Nikolai Valuev Back On January 27

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The March continues for WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev (45-0, 33KOs), who is tentatively scheduled to return to the ring on January 27 against an opponent yet to be announced, but the seven-foot giant would like for it to be against one of the other three heavyweight champions. [details]

[Guest]

I doubt he fights anyone good. Klitschko and Lyahkovich won't fight him on 2 months notice. Peter and Toney are going to fight each other. Maybe Owen Beck can get his rematch...

[badblood]

I heard that Hoskins was going to step up.

[j/one]

Hopefully they can get a guy with some speed and power...Are there even any of those guys left in the division?

[Deeznuts]

He's very active for a HW.

[-Antonio-]

He didnt take much if any damage last fight so it doesnt suprise me hes fighting again. Hes not going to fight any of the champs since they are tied up so I wonder whos out there. Maybe Jameel McCline?

[DiegoFuego]

none of the champs are gonna be ready in January. they just say that he wants them to make it look like unification is possible. he's scheduling fights so that he doesn't have to fight the other champs is what he's doing. he'll do this for another 2 years trying to get to 50-0.

[Derranged_]

none of the champs are gonna be ready in January. they just say that he wants them to make it look like unification is possible. he's scheduling fights so that he doesn't have to fight the other champs is what he's doing. he'll do this for another 2 years trying to get to 50-0.

Regardless of what his or Don King's intentions are, I like the fact that(at the moment) he's staying busy and fighting frequently. What I make of this is, that Valuev wants to improve by staying busy and make some fans along the way. And if he can fight 3-4 times in 2007, I might jump on the bandwagon too.

Also, how about giving a rematch to Larry Donald?

[cupcrazy01]

He's mandated to fight the Chagev-Ruiz winner, but since they don't fight until November, they won't be ready either (like SiN said, you can rule out Klitschko or Liahovich, and Maskaev is fighting in December). This will be another showcase for Valuev, probably against somebody like McCline (like boxingguy126 said) or DaVarryl Williamson. Think DK fighters, though McCline isn't one. It will be somebody with a smidgeon of talent but not enough to scare Valuev's people.

[kayjay]

Donald or one of the other European prospects would be good to see against Valuev. Like BostonGuy suggested the more he fights the more likely people will start to care. He might actually start looking good.