By Mark Vester
We may see a rematch of Evander Holyfield and WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev. A crowd of 12,500 in Zurich, Switzerland voiced their displeasure when Valuev was announced as the majority decision winner of his fight with Holyfield. The crowd and most of the television viewers saw Holyfield as the winner. The scores were 114-114, 116-112 and 115-114.
Well known broadcaster Nick Charles, who was working the booth, gave his opinion after the decision was announced - "I am shocked, dazed and amazed, that is the worst display of officiating I have ever seen."
Holyfield, 46, was happy with his performance, but disappointed about not getting the decision.
"I saw it the other way from the judges but I'm not disappointed by my performance. He's a tough opponent, the sheer size of him is of course the main factor but he fights well with it too and that's the problem. I hit him more times than he hit me. I moved a lot and made him miss punches and I fought the fight that I thought I needed to win. Now I have to go home and think about my future," Holyfield said.
Valuev said Holyfield was a lot faster than he expected. He says Holyfield made him work hard, but Valuev barely threw any punches and appeared to be far from working.
"He made me work very hard for the win," said Valuev. "Holyfield was unbelievable with his speed. The fight was fought at a great tempo for the whole 12 rounds."
Holyfield's manager, Ken Sanders, asked Valuev's management for a rematch, and they told him that it was possible for sometime in 2009.
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