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Nicolai Valuev looks down upon David Haye.
It appears the Valuev/Haye heavyweight Championship Fight scheduled for Saturday, November 7, 2009 – 3 PM/ET 12 PM/PT in Nuremberg, Germany will be going ahead without any glitches. The following information was forwarded to me late Friday, November 6, 2009 by Benny Ricardo, the veteran boxing announcer who will be doing the color commentary for the fight.
The 29-year-old David Haye of London, England, is married and has an 18-month-old son. He stands 6-3 and is the heaviest he’s ever been for a fight. Haye has won 21 of his 22 fights by knockouts. People doubt whether Haye, whose training has involved punching upwards at a steep angle, has the power to trouble the big guy. When being asked questions about the Russian's bulk, Haye has talked up his chances with boastful comments like: “His head looks bigger every time I see it, so I can't miss.”
Haye's opponent, Nicolai Valuev, likes to hunt and fish, is 36-years-old and has appeared in a movie and recorded a rap single. It was rumored that the big guy had actually killed a bear with his bare hands. Valuev, considered a real softy by those who know him well, is also married and has two children.
Official Weigh-in
WBA HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (12 rounds) – MAIN EVENT – PPV
Nicolai Valuev (50-1, 34 KOs), WBA Champion, St. Petersburg, Russia 314.6 LBS.
versus David Haye (22-1, 21 KOs), the challenger, London, England 216.7 LBS.
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AP photo. Valeuv stands back to back with his wife, Galina. “I guess it’s better to have loved a tall person than never to have loved a tall” was a pun sent to me by Benny Ricardo.
The brash, confident David “The Haymaker” Haye says he’s going for a knockout against the two-time and reigning champion. Haye ruled the cruiserweight division as unified champion – defeating world champions Enzo Maccarinelli, Jean Marc Mormeck, Giacobbe Fragomeni and “King” Arthur Williams – before moving up to the heavyweight division a year ago.
“I’ll go out there and look to knock Valuev clean out,” the outspoken Haye told the press. “That’s the way I want to win every fight and this fight is not going to be any different. I’ll become the new WBA world heavyweight champion on November 7. I’ll do it with speed. Fast, explosive movements and clever movements are the way to beat Valuev. Ruslan Chagaev outpointed him simply by being the cleverer and slicker fighter. He moved when he had to and he threw shots when he had to. I’m quicker and more explosive than Chagaev.
The quick, hard-punching Haye said he will not be deterred by spotting the 7-foot giant about 100 pounds and 9-inches. “I don’t care what I weigh. I haven’t looked at the scales all through training camp. So long as I’m fit and sharp at the weight, I’m not bothered by what the scales say. As far as bringing my power up, I have no doubt I’ll hit hard enough to knock out top heavyweights. I’ve never been in the ring with an opponent – amateur, sparring, or as a pro – who hasn’t respected my punching power. I’ve floored top heavyweights in the gym and in the ring, and none of them can ever believe how hard I punch for a smaller guy.
“It’s never much fun getting hit by a man weighing 23 stone, so I’m not underestimating the power he generates. He must hit fairly hard. Technically, he does most things right. He’s a well-schooled fighter that has improved over the years. Saying that, though, his last five fights have gone the distance, and I certainly don’t think he’s the fearsome and terrifying puncher he perhaps should be for a man of that size.”
(43-8-1, 29 KOs), the current WBA No. 1 rated and “official challenger,” meets (19-10-1, 7 KOs) in the opening live PPV bout
On the Under-card
HEAVYWEIGHTS (10 rounds) CO-FEATURE
Two-time WBA heavyweight champion, John “The Quietman” Ruiz 226 lbs. (43-8-1, 29 KOs), Chelsea, Massachusetts, meets ex-IBU champion Adnan “Aachen Assassin” Serin (19-10-1, 7 KOs), Aachen, Nordrhein, Germany, 214.5 lbs.
HEAVYWEIGHTS (8 rounds)
Sergei Liakhovich (23-3, 14 KOs), Vitebsk, Belarus 232.8 LBS.
vs. Jeremy Bates (22-16-1, 18 KOs) 231.4 LBS.
Robert Helenius (9-0, 5 KOs), Berlin, Germany, 248.8 LBS.
vs. Taras Bidenko (26-3, 12 KOs), Hamburg, Germany, 215.4 LBS.
CRUISERWEIGHTS (8 rounds)
Alexander Frankel (20-0, 16 KOs), Wirzberg, Bayern, Germany 193.4 LBS.
vs. Kelvin Davis (24-10-3, 17 KOs), Reno, Nevada, 196.2 LBS.
PROMOTERS: Wilfried Sauerland’s Sauerland Event and its Managing Director, Christian Meyer, in association with Don King Productions.
The broadcast is being distributed in the United States and Canada by Integrated Sports for live viewing at 3 PM/ET – 12 PM/PT on both cable and satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand, DIRECTV, TVN, DISH Network, Viewer’s Choice, Shaw PPV and Bell TV for a suggested retail price of only $24.95. A replay will be shown that same night at 9 PM/ET, 6 PM/PT.
Integrated Sports is North America ’s leading distributor of International Pay-Per-View and Closed Circuit sports events. Among the many events they brought to North American viewers include World Championship and world-class boxing matches featuring Ricky Hatton, Christian Mijares, Evander Holyfield, Roy Jones, Jr., Ivan Calderon, Rocky Martinez, Nicolai Valuev, Amir Kahn, Marco Antonio Barrera, Arthur Abraham, and Ruslan Chagaev.
Don King Productions has now promoted over 500 world championship fights with nearly 100 individual boxers having been paid $1 million or more. DKP also holds the distinction of having promoted or co-promoted seven of the 10 largest pay-per-view events in history, as gauged by total buys, including three of the top five: Holyfield vs. Tyson II, 1.99 million buys, June 1997; Tyson vs. Holyfield I, 1.6 million buys, November 1996; and Tyson vs. McNeeley, 1.58 million buys, August 1995. DKP has also promoted or co-promoted 11 of the top 20 highest-grossing live gates in the history of the state of Nevada including five of the top seven: Holyfield vs. Lewis II, paid attendance: 17,078, gross: $16,860,300 (NOTE: Also second-highest live-gate gross for any event in the history of the world), date: Nov. 13, 1999; Holyfield vs. Tyson II, paid attendance: 16,279, gross: $14,277,200, date: June 28, 1997; Holyfield vs. Tyson I, paid attendance: 16,103, gross: $14,150,700, date: Nov. 9, 1996; Tyson vs. McNeeley, paid attendance: 16,113, gross: $13,965,600, date: Aug. 19, 1995; and Trinidad vs. De La Hoya, paid attendance: 11,184, gross: $12, 949, 500. Sept. 18, 1
AP photo. PPV announcers for this fight: (left) World Boxing Hall of Fame inductee Colonel Bob Sheridan, who will give the blow-by-blow and (right) former NFL kicker, stand-up comic and veteran boxing announcer Benny Ricardo will be your color analyst.
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