News - Nikolay Valuev

British paper The Mirror ran a piece outlining the top ten insults that were spewed out by heavyweight contender David Haye. No surprise here; the top five insults were all directed at WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev. Haye challenges Valuev for the title on Saturday night in Germany read more ...

Check out how “The Russian Giant” Nikolai Valuev prepared for his WBA heavyweight championship defense against David Haye, which can be seen live Saturday afternoon on pay-per-view (3PM ET/Noon PT). read more ...

Heavyweight contender Monte Barrett, the man who stepped in the ring with both David Haye and WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev, is picking the 7'2 Russian giant to retain his title on Saturday night in Germany. Valuev stopped Barrett in eleven rounds, while Haye put him away in five read more ...

It did not take David Haye long to make his presence known in Germany. Shortly after arriving at the renowned Hilton Hotel in Nuremberg on Monday, he caused a stir, insisting he could not sleep well in his bed. He wrote in his online diary at www.thesun.co.uk: “When I reached German soil I was guided towards a disgusting hotel, with a dingy room. After a quick call or two, we managed to depart the rancid lair with our legs and arms still intact. We actually ended up at a lovely five-star hotel read more ...

WBA heavyweight title challenger David ‘The Hayemaker’ Haye believes the sound of opponent Nikolai Valuev crashing to the canvas on Saturday, November 7 will surpass the noise generated by fireworks on Bonfire Night (an annual Nov 5 celebration in the U.K. highlighted by fireworks). After the fireworks on Thursday, Haye is plotting the downfall of the 7-feet-2-inch, 330lb ‘Beast From The East’ in Saturday in a PPV telecast beginning read more ...

Two-time and reigning World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Nikolai “The Russian Giant” Valuev isn’t letting constant trash- talking by 3-time world cruiserweight champion David “The Haymaker” Haye get into his head as he makes final preparations for Saturday’s “David vs. Goliath” world title fight being broadcast in North America live on Pay-Per-View from Nuremberg, Germany read more ...

King Arthur Abraham believes that Nikolai Valuev will successfully defend his WBA Heavyweight Title against David Haye. The Russian Giant takes on the British challenger in Nuremberg on November 7. Fresh off a mini vacation in Rome following his spectacular Super Six World Boxing Classic KO victory over Jermain Taylor, King Arthur popped into the Max-Schmeling-Gym today where Valuev held an open training session for the press. “I think Nikolai is going to win,” read more ...

A few weeks back, heavyweight Lennox Lewis expressed his fears for countryman David Haye. On November 7, Haye challenges WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev. Lewis still sees the fight as a very tough road for Haye. He says Haye is giving up way too much to the 7'2, 320-pound giant. He almost has the fight set in his mind as a physical mismatch, with Haye only receiving an advantage in the speed department read more ...

Russian heavyweight prospect Denis Boytsov, 23, has decided to pursue another opponent while waiting for his shot at a major title. The WBA's Inter-Continental champion (26-0, 21 KO) wants to take away the champion’s belt from his compatriot Nikolai Valuev read more ...

Ricky Hatton doesn't deny it. He was very intimidated when he first met the 7-foot giant, WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev. He even became nervous for his good friend, David Haye, who challenges Valuev for the title on November 7. Even with Valuev's huge advantage in height and 100-pound edge in weight, Hatton says Haye is too fast and too skilled. He doesn't see Valuev being polished enough to win read more ...