Well, Valuev has decent power, but lacks motivation as it seems to me and does not use hs height effectively enough. I have seen about 6 fights of Valuev, and I do not think he is as good as many people tend to think.
Clifford Etienne was in there trying for the knockout hard, and he managed to hit Valuev quite well. Unfortunately Etienne does not have the best chin (he was floored by Francois Botha before as well as by Terrence Lewis, Mike Tyson, Fres Oquendo and Calvin Brock I think). The fight was ended by a punch to the back of the head of Etienne. Richard Bango was throwing hard and wild shots at him, too. But Larry Donald on the other hand used his speed to out-box Valuev, make him miss but fight back often. He deserved the decision I am convinced.
While guys like Hasim Rahman or Samuel Peter can fight Valuev and beat him in my opinion, people without a good punch should try to box alot because Valuev is really big with his 7' and about 330lbs. I personally expect the other three champs can beat Valuev (Byrd by UD, Rahman by early knockout if focussed, Brewster by mid-round or late stoppage), and I really hope John Ruiz gets the job done next month in Germany.
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