Should have been Valuev in my opinion as a replacement,but I believe they were right not to just postpone the Haye fight and try again in a few weeks!! He could have broken down again and Wlad would have ended up with nothing!
Should have been Valuev in my opinion as a replacement,but I believe they were right not to just postpone the Haye fight and try again in a few weeks!! He could have broken down again and Wlad would have ended up with nothing!
I think it's a very good replacement choice. Could have been a lot worse than Chagaev.
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Wlad offered the fight to Valuev first....who of course ran away from the offer.
Chagaev is more experienced than Arreola or Povetkin...he's held a title, he's beaten some decent competition. Arreola was offered the fight as well but he wasn't in camp soobviously it would have been too short of notice for him.
Haye, Povetkin, and Solis need more fights, they can be very good if they stay fit and train hard.
It should also be pointed out that it was unlikely any top opponent would take a big world title fight at such short notice. Its lucky that Chagaev has been in training for a fight already, and because he was shafted by Valuev last week, Wlad has given him the chance. Honestly cannot believe so many people have sided with Valuev on it when facts came out that the risk of infection was close to 0.
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