Have An Eighth Wonder of the World Wednesday

Wild-haired boxing promoter Don King practically defines the American Dream.

When King signed on 7'2" 320-pound Russian fighter Nikolai Valuev, the tallest and heaviest boxer of all time and changed his alias from "The Beast from the East" to "The Eighth Wonder of the World," the 74-year old fight promoter once again proved his favorite adage Only In America.

Extremely tall boxers tyically share three problems: trouble fighting opponents who work on the inside, slow reactions & punching speed, and a tendency to tire quickly ... and irrecoverably (something to do with fast twitch muscles).

But when asked this morning on Fox News what he considered his greatest advantage, Valuev resplied to his interpreter, "My willingness to win."


My willingness to win. Maybe that has something to do with Valuev's confidence that his weapons guarantee victory over any opponent in any challenge during any contest ... and his faith in the awesomeness and authority of the two sledge hammer-sized fists he's got attached to his tugboat cable-sized arms.

Sounds like Valuev's attitude is that Defeat Is Not An Option.

My willingness to win means never accepting any obstacle as too daunting, no challenge as too overwhelming, or any conflict as too exhausting ... and faith reminds us that victory is our goal and the ONLY possible outcome.

"Only do not rebel against the LORD. And do not be afraid of the people of the land, because we will swallow them up. Their protection is gone, but the LORD is with us. Do not be afraid of them." Numbers 14:9 NIV

"For the LORD your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory." Deuteronomy 20:4 NIV

"What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us?" Romans 8:31 NASB

"With God we will gain the victory, and he will trample down our enemies."
Psalm 60:12 NIV

"Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you—unless, of course, you fail the test?"
2 Corinthians 13:5 NIV

"For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith." 1 John 5:4 NIV

Stay willing to win, and confident of victory.

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Valuev will be making his second title defense, against Monte “Two Gunz” Barrett at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois on October 7, 2006. HBO is televising the fight.

Also, OLN will be airing the rarely-seen Ali-Frazier II bout on Thursday, September 7 at 9 p.m. ET Some experts consider this to be Ali's finest post-exile fight.