It's not that he looked good it's just Don King wants Valuev to seem like a true champion much like he did with John Ruiz.

By taking fighters that are past their primes, not at the top of the division and hyping them up he will try to legitimize his champion.


Think about it, Holyfield = DKP fighter....Valuev= DKP fighter.....it's a win-win for Don. If Valuev wins he has a little more cred (in Don's eyes) and If Evander wins then he's back and perhaps has a shot at DKP fighter Oleg Maskaev.....OR Lamon Brewster, John Ruiz, etc get shots at Holyfield and the title is still controlled by Don King.....that's all it boils down to