Nikolai Valuev, a seven-foot-tall former world heavyweight boxing champion, was reportedly brought to the hospital weeks after being enlisted to fight for Putin in Ukraine.
According to Russian media, Valuev, 49, a pro-Putin politician, was brought to a Moscow hospital late Thursday after complaining of leg issues.
Valery Kuzenkov made a weird denial, asserting that no one injured Nikolai’s legs and that he is “alive and well” at home.
Without disputing that he was hospitalized, Valuev wrote on Telegram that ‘everything is great’ and that he will be talking on boxing on Friday.
According to reports, the seven-foot-tall former world heavyweight boxing champion Nikolai Valuev was brought to the hospital weeks after being enlisted to fight for Putin in Ukraine.
According to Russian media, Valuev, 49, a pro-Putin politician, was brought to a Moscow hospital late Thursday after complaining of leg issues. Pictured: Thursday, November 17, 2022, a Ukrainian soldier fires an anti-tank missile at an unnamed site in the Donetsk area of Ukraine.
“I appreciate everyone’s concern and kind wishes. Nothing is wrong. We are working. Tomorrow, fights will air on channel one. As is customary, I shall remark on the action in the ring. He said, “See you on the first of the month.”
Only a few weeks had passed after Valuev disclosed he had been enlisted to fight in the Ukraine war before rumors of his poor health began to circulate.
In 2010, he was forced to withdraw from boxing due to a brain tumor.
Three weeks ago, he told the Russian news source Izvestia that he would ‘of course’ go to the frontlines where Putin’s force is being pushed back by Ukraine despite claims of hundreds of daily killings.
He said, “Next week I will surely report to the enlistment office.”
Valuev, though, has remained in Russia, where Putin and defense minister Sergei Shoigu have declared the end of mobilization.
Since then, he has not said whether or when he would report for service.
Members of Russia’s elite have avoided the conscription, which has primarily affected the poorer and more distant regions of the far east.
Opposition members made prank phone calls to the children of notable personalities, including the son of Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, in which they asserted they would never be sent to the front.
Those who have been mobilized have complained of horrifying conditions, inadequate training, obsolete equipment, and severe losses on the frontlines.
Two-time WBA champion Valuev is the tallest and heaviest world champion in history. He is taller than two meters and weighs more than 23 stone during his fighting days.
Russia’s Nikolai Valuev is the tallest and heaviest boxing world champion in history.
In 2009, Valuev notably challenged David Haye (above), losing by majority decision to the British boxer.
Ukrainian servicemen disassemble a damaged tank that rolled over an anti-tank mine on November 17, 2022 near Novopetrivka, Ukraine.
Valuev made his debut as a professional boxer in 1993 and went on to compete in 52 bouts, winning 50 of them, 34 of which were by knockout. In 2005, he became the first heavyweight boxing champion from Russia.
In 2009, he famously battled David Haye, losing by majority decision.
This was his final bout, and two years later he entered politics, becoming a member of parliament for Putin’s United Russia Party.
In 2010, Valuev was treated for “severe bone and joint problems” and underwent surgery, after which he was recommended by doctors to retire from boxing.
The former boxer is rumored to be infatuated with Bigfoot and has spent many years seeking for the beast in the Siberian wilderness.
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