Interview with Nicolai Valuev

In general it was a good interview. That's why I posted it. But you need to ask some questions like How are you going to deal with John Ruiz holding you? Can you KO Ruiz? How much do you eat every day? How much can you lift? Do you get hit in the balls alot? If he hits you low will you hit the back of his head, like you did to Etienee, Do you feel like you won the Donald fight? Do you think the judges favor you in Germany? Shit like that. Although I admit, I would be scared to ask some of those question too.

wow...! :D p.s. here is a Tsoi avatar for a change Viktor Tsoi navsegda

I am not Russian bad assumption just because of my name. :p Frankly if you have any suggestions email them here Novirasputin@hotmail.com on ways i can improve my interviewing skills and if i get to interview valuev again or another boxer, IF your suggestions are good then that will make the read more informative for you. Remember though i cannot control how he responds to questions it does not depend on how good the questions are. ALot of these are what other fans asked me to ask. That was actually just a joke.. I was actually sorta dissin Valuev. Ive seen two of his interviews so far and well hes not a very charismatic person. He just doesnt have much to say. But if you wanted a couple qus they could be something like: What are your plans if you win the fight? What are your plans if you lose the fight? Who are you intrested in fighting? What did you think of your last performance? IDk, other than Valuev is was good interview.

I am not Russian bad assumption just because of my name. :p Frankly if you have any suggestions email them here Novirasputin@hotmail.com on ways i can improve my interviewing skills and if i get to interview valuev again or another boxer, IF your suggestions are good then that will make the read more informative for you. Remember though i cannot control how he responds to questions it does not depend on how good the questions are. ALot of these are what other fans asked me to ask. Great stuff man, glad to see you on BS. I am not a huge fan of Valuev but hope he is going to kill Ruiz out there with a convincing legit KO, that's the only way he can establish himself as a good contender.

Did i ever show you the picture of me and Vyacheslav Butusov? ;) wow...! :D p.s. here is a Tsoi avatar for a change

Slava: Well then, my last question: it's not even a question, but would you like to say something to your viewers, Americans, Russians, or whoever? Valuev: I want to wish all viewers, including the American ones, I want to wish them health in the first place, that everything will be okay for them at home, and all the best that they wish for themselves, and that all their dreams come true. I want to use this opportunity, to wish everybody a Merry Christmas because its coming up soon. Christmas is coming up in the West, correct?

There is more to the interview. News search "Valuev" at google.com to see the complete interview. it can be read from www.east*side*boxing.com

There is more to the interview. News search "Valuev" at google.com to see the complete interview.

I am not Russian bad assumption just because of my name. :p Frankly if you have any suggestions email them here Novirasputin@hotmail.com on ways i can improve my interviewing skills and if i get to interview valuev again or another boxer, IF your suggestions are good then that will make the read more informative for you. Remember though i cannot control how he responds to questions it does not depend on how good the questions are. ALot of these are what other fans asked me to ask. Slava, this is a great interview !!! I could really see Valuev's character from the story. I also really liked the previous interview.

Slava: (laugh) Exactly that is what I wanted to ask if he starts to get into it with you or your trainer what will your response be? I mean I see him do it on TV all the time, where he just starts to curse. Valuev: If he really wants to get under the skin of me, or my team, he would have to learn to curse in Russian, and I doubt he knows how to do that. Again English cursing cannot even begin to compare with Russian cursing. If somebody from my team covers him in curse words three stories high then obviously it won’t do any good. ha ha, i know how to curse in russian " yob tvoiu mat "

That was quite possibly the least informative interview ever. Put it to the Russians to give the worst quality.

ESB Exclusive Interview with Nikolai Valuev: “It always feels good to be first!” 07.12.05 - By Izyaslav “Slava” Koza: On November 9th 1996, Alexander Zolkin stepped into the ring against Henry Akinwande to fight for a piece of the Heavyweight crown. To that point, Zolkin, was the first Russian boxer ever to fight for a major world title in the heavyweight division. For roughly seventy years, starting from 1918, no Russian boxer could ever even dream about a fight for the world heavyweight title in the pros. Even Russian amateur fighters like the legendary Nikolai Korolev, and Igor Visotski, men who had accomplished more then Zolkin, were denied what many other fighters presently take from granted during Soviet times. Not even the victory itself but just the opportunity, just the chance, to say that they fought for the heavyweight crown and gave it their best. The Zolkin fight meant nothing in the grand scheme of professional boxing, it was money for the promoters, but the underlying symbolism, spoke volumes to anyone who chose to listen. Some fans might remember the fight because it was on the undercard of Mike Tyson’s shocking first loss to Evander Holyfield. However, to me, it was memorable because it was the first time that I had ever seen an ex-Soviet/Russian fighter step into the professional boxing ring on TV, and be almost equal in presence to Tyson, Holyfield, Bowe and Lewis. Zolkin lost that fight via TKO in the 10th round but not before giving a truly inspiring, spirited effort in trying to become the first Russian to hold a piece of the crown, shared by Ali, Louis, Marciano and some of the greatest boxers in the history of the sport. Roughly a week and a half from now, on December 17th, another Russian, Nikolai Valuev, will step into the boxing ring to try and accomplish what Zolkin could not. Nikolai Valuev will be the second Russian to fight for a piece of the heavyweight title, and try to become the first to ever to hold a major belt in the heavyweight division; a prize, which has no equal in the professional ranks of the sweet science. Most boxing fans do not respect the idea of championship belts, and although I can agree in some ways, I also cannot deny the value a fighter places on one of those titles, when he holds it for the first time. With a few days to go before the biggest fight of his long, and grueling, twelve year professional career, Nikolai Valuev took some time off to answer questions in an exclusive ******** interview. Slava: Good Evening! Well first off I want to congratulate you with the victory over Donald. Valuev: Thank You Slava: How is the preparation for this fight coming along? Did anything unanticipated happen? Valuev: Everything is going according to plan and nothing unexpected has really happened. Slava: I know that last time you didn’t want to tell us who your sparring partners are but can you at least tell us if this time they are better because the opponent is better? Valuev: Well this time yes of course, there is more of them and they are better, one is the same one we had for the last training camp. Slava: Can you at least tell us how many of them are there? Valuev: Five Slava: What do you know about Ruiz as a boxer? Valuev: Well, I watch his fights and basically use the fights to evaluate him as a boxer. See your asking questions that nobody (i.e., no boxer) would or should answer. Slava: I understand I know you don’t like to give away your secrets or your training methods. O.K. do you know that his trainer (Norman Stone) likes to curse out and insult his opponents? Valuev: Well I mean my team knows how to curse as well. Slava: (laugh) Exactly that is what I wanted to ask if he starts to get into it with you or your trainer what will your response be? I mean I see him do it on TV all the time, where he just starts to curse. Valuev: If he really wants to get under the skin of me, or my team, he would have to learn to curse in Russian, and I doubt he knows how to do that. Again English cursing cannot even begin to compare with Russian cursing. If somebody from my team covers him in curse words three stories high then obviously it won’t do any good. lol lol lol

as i said before, wlad busting this giants ass would be an awesome sight to behold

I hope he'll KO Ruiz all the way into retirement. I think Brewster and Wlad would KO him.