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Wednesday, 21 December 2005 |
Boxing veteran Evander Holyfield wants to fight Russian giant Nikolay Valuev
Veteran boxer Evander Holyfield fancies his chances against Russia's new giant WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev.
43-year-old American Evander Holyfield, a former world heavyweight
champion, said he was not worried about Nikolay Valuev's massive 7ft,
24st frame.
"I'm hoping that I get the opportunity to fight him," Evander Holyfield said. "It would be a good show.
"The art of the game of boxing is not so much the size but what you can do with what God's given you."
Nikolay Valuev became the tallest and heaviest champion in boxing
history when he beat WBA heavyweight holder John Ruiz on Sunday.
6ft 2in Evander Holyfield, who beat Mike Tyson twice in 1996
and 1997, believes he can overcome the giant boxer despite the
significant height advantage.
"You can be big but if you can't fight, you don't have the punch or
don't have the skills that are necessary then you're just another
fighter," Evander Holyfield said.
"It's obvious that he'll get tired if you move a lot. I should have
faster hands so I should be able to dot in and dot out and hit him with
a lot of punches.
"He could throw one hard shot and that could be it - but you've got to not let him hit you and you've got to hit him."
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