Holyfield Upsets Oquendo

Evander Holyfield won a twelve round unanimous decision over Fres Oquendo last night. Holyfield dropped Oquendo in the first round and hurt him down the stretch of the fight. I consider this an upset. Oquendo losing to Holyfield in 2006 says a lot more about him than it does about Holyfield being anything close to a fighter who's deserving of a title shot in his next fight.

Look for Holyfield to fight Nikolay Valuev for the WBA heavyweight title in his next fight, probably in Germany. Valuev is a gimmick, and Holyfield is now a fraud with a big name. A combination that works perfectly in boxing, and the only reason the fight will happen. Holyfield won't get hurt fighting Valuev, but there'll be a faction out there suggesting it, just to spark interest and debate about the fight. On the other hand, Holyfield isn't a risk to beat or hurt Valuev, he's just there to help make it a little easier for Don King to sell Valuev as a real fighter and an emerging force in the heavyweight division.

Seeing that Mayweather-Baldomir did 325,000 PPV buys last week, it's not like he doesn't have a target market.