the sheer depth of the duel in addition to its spectacular end.
The battle began quick with the challenger bringing the battle to Huck within the opening spherical with a tough physique jab that arrange massive photographs upstairs, together with a proper hook which surprised the champion. The hectic tempo continued by way of the subsequent few rounds with Glowacki’s larger exercise and aggressiveness showing to provide him the benefit. The decided Pole had seized the initiative by setting a depraved tempo and adhering to Sam Langford’s outdated maxim, “kill the physique and the top will die.” At each alternative Glowacki dug in and leveled heavy photographs to Huck’s ribs and kidneys.
Nevertheless, the momentum of the battle appeared to alter in a radical manner when the champion landed a deep dish great thing about a left hook at first of spherical six that put Glowacki flat on his again. For a second it regarded just like the bout had been determined because the challenger, who had by no means earlier than tasted the canvas, appeared completed, earlier than he in some way managed to battle to his toes within the nick of time. Huck moved in for the end however Glowacki recovered and got here again to land some heavy photographs of his personal earlier than spherical’s finish.
Amazingly, it was Glowacki, not Huck, who rebounded from the sixth and got here on sturdy in spherical seven, however then Huck took spherical eight with an impressed rally within the last minute. Spherical 9 was shut however a conflict of heads opened a lower above Glowacki’s proper eye and as soon as once more the tide appeared to have turned as Huck out-worked the challenger in spherical ten. It was Huck now throwing efficient combos and showing to grab management of the match, however the largest shock of all was awaiting everybody because the bell rang to begin spherical eleven.
Forcing the battle and backing Huck up, Glowacki related flush with an enormous hook adopted by a proper jab that put the champion down arduous. The “Käpt’n” beat the depend however Glowacki noticed his likelihood and pounced like a ravenous lion on a wounded wildebeest, letting his palms go and pounding Huck with shot after shot, the referee leaping in to cease the bloodbath simply because the champion collapsed and virtually fell by way of the ropes.
It was a spectacular end to a rousing, action-packed battle which additionally introduced the arrival of an thrilling high expertise within the cruiserweight division. The victory not solely gave Glowacki a world title and a shiny new belt, but additionally put him in place for 2 massive paydays in 2016 because the Polish warrior subsequent confronted Steve Cunningham after which Oleksandr Usyk. The robust “Glowka” would defeat Cunningham on factors, however the abilities of the sensible Ukrainian proved an excessive amount of as Usyk took the Pole’s hard-won world title by lopsided determination. — Robert Portis
