Barrett Vs. Valuev

Barrett Vs. Valuev

By Carlos Guzman
WagerWeb.com Contributing Writer

On Saturday, Oct. 14, from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill., heavyweight title challenger Monte “Two Gunz� Barrett faces World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Nikolai “Giant Russian� Valuev in a modern day battle between David and Goliath.

Monte is giving up 100 pounds and 9 inches in height. Bringing just your fists is like bringing a knife to a gun battle. In a conversation with reporter Ron Borges, Monte revealed this fight didn’t fall on his lap, he asked for it!

"It may sound crazy, but I had another option," Barrett said of how he ended up facing Valuev. "I know that sounds crazy coming off the (Hasim) Rahman loss, but Don (King, who promotes both Valuev and Barrett) said I could fight Valuev or Sergei (Liakhovich, who holds the World Boxing Organization version of the title). I wanted Valuev because he's undefeated. Sergei has one loss. I felt I'd get more exposure fighting him. When I beat him, I feel I'll gain more."

Maybe boxing needs to require mental evaluations. Barrett’s trainer, James Ali Bashir, thinks the “Giant Russian� is right for the picking:

“John Ruiz and Larry Donald left the door open for doubt. We’re going to close the door.�
Valuev likes to hold, throw elbows and stiff-arm his opponents,� Bashir continued. “I won’t tolerate infractions. No one has ever really challenged Valuev. We want to make him fight.�

Looking though CompuBox information you will find some interesting information:

Results of Valuev's fights with men who weighed similar to Barrett:

Manao Navuilawa - 212 pounds - KO 1
Alexei Varakin - 214 1/4 pounds - KO 1
Konstantin Prizyuk - 215 1/2 - KO 4
Cliff Etienne - 217 1/2 - KO 4
Rodney Harris - 219 - W 4
Alexei Osokin - 222 - KO 6
Toakipa Tasefa - 222 3/4 - W 12

Barrett's results against his heaviest opponents:

Tim Witherspoon - 235 - W 10
Hasim Rahman - 236 - L 12
Joe Mesi - 237 1/2 - L 10
Juan Quintana - 242 - W 6
Greg Page - 244 - W 10
Wladimir Klitschko - KO by 7
Lance Whitaker - 249 - L 1

The numbers don’t lie; Valuev should be the betting favorite (he is by a wide margin) and should stop Barrett before the 9th round

Duddy Ignites The Garden
John Duddy vs. Luis Ramon “Yori Boy� Campas has to be one of the most grueling wars I’ve ever witnessed. I have the blood on my back to prove it. It was 12 solid rounds of back and forth between two gladiators.

In the early rounds, Duddy tried to box, but it quickly became apparent Campas was slightly stronger and very determined. He started to run through Duddy like he wasn’t there. By the 5th round Duddy was taking a terrible beating, and if the fight was stopped nobody in press row would’ve complained. But I’m glad they didn’t stop it.

From Rounds 6-11, Duddy put on a masterful performance of heart and determination to turn the fight around in his favor. He boxed with more success, as the veteran tired and his punch output diminished. Unfortunately, he was battling two nasty cuts above his eye -- but to the credit of his corner that was never a factor.

In the 12th many ringside observers felt the fight was in the balance. Yori Boy Campas fought like a man possessed. He hurt Duddy so badly that John’s legs gave out and he stumbled around the ring helplessly. I almost ran into the ring to stop it. But Duddy survived and walked back to his corner like a man who just got run over by a truck.

The scorecards were terrible, but the winner was correct ... John Duddy is the new IBA middleweight champion of the world. Probably the first NY fighter to pick up any type of belt that didn’t say “made in China.�

30 Seconds
Belinda "Brown Sugar" Laracuente will square off against Layla McCarter on Nov. 17 in Las Vegas on Telefutura.

The ladies are fighting for the vacant WBA female lightweight crown, scheduled for 12 three-minute rounds. This title fight becomes the first scheduled for the same terms as a male championship contest.

Luis Collazo will return to the ring Nov. 4 against Hercules Kyvelos on the non-televised portion of the Liakhovich-Shannon Briggs headlined Showtime card in Phoenix.

According to Boxrec.com, undefeated WBC CABOFE (Caribbean Boxing Federation) featherweight champion Mario Santiago, trained by Evangelista Cotto, will defend his title against NY's hottest contender, the undefeated Gary Stark Jr.

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