Klitschko-Haye: Is There Anyone That Backs David?
May 22nd, 2009
By Matt Stein: With the Wladimir Klitschko vs. David Haye title bout only one month away it’s difficult to find many unbiased boxing fans and experts that feel that Haye, 28, has a chance at beating Wladimir. Perhaps because of this, the interest in the Haye-Klitschko fight is lukewarm at best in the United States.
This could be because the fans are bending to the beliefs of more qualified experts in the field who see Haye as being too small of a fighter to compete with the best heavyweight in the division. Some I would assume have been influenced about how desperate and wild-eyed Haye has appeared in the handful of press conferences with Wladimir and Haye.
On those few occasions, Haye has appeared professional, mature or anything like a balanced adult as he’s talked trash, wore outlandish t-shirts taunting Wladimir and his older brother and just come across like a fighter that isn’t prepared for a powerful heavyweight like Wladimir.
The size problems that Haye will be having in this fight will be dramatic. Haye stands 6’3” 215 pounds compared to Wladimir’s 6’7” 245 pounds. Haye doesn’t fight well at a distance and relies on having to cross wide areas of the ring in leaps as he lunges with his punches.
Against heavyweights that are pretty much his size or smaller, Haye is able to land his badly telegraphed punches, but against a fighter like Wladimir that is four inches taller who tends to fight off his back foot, Haye’s punches will very miss repeatedly in this fight.
Possibly the few fans that weren’t turned off by Haye due to experts’ analysis of the Klitschko-Haye bout, probably saw how that Haye’s style couldn’t work against a tall, defensive oriented heavyweight like Wladimir. It’s not that Wladimir is only a defensive fighter, because he’s much more than that.
Wladimir has some of the best offensive tools in the heavyweight division when he chooses to use them. Most of the time he doesn’t use all his offensive weapons, opting to use his jab mostly to minimize taking risks, and getting hit with something big by his opponents.
However, when Wladimir does choose to let show his offensive weapons for any length of time, it often results in his knocking his opponents out shortly thereafter. Wladimir’s knockout record of 46 KOs in 55 fights shows the kind of power that he has wants to throw power shots.
There’s no question this is going to be an exciting fight. Haye is going to be anxious trying to get in that one big shot. Both fighters have tremendous power. I don’t see this fight going the distance. I see it lasting about six to 7 rounds. Wladimir is fast, powerful, tall and more experienced. He knows that Haye will be coming out trying to throw bombs and try to pressure.
Haye has to get inside to land his big shots. Up until now, only one fighter (Corrie Sanders) has been able to do that, but that’s when Wladimir was much younger and more inexperienced. Haye is going to get jabbed and jabbed a lot in this fight.
Haye will be trying to duck under Wladimir’s jabs to try and work his way inside. The jab is Wladimir’s main weapon in his arsenal and he’s been able to control most of his opponents with it when he remembers to use it. Haye has to fight hard if he has any chance at winning this fight. I see Haye getting knocked out in this fight and put down a notch in his career.
Haye may have a chance in this fight, a small one, but he’s going to have to look much better than he’s looked as a cruiserweight or in his two fights at heavyweight, because he doesn’t look world class at heavyweight at this point. If Haye wants to compete with Wladimir, Haye is going to have to fight bigger, cover ground faster and show a better chin.
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If david haye ko’s or even wins this fight i’ll fight butterbean for free!!
“It’ll be like Pacquiao against De La Hoya”
LOL! Yeah right!
and im not biased i use common sense to know that haye will beat vlad. too quick, too powerful! its ok for vlad to jab these yank heavyweights coz they just stand there and dont throw back! haye will at least give it a go!
who cares if its not popular in the usa>?? at the end of the day they’ve sold 70,000 tickets and have made ALOT of money on television rights….american fighters cant even pack out theatres(chad dawson couldnt even sell 2,000 haha) no alone football stadiums!!…the heavyweight titles have belonged in europe since lennox… you yanks will never get them back now too heartless!
Adam you do not understand what the word bias means.
Wladimir klitschko has 46 KO’s.does that answer your question.
MEMO TO ADAM SINCE WHEN HAS WLAD BRUTALLY KNOCKED ANYONE OUT HE’S BORING AND THE KLITCHROID BRO’S ARE THE BEST OF A REALLY BAD BUNCH.THERE’S NO WAY ON EARTH THEY WOULD’VE DOMINATED THIS GREAT DIVISION IN ANY OTHER ERA!!! ALI WOULDV’E BEATEN THESE GUYS IN HIS SLEEP,LARRY HOLMES ALSO WOULDV’E HAD WAY TOO MUTCH FOR EITHER BRO.TYSON IN HIS PRIME,HOLYFIELD AND BOWE IN THEIR PRIMES WOULDV’E BEATEN THEM AND A PAST IT AND SEVERLEY UNMOTIVATED LEWIS TOOK VITALI’S BEST SHOTS AND TORE HIS FACE APART AND WAS STARTING TO OPEN A CAN OF WUP ASS ON VITALI UNTIL THE REFEREE SAVED HIS SKIN!!COME JUNE WLAD WILL BE THE ONE KO’D AND YOU BETTER START COMING TO TERMS WITH THE FACT THAT HAYE IS THE REAL DEAL AND NOT ANOTHER BUM FROM YOUR NECK OF THE WOODS WHO TURN UP HARDLY THROW A PUNCH PICK UP THERE PAY!!
