Prediction: Haye won’t hold onto his title for long
November 9th, 2009
By Scott Gilfoid: I know that David Haye has legions of loyal fans in the UK, and a fair amount of new boxing fans around the world but in all honesty I can’t really see Haye holding onto his title for more than one title defense if that. Call Haye a paper champion, because that’s essentially the way I see him unless he’s steered away from the tougher opponents like the Klitschko brothers and many other top fighters in the division.
It doesn’t matter which Klitschko brother that Haye fights, he’d be a terrible long shot to win the fight. Haye just went life and death with World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev last weekend, the worst of the champions. Haye says he broke his right hand early against Valuev, giving an excuse for his poor performance. However, Haye was fighting on the back foot from round one, running around the ring and avoiding any real exchanges.
Haye supporters say that he did this was because he was fighting an opponent almost a foot taller than him and that he wouldn’t do it against the Klitschko brothers who are only three to four inches taller than him. I don’t believe that for a second. I see Haye running even more against either of them. If he does try to go after Wladimir or Vitali, I see Haye lasting a round or two only.
Haye doesn’t have the chin to get the job done and won’t be able to land anything big enough with his wild home run swings. Haye only let his hands go just a little in the 12th round against Valuev, and hit briefly hurt him. However, Haye looked to be too scared to finish the job because he didn’t really go after Valuev in any way.
Instead, Haye got back on his bike and ran out the clock. Haye’s offense was so limited in the fight and I don’t see it as a hand issue. I just think he was afraid to get hit. Against the Klitschko brothers, Haye will no doubt try the same pot shot routine where he throws one punch and then runs around the ring trying to avoid the jabs and right hands from the Klitschko brothers.
And I don’t see this being Vitali Klitschko next. Haye won’t fight him. It will probably be Wladimir or no Klitschkos at all. Wladimir is the only one that Haye has a minor chance of beating. The only chance Haye has of beating Vitali is if the big Ukrainian injures himself during the bout and isn’t able to finish the job. Haye’s arm punches and his looping shots won’t have any effect against Wladimir.
What it will do is cause him to get picked apart with straight shots down the middle. Wladimir has fought punchers like Haye before, specifically Derrick Jefferson who liked to throw big looping shots one after another. Actually, I think Jefferson was a better knockout puncher than Haye. Jefferson stood 6’6”, had long arms and good power and was a natural born heavyweight.
He was quickly blasted apart by Wladimir. Haye will last little longer than Jefferson did against Wladimir I hate to say, and with the loss Haye will lose his WBA title after only one defense. Back in line Haye will go where he’ll be forced to scrape it out with the young heavyweight contenders like he should have done to begin with. I suspect that Haye won’t make it out of that bunch and won’t get another title shot unless he’s somehow able to talk his way into another title shot.
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Prediction: “Scott Gilfoid will die a lonely old man”
Well said Anthony W!!!
Gilfraud when are you going to give up as you said you would after getting yet another fight prediction completely wrong with the Froch Dirrell fight?
If you had bothered to do any research you would know that Haye has 21 KO’s from 24 fights, is a talented, entertaining boxer with an excellent amateur pedigree and is good for heavyweight boxing.
Haye beat Valuev in his own backyard with a damaged right hand – what have the US heavyweights managed to do against Valuev?
You use any logic you can dream up to knock british boxers. I thought you would have loved Hayes performance against Valuev having waxed lyrical about Dirrell or perhaps (unlike Dirrell) he didn’t hold enough for your liking?
If the Editors are reading your material your days are numbered Gilfraud!
i just cant see vitali or wladimir overruning haye as easy as you predict.
he fought a giant with very limited skills in valuev he will get killed by any of the klitchko’s david tua, arreola, would be a good test..
I BOX AND I AM 6FT AND 15ST SO I CAN ACTUALLY SAY I KNOW THE INS AND OUTS OF ACTUAL FIGHTING, AND KNOW ITS HARD TO FIGHT AGAINST TALLER OPPONENTS WITH LONGER RANGES THAN I HAVE. I DONT BELIEVE SCOTT GILFOID EVER HAS THOUGH OR HAS ANY REAL IDEA HOW IT WORKS. ANYONE WHO HAS SPARRED OR FOUGHT WOULD KNOW IN AN INSTANCE A 218LB BOXER DOES NOT STAND AND EXCHANGE WITH A MAN WHO IS OVER 100LBS HEAVIER, NEVER MIND 11INCHES TALLER. DAVID HAYE DID A GOOD JOB AGAINST A MAN WHO WOULD OF HURT HIM IF HE DID EXCHANDGE WITH HIM THATS WHY HE FOUGHT THE FIGHT HE FOUGHT. THIS IS THE REASON PEOPLE, REGARDLESS OF HOW LIMITED VALUEV LOOKED GIVE HAYE HIS DUE RESPECT.
That means he’ll hold onto it for years as all your predictions are completely wrong.
lisen this guy only does this to annoy us he knows fine his predictions are wrong most of the time but he only does it to annoy us anyway, the ppl we should be annoyed at is the owners of this site for letting this site turn bad from poor writters like scott but iv got a feeling scotts got a lot more to do with this site that just a writter or he would have been gone long ago with his bias comments i suggest we find a new site to check up on our boxing news any1 know any good sites git bak to me ryanwilliam08@hotmail.com thanks coz iv had enoguh of this site
attention seeking, Scott?
