Nikolai Valuev vs. Evander Holyfield (six rounds apiece). The decision was controversial, with veteran announcer Nick Charles stating "That is the worst display of officiating I have ever seen." ESPN's Dan Rafael wrote "you can make more of a legitimate argument that Holyfield won all 12 rounds than you can make one that Valuev claimed at least seven to take the fight." Valuev would go on to face former unified cruiserweight champion David Haye, losing via a majority decision and retiring three days later. Holyfield would continue on for three more fights before finally retiring just before he turned 50, therefore this fight marked the
Nikolai Valuev the reasons he is not planning to make a comeback in boxing. Valuev is one of five heavyweight champions to have retired without having suffered a stoppage loss during his career. The others are Gene Tunney, Rocky Marciano, Riddick Bowe and Sultan Ibragimov. Valuev's first role in a film was a cameo appearance in the German film "7 Zwerge – Der Wald ist nicht genug" in 2006. In 2008, Valuev played the main role in the film "Stonehead" by Philip Yankovskiy, playing an ex-boxer who lost his memory. The film took the main prize at the film festival "Window to