Evander Holyfield's comeback ended in defeat against Russian giant Nikolay Valuev | The Sun |Sport|Boxing
But after a lively start and some late lunges, the Yank was generally unable to trouble Valuev.
The Russian had plenty of chances to make the fight even more one-sided but failed to land more than a few glancing blows on the two or three occasions when Holyfield left himself open.
But by the eighth round, Holyfield appeared to be tiring, allowing Valuev to take steady control of the fight before fending off the American’s late attempts to swing the contest his way.
I always remember that the Sun was the only paper that gave Holyfield the win over Lewis in the first fight so that tells you all you need to know.
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