It was a rock that dropped the mighty Goliath in the biblical story, shot from the sling of the hero David. That's the story used so many times, a story that falls just as heavily into cliché as this match-up's David did early in the 11th round, to an unsurprising round of thudding punches by our Goliath, one Nikolai Valuev.
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Valuev No Carnera
Nikolai Valuev knew what they thought he was in those years before he found Wilfried Sauerland. Valuev believed he was a boxer, although he did not have even a rudimentary idea of what that meant except to fight on command when a bell sounded, but the men who made their money off his sweat and the blood that would trickle from his nose on the nights he plied his trade thought of him differently.
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Bert Sugar Pre-Fight Analysis
Valuev's long right jab vs. Barrett's strong chin. Valuev's difficulties with fighters on the inside against Barret's questionable power. Bert Sugar lines up both of the fighters and gives you his classic breakdown: What are their strengths, their weaknesses and what will it take for each fighter to prevail.
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Barrett: Facing the Dream
Monte Barrett and Nikolai Vauev have few things in common, but for both figthers this is a chance to prove themselves to fans and critics alike. But for Barrett, whose opportunities seems to have been fewer and more far between than Valuev, this is another chance at a belt and one step closer to a long term dream: winning the heavyweight title. Read more
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Compubox Pre-Fight Analysis
Nikolay Valuev (44-0, 32 KO's) is a 4 to 1 favorite to successfully defend his title against Monte Barrett (31-4, 17 KO's) when they meet at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois on October 7.
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Valuev: Conquering America
If being the tallest and heaviest heavyweight champion in history at 7 feet and 325 pounds, respectively, were not enough to bring attention to undefeated Nikolai Valuev, one need only imagine the looks of disbelief from boxing experts and novices alike when the Russian giant enters the ring not by the customary process of stepping through the ropes; he steps over them. Read more
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