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Nikolai Valuev Barely Beats Evander Holyfield, Shows He's a Mediocre 'Heavyweight Champ'

By Michael David SmithDec 20th 2008 – 8:47PM

The 7-foot Russian Nikolai Valuev defeated Evander Holyfield by a close majority decision today in Zurich, retaining his WBA heavyweight title and, in the process, showing just how worthless the WBA heavyweight title is.One judge scored the fight a draw while the other two scored the fight 116-112 and 115-114 for Valuev....

Evander Holyfield vs Nikolai Valuev Video: Will Anyone Watch on Pay-Per-View?

By Michael David SmithDec 19th 2008 – 11:40AM

Here's the promo for tomorrow's "heavyweight title" fight between Evander Holyfield and the 7-foot Russian Nikolai Valuev:Quick question: Will anyone watch this thing on pay-per-view? DirecTV isn't even offering it, and since DirecTV usually caters to sports fans more than the other cable and satellite companies to, I have...

Nikolai Valuev Thinks Fighting 46-Year-Old Evander Holyfield Would Be 'Ridiculous'

By Michael David SmithOct 10th 2008 – 9:21PM

Reports this week indicated that Nikolai Valuev, the 7-foot, 320-pound Russian boxer, was set to fight the 46-year-old Evander Holyfield later this year.But that fight -- which would be for the WBA heavyweight title -- will apparently not take place. Valuev's manager, Boris Dimitrov, said this:"We have nothing but respect...

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