David Prentice: Just Jaw inspiring.Byline: David Prentice NOT since Roger Moore, resplendent re·splen·dent adj. Splendid or dazzling in appearance; brilliant. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin resplend in crimplene Crimplene Noun Trademark a crease-resistant synthetic fabric trousers, took on a titanium-toothed titan called Jaws has there been such a height disparity in a fight. Eurosport screened the May 19 bout this week - and it was hilarious. Clifford ' Black Rhino' Etienne, not exactly small at six feet two, faced Russian novelty act Nicolay Valuev - a towering, dizzying, soaring, seven feet two inches tall. To complete the James Bond baddie scenario, Valuev scowled, held Etienne off with one hand, while the American flailed away under his armpit arm·pit n. The hollow under the upper part of the arm below the shoulder joint, bounded by the pectoralis major, the latissimus dorsi, the anterior serratus muscles, and the humerus, and containing the axillary artery and vein, the infraclavicular part , then clubbed him to the canvas with a fist like a ham . . . to the back of the head. That took Valuev's record to 41-0. Closer inspection of his record reveals that only three fights ago he won a contest against Gerald Nobles, who was disqualified for . . . 'repeated low blows.' You couldn't make it up. Who said the heavyweight boxing scene was dull |
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