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The seven-foot "Beast From The East" has arrived to attempt to conquer the heavyweight division. No longer a secret to American fight fans, the WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev (45-0, 35KOs) scored an eleventh-round technical knockout over Monte Barrett (31-5, 17KOs) in Chicago's Allstate Arena.
The bout with Barrett showcased several of Valuev's flaws and his strengths. In the first round, Valuev came out like his moniker and tried to end things early. It was remarkable that Monte Barrett was able to last until the eleventh round as he ate plenty of Valuev's power punches.
The defense of Valuev is practically nonexistent because Barrett was able to land a lot of winging punches, but Valuev took them like they were shots coming from a child. Barrett was able to keep himself in the fight by holding when necessary, but the size of Valuev came to play in the seventh round as Barrett began to tire.
Valuev dropped Barrett in round eight, Barrett was able to beat the count and continued to land decent punches. The end came in the eleventh round when Valuev began to land some flush right hands that crashed Barrett to the floor. Barrett once again showed his heart by beating the count and moments later was knocked down again. Barrett, without any legs, tried to hold on to make it out of the round, but his trainer had seen enough and jumped in the ring to keep Barrett from being seriously hurt. [details]
The bout with Barrett showcased several of Valuev's flaws and his strengths. In the first round, Valuev came out like his moniker and tried to end things early. It was remarkable that Monte Barrett was able to last until the eleventh round as he ate plenty of Valuev's power punches.
The defense of Valuev is practically nonexistent because Barrett was able to land a lot of winging punches, but Valuev took them like they were shots coming from a child. Barrett was able to keep himself in the fight by holding when necessary, but the size of Valuev came to play in the seventh round as Barrett began to tire.
Valuev dropped Barrett in round eight, Barrett was able to beat the count and continued to land decent punches. The end came in the eleventh round when Valuev began to land some flush right hands that crashed Barrett to the floor. Barrett once again showed his heart by beating the count and moments later was knocked down again. Barrett, without any legs, tried to hold on to make it out of the round, but his trainer had seen enough and jumped in the ring to keep Barrett from being seriously hurt. [details]
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