Nicolai Valuev and David Haye weigh in. Valuev came in at 315, while Haye came in at 218. Valuev has tended to look his best when he weighs in around 320, but usually he leaves his clothes on for the weigh in, so he's probably around his ideal weight.
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He left his sweater in for the weigh in
He’s a 7 foot George the animal Steele.
by cardscott5 on Nov 6, 2009 1:12 PM EST via mobile reply actions
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Just he doesn’t do road work (which would kill the knees and ankles of a guy his size), and instead swims 4 hours a day. There are a few fighters who swim instead of doing road work, and all of them look a bit soft (Juan Diaz comes to mind). But he trains just as hard as anyone, from what I can gather.
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
Eddie Chambers used to do the same, I think. After he lost to Povetkin, his dad went up to him and said (very calmly, in a hilarious fashion), “Fuck the swimmin’. Fuck the basketball,” and remarked that they’d be getting a little more old school training.
Bad Left Hook
"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
this probably shouldn’t have delighted me as much as it did.
Bad Left Hook
"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
Interesting extract from Doug Fischer’s analysis of the fight. I am increasingly wary of this picks though after the said Marquez would beat Mayweather!
Conditioning: Haye is in tremendous physical shape but it’s mostly anaerobic power derived from lifting weights. Haye‘s aerobic condition/stamina is very much in question going into this fight. His one loss is the result of fatigue, and that fight was stopped in the fifth round. Valuev fights in a very slow and methodical fashion but he’s a 12-round fighter (having gone that distance 11 times) and he’s never appeared to run out of gas late in his bouts. In fact, he often comes on in the later rounds.
Edge: Valuev
Stamina is a very big concern for Haye, and it’s not just Dougie who thinks so. Even the UK press have brought it up.
Bad Left Hook
"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
It's really nice
that in the UK there is a lot of excitement for this fight. Even my mum had heard about it! Sky have pushed the advertising massively and it has payed off. It’s always good when my non boxing -an friends are discussing an upcoming fight with much anticipation.
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