From an alternative weekly newspaper in Moscow http://exile.ru/articles/detail.php?ARTICLE_ID=13144&IBLOCK_ID=35 <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Rumble in the Rodina: Ibragimov vs. Holyfield By Ivan Drago Browse author </td> </tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td></td></tr> <tr><td height="5"> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"> <table> <tbody><tr> <td align="right"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> <tr><td class="dottedline" height="10"> </td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> Browse column <big>Z</big>e over-ze-hill American former champion coming to Moskva to fight ze Russian WBO heavyweight champion against overwhelming odds... zis scenario sounds to me very familiar. However, it is clear that Sultan Ibragimov knows his history and vill not repeat it. For example, he has forsaken ze extremely sophisticated and high technology training facilities of his native Dagestan for a more simple approach in Fort Lauderdale. My sources tell me that he trains mostly by chopping down mahogany trees and prying open alligators' jaws. Zis strategy may explain vy Ibragimov is not vell cut and even has something dangerously close to manboobs. However, do not let ze size of his breasts mislead you. He is a very tough fighter and more than a decade younger zan Holyfield. In fact he is frightening enough zat ze fight vas originally scheduled to be between him and WBA title holder Ruslan Chagaev, only to have Chagaev chicken out by claiming zat a phony stomach illness prevented him from training properly. Ze promoters had already paid for the arena, so zey quickly arranged to use Holyfield as ze fall guy for Ibragimov. Unfortunately for Holyfield, neither his evangelicalism nor his steroid vill help him vin zis fight. While zanks to his extracurricular Bonds-like activities, he's in great shape, ze man is 45 years old! Furthermore, United Russia has been charged vith making sure zat zere vill be no chants of "USA, USA!" during ze fight. Even if ze fight itself vill be very one-sided, Mike Tyson is rumored to be attending it, so zere is always ze chance of some ear-biting or other unstaged excitement. Prediction: Holyfield, You vill lose by KO in the 6th round! The beatdown happens in Moscow on October 13, at the Ledovoi Dvorets. </td></tr></tbody></table>
