12 of the best fighters with Polish origins

POLAND is a proud boxing nation and tomorrow night Artur Szpilka attempts to become his nation’s first ever heavyweight champion when he challenges Deontay Wilder for the WBC crown in Brooklyn.

With unbeaten WBO cruiserweight championย Krzysztof Glowacki and exciting light-heavyweightย Andrzej Fonfara leading the Polish charge, boxing is thriving in Eastern Europe.

Not forgetting New Jersey-based heavyweight veteransย Tomasz Adamek andย Mariusz Wach, who are both still plying their tough trade.

But we can’t talk aboutย Polish heavyweights without mentioning the talented andย frustrating โ€“ in equal parts โ€“ Chicago-based Andrew (Andrzej) Golota.

Golota fought most ofย the big names inย the late-90s, early 2000s (Tyson, Lewis etc), but his foul-filled riotous epics with Riddick Bowe (l dq 7 & l dq 9) saw him enhance his crazy, sordid reputation as aย skillful but unpredictable entity.

Here are some of history’s finest fighters ofย Polish decsent. Some are lesser-known and some are boxing’s most incredible characters.

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