Wladimir Klitschko’s Wasted Opportunity for the Fans!
July 7th, 2009
Photo courtesy of Pavel Terekhov – By Eric Torres: As a true fan of boxing I have come to realize that we are indeed facing a crisis in the heavyweight division, which was at one point a staple in the sport. We have seen the balance of power in boxing shift to the welterweight division and in my opinion that is the most competitive division in boxing. You have a series of superstars in that division fighting each other or at least attempting to sign fights with each other. That brings excitement & lets the imagination run ramped with thoughts of tremendous fights.
I understand that Wladimir did not want to wait on Haye’s back injury to get better, which only would have been an extra few more weeks, but for the fans he should have, rather than fighting Chagaev which was God awful and boring.
I feel that Wladimir some how not only cheated us the fans of one of the more intriguing matches the heavyweight division has seen in some time, but I believe he cheated himself the notoriety he so craves from the world. Regardless of whether Wladimir would have knocked Haye out in one round or not, it would have brought a new fan base to a sport that is so interdependent on existing fans and new fans.
I hope now that a few weeks have past since Wladimir’s boring and uneventful fight with Chagaev is over, he has hopefully relfected on his status with the world, read the critics reviews of that fight and realized that we as a public want to see the fights that intrigue us, not bore us. I am tired of Wladimir always saying he is going to fight who is next in line, when in actuality he should be fighting guys like Arreola or Haye who stimulate a stagnant division.
These two names bring that excitement and get our imagination going again. That is what the heavyweight division is in need of, not only to become competitive with the other divisions, but to bring the sport a much needed boost. Sometimes as a fighter you need to to whats best for the sport and not what you think is best for your agenda. I feel that Wladimir did what was best for his agenda, not us the fans & we are who support the sport.
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The writer of this article is a complete moron.Wladimir cheated us fans? How exactly did Wlad cheat us when it was Hype job Haye that backed out(pardon the pun). But we all know the truth. Haye btched out not backed out. Wladimir Klitschko dominates everyone he fights. He doesn’t take alot of punches and to some people that’s a boring fight. Arent boxers supposed to dodge punches not get clobbered by them? Wladimir Klitschko is a great champion no doubt. If you already don’t like the Klitschko’s then your gonna make up lame as* excuses for why it was a boring fight. I guess you supposed boxing fans dont like KO’s because that’s all Wlad does is beat the fk outta people. Enjoy, because Wlad is gonna be around a long time.
I believe what the writer was stating is that the heavy weight division is lacking excitement. Which I agree with. He is not saying anything other than that Wladimir should have taken the fight with Haye due to the fact that it would have been one of the more intriguing matches that has come along in that division in sometime. As far as someone writing that Haye backed out of the fight becuase of the pay day not being what he wanted, that is a load of shit. he was fighting in an arena that held 60,000 fans & was also being broadcasted on HBO which would have given him even more exposure. So I do not understand that comment. As far as the writer making a comparison to the rocky movie, it was in the context that the way Haye aprroached getting the fight was something right out of the movie & it was actually happening in real life. Which I believe does lend a bit of excitement to the fight.
well said marry zach. and anonums. have other reasons why they dont like the klits.
wasnt chagaev unbeaten, n didnt wlad stop him, i no he’s not excitin fighter, but a win is a win! seriously prefer watchin his fights to lennox lewis! y should he stick his chin out or throw bombs wen he no’s he cud get countered! he’s not in the business to make things interestin, he’s in it to make doe, not get dropped n win! done it most his career. Neva gonna change! Get over it! ur articles are a serious Joke! think i’d learn my lesson n stop readin them! haye wud av got jabbed n quit on his stool too! like everyone else!
Randy I don’t see how i’m whining, I gave my interpretation of the events that unfolded.
I personally thought the article was poor, Ints hit the nail on the head when he said WWE was more the writers and from what I gather, your style too.
Last but not least, how did Wlad duck the fight when Haye backed out first? If you read my post you’d know why I think Wlad didn’t give him another chance.
Haye had his chance to fight Wlad, he only has himself to blame for messing it up. If he gets lucky maybe Vitali will beat him to a pulp instead and he can get his big payout.
To Rhamy, stop whinging!! And rockys trainer had a heart attack on the way into the fight with clubber lang, so was not the incentive for the fight!! If your going to whine trying to make a point, dont then put an incorrect fact at the end!!
Good piece this Wlad is a coward.
i pity the fans who think that haye, with his notorious t-shirt gag, is interesting. american show-wrestling is perhaps better sport for you. i have nothing but deepest respect towards klitshko’s, simply because they are the best at the moment. and this is not their fault that other guys, especially haye, are such clowns.
Wlad’s fights are as exciting as watching lawn bowls. The big man’s a boring pussy!
You can’t deny Klitschko is a great champ. Not his fault there are noone out there good enough to make even try hard.
rhamy-did the big bad writer hurt your feelings, youu can disagree with him but dont be a whinging little cry-baby about it, it’s inbarrassing.
wlad ducked him
For a start if Haye had been respectful and actually proved himself in the division it wouldn’t be so boring right now. If Haye tore his way through the competition everyone would be ranting and raving about his fights. Instead everyone has been talking about his ability to insult other fighters. Now here’s the thing, he’s a boxer, but clearly not a very smart one.
By being so provocative he’s given Wladimir the moral high ground. He had his chance to fight and he got injured. Maybe it was for real maybe it wasn’t. But Wladimir knows depriving Haye of the fight would hurt him more where it counts (financially) than knocking him out. Now Wladimir is able to tell him to get in line and prove himself. If Haye does prove himself then Wlad will have no choice but to take him on. To me it looks like Haye is just after a big payday. If he gets knocked out by a Klitschko he says he fought the best and he gets his money. If he scores a knockout he’s got a title and a payout. Now I think Wlad had this figured out and had no intention of giving him an easy time of things.
And Eric, Clubber Lang caused Balboa’s trainer to have a heart attack. You don’t think that was the incentive for the fight? Also your comparing real life to a Rocky film… quality journalism there!
His is very tactical figher.. he doesnt have to free his hand and get knocked out … his smart that why you guys hate him .. His a very carfull and good tactical fighter ..
He did the right thing not waiting for Haye.. he pulled out becouse he wasnt geting big money by TV networks, not cuz he had back injury .. And your are even more stupid thinking the way American’s thinks his boring this and that.. No one had beat him past 5 years so his the CHAP!
is this guy for real ? what an imbasull , so its all wlads fault now? the hw div is fine and great right now it just depends on who you are and where you live ha i love it!! the klitschko brothers are bad ass and it wouldnt matter what era we were in they would still be on top!!!
Good article, If Wlad was really that annoyed with Hayes t-shirt gimmick then surely he could have waited a couple of weeks more and all this bullshit about Haye ducking out is obviously false because now he is fighting the Klitscko with a chin
Vladimir had every right to take on Chagaev on the date he should of been fighting Haye for a number of reasons, the venue, tickets sold, his training regime.
The division is poor, I dont know who is to blame, the talent is diminishing, the guys are gettin bigger, slower and in alot of cases not even athletic.
What can be done? Have a re-shufle of the weight classes and make a Super Heavyweight division for people over 215?
Fans love excitment, they love flurries of punches and combinations and fast paced fights. The days of the real entertainers of the heavyweight division have gone, most of the greats are actually Cruiserweights now by weight.
klitschkos picks always right.
you will see after the fight with haye you will say that haye is a bum. also with arreola.
its always the same with you klitschkohaters.
let haye fight eddie chambers,arreola,or for that matter ray austin,tony thompson,he has as much chance with vitali as stallone did with hulk hogan!