Valuev v Holyfield

Not one for aftertiming, so I’ll set the blog straight on this one now: a dangerous  farce, liable to further damage the reputation of boxing, and possibly too, the health of an all-time great.

Valuev/Holyfield should not be happening, especially not for a “world title”.

Holyfield, now in his mid-40s, has not fought since losing to the average “champ” Sultan Ibragimov. Valuev, though not a massive puncher in relation to his size, has the attributes to hurt, or at the very least, humiliate the once great American.

It filtered through that Valuev, to his credit, did not want to take this fight, which says something about a boxers’ ability to dictate his career these days.

With Sauerland looking to make this fight, the WBA quickly installed Evander into the rankings due to his “record and caliber”. Both will be tarnished tonight. Lets hope that’s all.