Reports this week indicated that Nikolai Valuev, the 7-foot, 320-pound Russian boxer, was set to fight the 46-year-old Evander Holyfield later this year.But that fight -- which would be for the WBA heavyweight title -- will apparently not take place. Valuev's manager, Boris Dimitrov, said this:
"We have nothing but respect for Evander Holyfield and we revere his amazing accomplishments. I don't want to insult Mr Holyfield but he is nearly 46. Nikolai doesn't want to box him. That will be ridiculous."Yes, it is ridiculous that a 46-year-old man would fight a 7-footer for a heavyweight title belt. But lots of ridiculous things have happened in the sport of boxing. So I wouldn't be at all surprised to see this happen.
