Boxing Is Irrelevant, Not Real Deal

Snoop Dogg may still be “relevant, real deal Holyfield,” but the sport of boxing isn’t.

Not anymore.

And neither is Evander Holyfield, the legendary pugilist of whom Snoop once rapped so poetically.

Holyfield, the 46-year-old former four-time world heavyweight champion, stepped in the ring the other night in Zurich, Switzerland, and lost on points to Russian Nikolai Valuev.

According to the mainstream media, it was a great fight:

With Valuev controlling the centre of the ring in the opening rounds, Holyfield danced around his opponent, hitting with occasional single shots.

He did well to stay away from Valuev’s long left jab and hit him with a big left in the fourth, but the Russian answered with a strong right uppercut.

Much to the delight of the crowd, the fifth was a good round for Holyfield who first landed a right-left combination to the body and later connected with a big left hook to the head.

Yeah … once again all we can say is thank God for blogs … like BadLeftHook.com, for example, which tells us what actually happened at the fight:

Merry Christmas, Nikolai Valuev. The judges in Switzerland have a gift for you.

Valuev retained his WBA title on scores of 116-112, 115-114, and 114-114, giving him a majority decision win over 46-year old Evander Holyfield in an atrocious fight that joins the running for Worst Fight of 2008 …

This was the worst of boxing. A horrible fight, a laughable “champion,” a bad challenger, atrocious judging, and you know what else? They sold out the building, and everyone made their money.

What a sorry day for the sport of boxing.

Quick … who’s the heavyweight champion of the world right now? (Hint: it’s not Mike Tyson).

If you answered “some Russian dude,” you would be correct.

Boxing is so done, people. Seriously, the only thing this sport has going for it at the moment is that Rocky Balboa exceeded box office and DVD expectations.