In what proved to be each one of many greatest upsets of the yr, in addition to certainly one of 2015’s finest 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Huck had held the title for six years and was seen because the possible winner of this match however, because the outdated saying goes, upsets make the game, and it was the undefeated contender from Walcz, Poland who shocked everybody along with his energy, aggressive assault, and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 large pictures upstairs, together with a proper hook which shocked the champion. The hectic tempo continued by way of the following 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 The decided Pole had seized the initiative by setting a depraved tempo and adhering to Sam Langford’s outdated maxim, “kill the physique and the pinnacle will die.” At each alternative Glowacki dug in and leveled heavy pictures to Huck’s ribs and kidneys.
Nonetheless, the momentum of the battle appeared to vary in a radical method when the champion landed a deep dish fantastic thing about a left hook at first of spherical six that put Glowacki flat on his again. For a second it seemed 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 one way or the other 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 pictures of his personal earlier than spherical’s finish.
Amazingly, it was Glowacki, not Huck, who rebounded from the sixth and got here on robust in spherical seven, however then Huck took spherical eight with an impressed rally within the closing minute. Spherical 9 was shut however a conflict of heads opened a reduce 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 greatest shock of all was awaiting everybody because the bell rang to start out 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 exhausting. The “Käpt’n” beat the depend however Glowacki noticed his likelihood and pounced like a ravenous lion on a wounded wildebeest, letting his arms go and pounding Huck with shot after shot, the referee leaping in to cease the bloodbath simply because the champion collapsed and nearly 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 prime expertise within the cruiserweight division. The victory not solely gave Glowacki a world title and a shiny new belt, but in addition put him in place for 2 large 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 expertise of the good Ukrainian proved an excessive amount of as Usyk took the Pole’s hard-won world title by lopsided choice. — Robert Portis
