Daily Media Weigh-in

Where Did The Great Heavyweights Go? » If a heavyweight goes down in the ring, and no one is around to see it, does it count as a knockout? • I ask because on Saturday, for the second time in 25 months, the WBA will present another “stirring” matchup between its heavyweight “champion-in-recess” Ruslan Chagaev and the man he took the title from two years ago, Nikolai Valuev… Patrick Gutierrez, msn.foxsports.com

Light Heavyweight Champion Dawson Vacates IBF Belt To Pursue Richer Fight » PANAMA CITY, Panama — Light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson has decided to vacate his IBF title after the organization refused to grant an exception to an immediate defense against mandatory challenger Tavoris Cloud… The Canadian Press

It’s Official: Pacquiao Wants Mayweather » It’s the fight that everybody in the boxing world wants. Even casual fans of the sport – hell, even people who don’t know the first thing about boxing – seem to want this fight… Dave “Large” Larzelere, www.sportingnews.com

(Nikolai Valuev Photo by Oleg Zotov)