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I'm looking forward to this bout, though many call it a mismatch. Ray "Rainman" Austin, as will most any heavyweight of size, will definitely have a puncher's chance against the oft-rattled Wladmir. I'm predicting a sixth-roound KO win for Wlad, but anything could happen. Austin getting this fight is just another example of how insanity rules the roost at the IBF. Austin simply has not done anything to justify his being the IBF's mandatory challenger. Austin has size, and he can take a punch, and it may be that he's thought to be a better foil for Klitschko than the dozens of better fighters in the division. While Austin looked to have improved in his recent draw with Sultan Ibragimov, he has never had a victory over an opponent of note, unless you count Owen "What the Heck" Beck, which I don't.Elsewhere among the heavyweight strap-holders, it looks like Nikolai Valuev will be in the ring with Ruslan "The White Tyson" Chaga...
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