This is a fight between 7'2 370lbs Hong Man Choi and 6'8 Akebono. Hong Man Choi dominated in K1 kickboxing and has just signed a contract with PRIDE Fighting (http://www.pridefc.com) for $4 Million per fight!
Valuev is tall but Hong Man Choi is taller, more muscular, quicker, more skilled, and just as freakishly big. I havent seen enough of Valuev to say how good he is or is not, but Hong Man Choi is more than just a typical tall boxer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFnJ5wJIb0g
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lol
in Japan fighters get yellow carded for breaking rules or if there is lack of activity. If they get a yellow card then they lose 10% of their pay for the fight!!
this is good because it makes the fighters more aggressive and you rarely see a boring fight
I know, I said Valuev should fight Schilt. Ho nam han man ir whatever sucks, he would get koed trying his retarded flurries.
He does not look very skilled, or even that much taller for that matter. I think Valuev would have no problem with him. Valuev has better skill and appears to be more heavy handed.
Here's a really good highlight.
More info on Choi: he is 25 years old. huge celebrity in Korea and Japan. Will be coming to America in 2007. Kickboxing backround like Vitali Klitchko. Wants to fight in professional boxing. has had talks with don king.
watch the end of this video... Mike Tyson is sitting in the crowd and Hong Man Choi confronts him
Im sick of these fuckers calling out an old washed up Mike Tyson!
This is a fight between 7'2 370lbs Hong Man Choi and 6'8 Akebono. Hong Man Choi dominated in K1 kickboxing and has just signed a contract with PRIDE Fighting (http://www.pridefc.com) for $4 Million per fight!
Valuev is tall but Hong Man Choi is taller, more muscular, quicker, more skilled, and just as freakishly big. I havent seen enough of Valuev to say how good he is or is not, but Hong Man Choi is more than just a typical tall boxer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFnJ5wJIb0g
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How Pathetic!
lol
in Japan fighters get yellow carded for breaking rules or if there is lack of activity. If they get a yellow card then they lose 10% of their pay for the fight!!
this is good because it makes the fighters more aggressive and you rarely see a boring fight
Well, I still think a kickboxer could have a hard time making the transistion, still, Valuev isn't the busiest fighter.
Valuev's got a head like a Buick. Doc says he got stunned by Barrett; but I don't know.
I might have to reweatch the fight, but I thought Valuev was a bit hurt for a couple seconds after being tagged by Barrett's punch. I just remember being stunned a bit because Valuev's head is so big and thick... I was wondering who is gonna be able to hurt him...you have to hit these big guys, who have thick skulls, right on the chin, not the middle or upper part of the skull.
animalsquabbs... Hong Man Choi already defeated Semmy Schilt
can someone post a Valuev video up here. I have not seen many of his fights in good quality
He seems to have zero skill in his hands, and his punches are slow.
Any top heavy would beat this guy sorry.
Anyone can see those punches coming from a mile away.
...that and he smothers his power.
He seems to have zero skill in his hands, and his punches are slow.
Any top heavy would beat this guy sorry.
Anyone can see those punches coming from a mile away.
This is a fight between 7'2 370lbs Hong Man Choi and 6'8 Akebono. Hong Man Choi dominated in K1 kickboxing and has just signed a contract with PRIDE Fighting
Valuev is tall but Hong Man Choi is taller, more muscular, quicker, more skilled, and just as freakishly big. I havent seen enough of Valuev to say how good he is or is not, but Hong Man Choi is more than just a typical tall boxer.
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Yep, Choi looked a little quicker than Akebana. I suppose this should lend him a title shot in todays HW boxing run bo Don King.
LOL. He's a freak of nature for sure. Koreans do however tend to be much bigger than other Asians.
btw - He has never fought in MMA KDogg. He is a kickboxing champion, similar to Klitchko. When he goes to PRIDE there is talks of him doing a boxing match with Butterbean (freakshow fight) but he probably wont do MMA.
also gotta add Hong Man Choi has an amazing chin and has never even been phased in kickboxing. I think he fought Francois Botha and tooled him pretty badly too. not that it's saying much but you know.
anyways what's the word on Valuev's quickness and chin. How would he compare against Choi
Well, I still think a kickboxer could have a hard time making the transistion, still, Valuev isn't the busiest fighter.
Valuev's got a head like a Buick. Doc says he got stunned by Barrett; but I don't know.