Trying to knockout Nikolai Valuev is almost equal to giving the Statue of Liberty your best shot. And tonight In Germany, David Haye did his best to take down the Giant. It was clear from round one that this wasn't going to be a newest version of Foreman Lyle. Haye kept his distance and when I say he used every inch of the ring I mean he used every inch of the ring.

The "Hayemaker" almost made it look easy through the first four rounds as he would leap in landing one punch pot shots. Sometimes he would throw a two to three punch combination and he would do the smart thing; as soon as he landed, he got out of the way, no admiring his work. The big man would finally get some offense going in the middle rounds working behind his massive jab. While Valuev got started, Haye's offensive attack really started to slow down.

At times Haye seemed so focused on not getting hit, that he forgot to throw punches himself. Many of the rounds were close and difficult to score so going into the last round one would have to believe the score cards where in Valuev's favor. The Russian Giant has a history of winning close decisions in Germany so why would this fight be any different?

The last round would prove to be the most exciting of the night. With just one minute remaining, Haye landed a hard combination that ended with a left hand that staggered Valuev. Haye jumped on his hurt opponent, but was not able to send the massive Russian to the canvas. The first score card read was 114-114, which gave me the impression that this fight was either going to be a draw or another majority decision in favor of Valuev. However,  the final two scores of 116-112 were in favor of the Englishman, making David Haye the new WBA Heavyweight champion of the world. And with that the heavyweight division finally inherited some excitement.

David Haye improves his record to 23-1 (21 KOs) while Nikolai Valuev falls to 50-2 (34 KOs).

It's not just talk when they say John Ruiz is a different fighter who no longer holds and clinches during the entire bout. John Ruiz is now a fighter who can box and he proved that tonight stopping Adnan Serin in 7 rounds.

Ruiz worked behind a good jab and rather than hold on the inside, he threw hooks and uppercuts that sent Serin's head flying back. Ruiz suffered a cut in the forth round that went from above the corner of his left eye to the bridge of his nose. Feeling a sense of urgency, Ruiz became even more offensive, now ripping shots to the body. In the seventh round Serin's corner had seen enough and threw in the towel. With the win John Ruiz's record improves to 44-8-1 (30 KOs) while Adnan Serin drops to 19-11-1 (7 KOs). Ruiz was the mandatory for Valuev's WBA title but was paid step aside money so the Valuev-Haye fight could take place. Ruiz is first in line to face the newly crowned champion Haye.

6' 6" heavyweight Robert Helenius proved why he is known as the "Nordic Nightmare" as he pounded out a fourth round TKO over Taras Bidenko. Helenius worked behind a sharp jab that caused a cut over Bidenko's eye that forced the referee to call a halt to the bout. The "Nordic Nightmare" now stands at 10-0 (6 KOs) while Taras Bidenko drops to 23-4 (12 KOs).

Cruiserweight Alexander Frenkel blew away challenger Kelvin Davis in the first round. Frenkel has an arsenal of punches all of which landed to the body and head of Davis. This kid threw hard, quick shots from all angles, forcing the referee to stop the bout. Alexander Frenkel improved his record to 21-0 (17 KOs) while Kelvin Davis fell to 24-11-3 (17 KOs).

Heavyweight Edmund Gerber also made quick work of his opponent, stopping Shawn McLean in the first round. Gerber sent McLean to the canvas twice with crushing shots. To my surprise, McLean was able to beat the ten count both times. However, after the second knockdown Gerber trapped McLean in the corner and let his fists go, forcing the referee to step in and stop the bout. With the victory Edmund Gerber remains undefeated at 9-0 (6 KOs) while Shawn McLean falls to 4-5 (3 KOs).

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