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To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (2176)	3/19/2001 4:04:27 PM
From: LPS5	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 10489

Nikolay Valuev: I am ready to fight with Tyson and Lewis 7'1, 320 lb. heavyweight speaks out By Anton Valiev Russian giant Nicolay Valuev is certainly one of the biggest heavyweights in the world. In fact, at 7'1" and 320 lbs, he may be the biggest. Valuev comes from the town of Saint-Petersburg, formerly known as Leningrad, and he is the #7 ranked heavy in Europe. The WBC is the only world body organization to rate him, at #19. Nikolay, you got an impressive record (26-0; 24 KOs), but I heard that your opponents were not really impressive? Looks like they were scared by you, and you got easy wins over them. No, I don`t think so. Of course, there were some weak opponents, but most of them were quite strong. And what you can say about your last opponent, Vitaly Shkraba from Belarus? You knocked him out in the third round (on 3/6). He is not bad, and he may be an up-and-coming fighter. I suspect we'll hear about him again in a short time... Do you know if there are fighters in the world that are bigger than you? I don't think so. Though, I don`t know exactly. Have you got any offer to play in movies? You know, you could be an interesting character... No, I haven`t. But I would like to get them. You earned several different interesting nicknames. In Russia you are called "The Rock", while in the USA you got the nickname "The Beast from the East"... The Beast from the East? I hear about it for the first time from you! It's funny! And when I fought in Australia, I got the nickname "The Power Tower". Nikolay, who is the best heavyweight in the world, in your opinion? Undoubtedly, the real world champion, Lennox Lewis. And do you feel ready to fight him? Yes, I feel ready to fight either him and Mike Tyson. But financial situation in Russia makes it tough... If somebody were willing to sponsor my training for these fights, I would enter the ring against them with pleasure.