who, at 7 feet tall, absolutely towers over his opponents (before pummelling them to oblivion). Nikolay also happens to be the heaviest and tallest heavy weight boxing champion in history. His British challenger has a mountain to climb, but in fact the Russian giant is a sensitive soul who wooed his wife with love poems and likes a bit of Miss Marple. His wife is tiny [5ft 2in] and they have two children.
