David Haye vs Nikolay Valuev

[TimberWolf]

I think you may find he is not much of a talker...

Here is a relevant Russian joke:

"A boxing champion is giving post match interview, one journalist asks: why do you have such big arms - his coach intervenes and answers: 'That's to land powerful punches', then another reporter asks: why do you have such big legs - and the coach again answers - "that's to move cleverly in the ring", so finally yet another reporter asks - why do you have such big head: so coach yet again answers - "This is to think of smart moves during the fight"... suddenly the boxer himself interjects and says: "And also I am eating with it..."

IGMC

I've heard some great Russian jokes, which have a funny ending and then carry on to have an even funnier ending. I've no examples that I recall though.

[AtW]

I've heard some great Russian jokes, which have a funny ending and then carry on to have an even funnier ending. I've no examples that I recall though.

Gulag?

[TimberWolf]

Haye says he hurt his right hand early on so had to change tactics. If that's true he's done especially well. It sounded a very disciplined performance regardless.

Not as bad as a previous opponent who jumping so hard off the canvas to get to Values's chin that he tore knee ligaments and had to quit.

[Doggy Styles]

You Russians seem to be obsessed about size.

They said the same thing to Hungary in 1956 and Czech in 1968.

'Size Matters' is a Soviet principle.

[AtW]

'Size Matters' is a Soviet principle.

Indeed: this particularly applies to warfare - quantity rather than quality, there are many reason why this was and still is the case. This won't work well with China...

[TimberWolf]

And well done to the BBC for allowing us to listen in on the action.

[Doggy Styles]

Indeed: this particularly applies to warfare - quantity rather than quality, there are many reason why this was and still is the case. This won't work well with China...

Afganistan and Finland spring to mind as well.

[AtW]

Afganistan and Finland spring to mind as well.

No no, the real example if WW2 - it was "won" using typical Russian/Soviet approach: quantity over quality. There are root reasons for that.

[TimberWolf]

No no, the real example if WW2 - it was "won" using typical Russian/Soviet approach: quantity over quality. There are root reasons for that.

I've heard that, all other things being equal, the advantage is the square of the difference in numbers. So 2 people fighting 1 person don't have double the advantage, but 4 times.

[AtW]

So 2 people fighting 1 person don't have double the advantage, but 4 times.

That's very simplistic way of looking at it: one guy with an MG will take on 10 people attacking it up front.