Your right Adam smith Haye will shock the world to fast and powerfull.
Adam, do you support a Basketball team or Hockey team or Football team (American football that is!!) whether they win or lose?
Supporting a boxer is no different. Haye is supported by his countrymen, like any other team or sportsman should be, this isnt biased, if anything, its kind of patriotic.
I’d like Haye to win this one, purely to open up the division a bit and make some of the more interesting fights possible. I cant see it happen mind you, i do think Wlad may be to big and strong for Haye, and far to good defensively.
This fight will not come down to a battle of chins, KO’s are possible either way, but if either thinks they can go in and get a quick KO, they are wrong.
Not World class at heavyweight?
Have you even seen him fight?
You can’t really judge on two fights but they are decent fighters who got knocked out early.
i think the recent articles on this site havent given a chance to haye but klitchko is an old man who,s jab an grab technique wont work with haye…
haye is gonna shock the world
Yes!It makes you biased.Your supporting Haye for no reason except that hes British.That’s bias.Although your a bit more honest then most Brits, your still biased and that’s a shame because Haye is a disrespectful piece of trash.I backed Mike Tyson at the beginning of his career because he was a good boxer.Was he great?I never thought so, but I thought he was good and exciting.But when he started talkin trash like he was something special, I turned my back on him because he wasn’t showing the sport the respect it deserves and he wasn’t all that good like David Haye is doing.That’s unbias.My favorite boxer in recent history was Lennox Lewis.Until Wlad showed up.I am American,neither Lennox or Wlad is American.That’s unbias.Arreola is a fat hype job and will be Ko’s by the 2nd tier Heavyweights.That’s the truth and unbias.Arreola would beat Hayes ass no doubt.That’s the truth.But arreola doesnt belong in the ring with champions like Wlad because he hasn’t faught jack sht just like haye doesnt belong in the ring with the Klitschko’s because he hasn’t done sht.
Im a Brit Adam, Im supporting Haye. I cant see him winnin but im supportin him none the less.
Does that make me biassed?
I am Russian and supporting Vladimir. He will beat Haye – I agree with wise writers of this site like Chris Williams, Eric Thomas, Scott Gilfoid and Matt Stein. I say Vlad will crash this cruiserweight not because I’m Russian for who Ukraine is brother country and Ukranian people is brother people.
Frankly. Only one fighter who could beat Klitchko brothers was Lennox Lewis. But as you remember Vitaliy landed so much strong shots in Lennox’s head that then he retired. Because learned – there is another big force in opposition, another future champions.
Going back to Vladimir I wanna note his great fit, great hand speed, foot speed, his killing punches from two hands and the most important thing – the great experience. Haye’s fans may say about his man almost the same (power, speed, fit) but it will be about the little skinny fighter against the man, who become the Best Boxer in the World. Vlad is the best. And to beat the BBW you must have much more things and weapons than long tongue (or big mouth).
The biased Brits who support wheir boy also talking about Vlad’s glass chin. Frankly, your Haye has chin even more glassier. No, glassier is wrong word. The right to say Paper chin.
And if we talking about weak chins, lets be wise – every boxer can be knocked out. Ali was, Forman was, Tyson was, Lewis was knocked out. Even Valuev might be knocked out. He just need one of Klitschko brothers as opponent and we’ll see.
I’m American, and unbias towards either of the two fighters. i really think it could go either with this one. wlad’s chin is vulnerable as well as Haye’s. Somebodies getting knocked out i just hope its a competative and exciting fight. the heavy weight division deperatly needs that right now. I still think Chris Arreiola has the best chance of beating the best in this division.
haye power boom!!!!!!! and new
lets be honest – Wlad is the bigger, more experienced boxer, he’s been at the top, handled pressure, coped with most of what’s been sent his way, has longer reach, great height and weight advantage, and the backing of most of the expert boxing community.
but wouldn’t it be amazing for boxing if Haye was able to knock him out???
Sorry experts, regardless of who is arguably better, i’m supporting Haye on the night!
I think that the majority will be surprised then. This fight could be a big shock! It’ll be like Pacquiao against De La Hoya. I know there’s no issues about anyone being weight drained or anything but the reality is that speed is a MASSIVE advantage and I think that will show. It doesn’t matter if you’re a bit bigger if you’re not quick enough. Haye will see the punches and get out of the way. Personally I feel he’d even have a good chance over 12 rounds against Vitali.
That said against Wladimir. . . In my view it’s 70/30 in Haye’s favour. Wladimir has been troubled by opponents much worse than Haye.
Not really.Anyone that knows anything about boxing knows Wlad has every advantage.Only the biased brits will support Haye but they know who will truly win the fight.Wlad by brutal KO.
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha-ye is going down
I really really want Haye to win, do I back him? Yes, back him to win? Probabaly not.
I hate how the Klitschko’s box. He will hold and slap (From a mile away), basically do everything he can to avoid a Haye punch, even though that is smart tactics in boxing of course
Basically what I mean is that I like warriors in the heavy weight division, those who want to go to battle and try and remove each others heads from the word go, with Klitschko you will get nothing but a boring yet very technical performance.
I hate watching Klitschko fight. Hope Haye wins, even though I dont really like him either, I think he has more heart than that huge big tree, and with any luck it will be cut down.