Fellow boxing fans, what do you know about this guy Nicolay Valuev?
I've seen some highlights from a few of his fights. A couple of them were of him knocking out bums with some decent body shots and head shots, and also saw one where he was getting absolutely pummeled with shots to the head and still couldn't be put down!
So from the looks of things he is a gigantic fighter, built like a caveman, he has deceptively fast hands for a man of his size, he had some ok skills but seemed like his main asset is his sheer size. One thing that I noticed was that he looks susceptible to a big looping right to the jaw and that if he was put in the ring with a talented fighter with punching power it would be the end of his winning streak.
He scored a mixed decision over fighter John Ruiz which I have read was a bit of a farce and that he should have lost on points in that fight. He is probably the most notable fighter that he has faced in his career.
So whilst, 44-0 with 32 KO's is an impressive record, on closer inspection it looks like many of his fights were against very easy competition to help pad his record. For example, Valuev's 20th fight as a pro was against a guy that was going into the ring for the very first time.
So anyway, have many of you guys seen much of him and if so what are your thoughts of the big man? Is he going to make some noise or will the only noise he makes be when he hits the canvass against a quality fighter?
For a look at his career fight record check this:
http://www.boxrec.com/bo...play.php?boxer_id=19904
To see a 4min clip of him in action try this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTwS0buW2ss
