Quote Originally Posted by landmine950
Barrett,Ruiz and Donald are all solid guys. Im not saying the guys is there yet. I think his boxing skills are still crude at best. But if he learns how to box....even a bit.........Ya gotta think about it....7'3"!! 345lbs...
Its got me interested even if just for the novelty. MOst of the current heavies arnt very skillful either. Maskeav,Briggs,Peter are just strong guys and no more skilled than donald,ruiz or barrett, just bigger and stronger and i dont think that will be any advantage against Valuev. I only see Klitschko beating him BUT even that.....Klit tires,runs out of gas, can be KO'd. Maybe the giant tires him out bad Vlad waited till round 5 to even throw a right hand againt brock. Punching up...wwwaayyyyy up might make a big differance. I dunno...i wrote the guy off at first as a freak bum,but i watched a bunch of tapes on him.....im interested now!!
Larry Donald BEAT Valuev, John Ruiz could have drawn with him

Monte Barrett while a good fighter was out of boxing for a YEAR and he still ROCKED Nicolay Valuev to the point Nicky's knees buckled.

I see anyone with power beating Valuev...Briggs he's fucking perfect for Briggs he's big slow and easy to hit and he's got no power to counter with....Briggs would have him out fast

Wlad would KO him easy

Sam Peter would have a good shot at him but he's not the best technical fighter...Joe Mesi (pre injury) would have had a better shot because his punches were shorter and quicker

A young guy like Chazz Witherspoon, an old guy who can take the punches like Oliver McCall those guys would beat Valuev.

Nicolay is not terrible but in my opinion he doesn't deserve to hold a title