The eyes of the sporting world turn ever-so-momentarily to our adopted hometown of Nuremberg tomorrow night. Fans of the sweet science already know this but for everybody else, the World Boxing Association (WBA) Heavyweight Title will be contested here. Frankly, I'm really not sure exactly why it's going to be here, seeing as the champ, 7'2" 300+ pound Nikolai "The Russian Giant" Valuev is from St. Petersburg, and is fighting British motormouth and former undisputed Cruiserweight champ David "The Hayemaker" Haye. I mean, I think the Russkie speaks a bit of German, but as to why this medium sized city in Northern Bavaria was chosen for a worldwide televised championship fight is anybody's guess. Still, it's nice to see Nuremberg in the sporting news once more-- the soccer team's glory years were in the mid-late 1960's, the basketball team folded 2 seasons ago, the hockey team is middling at best, and currently, the best known athlete from Nuremberg is this guy. But... seeing as there will be TV cameras rolling and he's promoting the fight, I'm sure Don King will be in town for a spell as well, doing his darndest to set back German-American relations by a couple decades. I'll be on the lookout for him, that's for sure. For more photos and typical Fleet Street news coverage of the bout, check here-- that Russian is huge!
Friday, November 6, 2009
God Save Us From Don King
The eyes of the sporting world turn ever-so-momentarily to our adopted hometown of Nuremberg tomorrow night. Fans of the sweet science already know this but for everybody else, the World Boxing Association (WBA) Heavyweight Title will be contested here. Frankly, I'm really not sure exactly why it's going to be here, seeing as the champ, 7'2" 300+ pound Nikolai "The Russian Giant" Valuev is from St. Petersburg, and is fighting British motormouth and former undisputed Cruiserweight champ David "The Hayemaker" Haye. I mean, I think the Russkie speaks a bit of German, but as to why this medium sized city in Northern Bavaria was chosen for a worldwide televised championship fight is anybody's guess. Still, it's nice to see Nuremberg in the sporting news once more-- the soccer team's glory years were in the mid-late 1960's, the basketball team folded 2 seasons ago, the hockey team is middling at best, and currently, the best known athlete from Nuremberg is this guy. But... seeing as there will be TV cameras rolling and he's promoting the fight, I'm sure Don King will be in town for a spell as well, doing his darndest to set back German-American relations by a couple decades. I'll be on the lookout for him, that's for sure. For more photos and typical Fleet Street news coverage of the bout, check here-- that Russian is huge!
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