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Tomasz Adamek's nickname in Polish is "Goral." It refers to highlanders or mountain people who are noted for their wisdom, bravery and work ethic. During WWII, they fought the Nazis as partisan freedom fighters.

Andrew Golota, a fellow Polish boxer whom Adamek beat in his debut at heavyweight, said you can kill a Goral but he will keep on fighting after he is dead.

Adamek, a former light heavyweight and cruiserweight world champion from Gilowice, Poland, needed those attributes to beat a valiant Vinny Maddalone at the Prudential Center Thursday night.

Adamek (43-1, 28 KOs) defeated Maddalone with a TKO at 2:17 of the fifth round when referee Steve Smoger stopped the fight after Maddalone's corner stepped on the ring apron and asked the ref to stop it.

"Vinny is a warrior. He's a very good puncher," Adamek said. "He's smart and strong. But you have to be strong. Speed is power. I was faster and stronger. I saw him and he was looking bad. I believe the ref should stop the fight when someone is looking like that."

Even though Maddalone (33-7, 24 KOs) fought bravely, it was a good stoppage. He faced serious damage if Adamek had continued to batter him.

But there would be no real-life "Rocky" moment in this fight for Maddalone, a slugger from Flushing who had come to boxing through his experience as a "Toughman" contestant 10 years ago. Adamek was simply too fast and too slick a boxer to succumb to Maddalone's all-out assault.

Adamek thwarted the pressure with a triple jab (when is the last time you saw a heavyweight throw a triple jab?) and sideways movement. When Maddalone did get within firing range, Adamek tied him up.

It all came to a crashing halt in the fifth round. Adamek dropped Maddalone with a right-left combination that caught him squarely on the chin. Maddalone fell backward, but managed to beat Smoger's count to get to his feet. Adamek continued to pummel Maddalone, who staggered from all the punches but wouldn't go down.

Roger Bloodworth (Adamek trainer): “We have a lot of respect for Vinny and we are expecting a tough fight this Thursday and for that we have trained very hard. Like Joe (DeGuardia) said earlier, this fight is Heart vs. Heart, you have two guys who are going to leave everything they have in the ring. Everyone watching this fight is in for a real treat, that I much can promise you.”

Tomasz Adamek: ”I’m ready. I’m ready for the fight. I’m excited to be returning to the Prudential Center. I have been training really hard with Roger (Bloodworth) and I feel like I’m getting better and better and learning more everyday. I know that Vinny and I are going to make a really great fight and I invite everyone to come out and enjoy it with us this Thursday night.