What if the 'other guy' in this fight is really Fedor?

Whether he's right at the moment about the currency of their names -- and he's not -- Sylvia would clearly elevate himself from the handful of elite heavyweights today to one of the all-time greats with a win over Fedor. He knows that. He says he has been "thinking about my legacy," and he understands what a win over Fedor would do. Especially if he's the first guy to beat Fedor.

Technically, the record shows Sylvia wouldn't be the first. Officially Fedor is 27-1, but that one loss -- in his fourth career fight, way back in December 2000 -- came only because he suffered a fight-ending cut after 17 seconds. The cut came from an illegal strike by Tsuyoshi Kohsaka. In a rematch five years later, Fedor beat Kohsaka half to death before a doctor stopped it.

No wonder Fedor wears a shirt bearing his name, his picture and the words, "Nobody beats me."

Nobody ... yet. But Tim Sylvia, with an eight-inch advantage in size and knockout power in both fists, thinks he'll be the first.

"That would be huge," Sylvia said. "I'm stoked about the chance. I want to be the guy to beat him, and I'm the wrong fighter for him. He likes to take you down and submit you, but I've got a big reach advantage and good takedown defense. He's never had to fight someone like me, and I'm going to beat him."

And if that happens, won't we all feel stupid?