Holy S**t Nikolai Valuev looking like an average schmo

[sentax]

[Larry the boss]

who is that next to him?

[ztrac79]

It looks like it may be his son

[jaded]

He's Stanislav Dineykin...a Russian volleyball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics. He missed his mark...would have made a fortune in the NBA.

[Citizen Koba]

who is that next to him?

Stanislav Dineikin, apparently (per google image search and translate). A noted volleyball player.

Also I did not realise that Nikolai, like Dmitry Pirog is now in the Russian Duma (parliament). Guess Eastern Europe is the place to be if you want a political career after boxing.


https://bloknot.ru/sport/bokser-niko...om-416282.html

The charismatic State Duma deputy found a sports star taller than himself.

Known for his brutal appearance and gigantic stature, the boxer and deputy Nikolai Valuev got a chance to "feel like a gnome", which he immediately shared with his followers on Instagram. The athlete was photographed with an athlete above him - with the honored master of sports in volleyball Stanislav Dineykin. Valuev's height is 213 centimeters, but the photo shows that he is half a head shorter than one of the tallest volleyball players in the world.

- Well, at least sometimes it is possible to feel like a gnome. With the bronze medalist of the Olympic Games, volleyball player Stanislav Dineikin. Thanks to the sport, - commented on the picture Nikolai Valuev.

According to official figures, Dineikin's height is 215 centimeters.

- Big people are kind. Stanislav has even more kindness, - one of his subscribers wrote to the boxer in the comments.

In the 90s, Stanislav Dineikin played for the Russian national volleyball team, played at the European Championships in Vienna in 1999 and at the games in Athens in 2004. He played for the clubs Dynamo, Lokomotiv-Belogr, Iskra.

[W1LL]

A 7-foot tall schmo.

[Luilun]

It looks like it may be his son

Lucky for son he looks like mom and not Igor

[Guest]

Yeah, I always thought Valuev was too short to become a true champion.

[Bunkerboy]

I like how the other guy has his arm around his shoulder, just to rub it in.

['b']

Valuev looks like a neanderthal