Nicolay Valuev, the one on the right, is the tallest fighter ever in the history of heavyweight boxing standing at 7'0 tall. He held one of the championship belts before losing it to Ruslan Chagev in his first career defeat. Saturday, Valuev fought against former champ Sergei Liakhovich with the winner of the fight becoming the mandatory challenger for Chagev.Throughout the night Valuev proved to be the better fighter and ultimately came out victorious, setting up a rematch with the man that beat him last year. I don't think that Valuev is the best heavyweight fighting today, in fact I don't think he is in the top 3; however, you cannot help but be interested in a boxer that is so physically imposing.
This picture was taken of the fight in which Valuev won his title against John Ruiz. I found it funny because A) It looks like the two fighters are having a tender hug in the middle of the ring and B) Valuev has so much hair it looks like he is wearing a sweaterFor additonal information about Nikolay Valuev: http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-boxer27jan27,0,4797801.story?coll=la-home-headlines
Here is a youtube clip of him in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFB3Gyad5zg&feature=related
1 comment:
I particularly like the part about him having so much hair it looks like he's wearing a sweater... So witty, Johnboo.
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