BERLIN (AP) _ Russian giant Nikolai Valuev is going to look bigger than ever Saturday in his WBA title defence against Ruslan Chagaev, nicknamed ``White Tyson.''
The tallest heavyweight champion of all time at seven feet and 326 pounds will tower over the 6-1, 225-pound challenger.
Chagaev's camp wants the fighter to know how to handle the size difference, so a plasma television billed as the world's largest _ 2.27 ...
He is the largest heavyweight champion ever
and is closing in on Rocky Marciano's perfect record, yet Nikolai
Valuev is boxing under a cloak large enough to conceal his massive
frame.
Maybe now, he can discard it.
The seven-foot, 328-pound Valuev stopped challenger Monte Barrett
in the 11th round on Saturday night to retain the WBA title and
remain undefeated.
``It has been my dream to get a world title (fight) here in
America,'' Valuev said.
Promoter Don King has ...
Nikolai Valuev wanted to make a good
impression. Well, this wasn't bad.
Rather obscure despite his size and title belt, Valuev retained
the WBA heavyweight championship Saturday night when he stopped
Monte Barrett in the 11th round to remain undefeated.
The largest heavyweight champion ever, the seven-foot, 328-pound
Valuev (45-0, 33 knockouts) knocked down Barrett twice in the 11th,
and the fight was stopped 2:12 into the round after a left jab left
the challenger glassy-eyed and staggering ...
He made an impressive entrance the other day. Now, Nikolai Valuev wants to leave a lasting impression.
Oohs and aahs emanated from the crowd as the largest heavyweight champion in history headed toward the scale to weigh in for his WBA heavyweight title defence against Monte Barrett at AllState Arena in Rosemont, Ill., on Saturday. At seven feet and 328 pounds, Valuev (44-0, 32 knockouts) stood tall in the shadow ...
Nikolai Valuev strode to the weigh-in for his WBA heavyweight title defence against Monte Barrett while a crowd watched outside the Sears Tower on Thursday.
``He's huge,'' some bellowed.
``Whoa!'' said others, as the seven-foot boxer _ the largest heavyweight champion in history _ approached the scale outside America's tallest building.
Valuev (44-0, 32 knockouts) kept on his black T-shirt and blue jeans as he weighed in at 328 pounds ...