PREDICTION LOL HAYE IS GOING TO BE CHAP A LONG LONG TIME COZ WHAT YOU PREDICT THE OPPOSITE HAPPENDS YOU TIT!!!!!
I’m sure you will live to eat those words. Haye can’t beat the Klitschkos, at least not until they get old and start wearing down around the edges. However, he would be competitive with just about every other Top 10 heavyweight on the docket. As for his #1 challenger, John Ruiz … well, let’s just say if you think his first defense is in the bag.
Articles of this kind, which ignore match-ups with the likes of Eddie Chambers or Chris Arreola, undercut your reputation. I’ll be doing you better in just a couple of days.
I heard that Haye could earn £72 million for fighting a Klitscho, if I was him i wouldn’t worry about winning just fall over and then retire.
I read the first paragragh and thought what a f**king idiot how many fights have you had scott and how many 7 foot guys have you had to box with a broken hand the likely hood is haye wont fight anyone up to his ability cus in the heavyweight division there isnt anybody the klitschkos have power but neither are anything special nobody of this modern era of heavyweight boxing is likely to be accepted into the hall of fame apart from haye if he realises his potential.
Scott I reckon that even when you write to Stanta asking him a new bike he tells you to f uck off! cos again you have been a complete idiot through out the year- lol
Scott please live up to your promises and stop writing articles…
you know absolutely nothing about boxing
What a Crock of crap!!!!
He will loose the title to Ruis????
I think you must have brain damage thinking that.
Haye is the answer to this dull division. You will see in good time
don@london – spot on mate. There is always going to be this friction between the two countries, especially over the internet. You get people trying to better the other country, as Scott proves day in, day out. When really, our countries arent that different. No doubt like you said, all these anti-americans and anti-british would get along really well if they met in person. I believe the majority would at least be able to hold a decent boxing conversation, and not all this childish, petty crap they spew over the internet.
Okay Haye can run but can he fight on the heavyweight level? When he at last has to face Wlad or Vitali we shall know more.
I really think Scott needs to see someone about his deep-seeded hatred of anything british, i have been to America on many an occasion and have always found the people to be extremely polite and well mannered and i always thought we all got on well us brits and the americans, so whats with this brit hating Scott? Its plain for all to see that your so-called journalism is not based on fact but simply on a bitter and twisted view of us british folk! You know if you ventured over here at some point you might actually see that we too are friendly and welcoming people!!!
haye vs jefferson? jefferson was a typical over-rated us fighter…maskaev blew him apart before wlad got there anyway. haye was a very talented cruiser & now he’s a talented (but small) HW.
& haye’s “arm punches”? you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.
on the topic: will haye beat the klitschkos? probably not…but he’s got more of a chance than anyone else right now. which is at least a little bit exciting…no?
i don’t understand why someone would write all this stuff about a sport they clearly hate. everything is negative. you must be really miserable, dude.
Oh Scott so typically biased and bitter and hypocritical of you! you moan about Haye running all night, so what about Dirrell running AND hugging all night?? Dirrell was equal in height and reach with Froch and has good boxing skills, but chose the wrong plan against a guy equal in build,he should have gone toe to toe with Froch. Haye planned to frustrate Valuev early on and then deck him but got an hand injury,plus he shaked the Giant and hardly got hit but took the punches that did land well, ot a bad chin hey? See scott if you had stuck to what you say you think (which really doesnt have much truth to it) you`d praise Haye for his great Boxing Skills, but because you are having a dig your going back on your words as to why you thought Dirrell won the FRoch fight making you a complete and utter hypocrite!
Scott!!!
Ok, firstly I agree, Haye may not beat the Klitscho’s, he may not stand up to there punches. But I guess we will see what happens.
On the subject of Haye’s hand, well he showed it on tv, and it looks pretty swollen to me, doesnt look like an excuse.
And also refering to your comment of….
“Haye’s arm punches and his looping shots won’t have any effect against Wladimir.”
errrrrrrr, have you ever watched Wladimir’s THREE Ko losses?????? There is a case to be made that Wlad also cant take a clean hit, so Id suggest you go watch those fights on youtube as you clearly dont know what you’re on about.
Haye wont beat Vitali I agree, but against Wlad it would be a case of who lands first.
Your breath must stink, the amount SH** that comes out of it
Keep writing articles about your American boxers.
Oh wait…when was the last time the Americans had a decent Heavyweight?
If that tittt is saying haye wont hold his title for long, the opposite will happen, it allways does where that fool gulillys conserned.. GET A LIFE
aother anti-euro article. grow up.
Scott you are a shameless failure
Haye’s hand is broken for the record.Anybody in all walks of life know having a boxing match with a broken hand is quite a big problem…NOT SCOTT!!.Just admit Haye gave the best performance he could…you even said in your last bundle of words you wrote,you was shocked he said his hand hurts because he carried on using it the whole fight(basically saying he was lying).What a champ!.He broke it round 2 with a temple shot,bit down on his gumshield and and did what he had to do,even if it ment using a broken hand.
I was even shocked at Hays chin this fight…I wasnt a big fan of Haye before,i’ve seen a most of his fights and i thaught a quarter of a punch from Valuev would av sparked Haye out.He got caught a few times and took em well.Regardles what anybody say’s i think he suprised a few people when he took them punches.
Saviour of heavyweight boxing i doubt.But definatley a shake up.COME ON HAYE!!
what utter crap.
who was the know nothing idiot who wrote this crud?
for the editor i would ensure that before employing someone to do a write up on boxing,that they know what they are on about.david haye will be a good champion (probably not the best).but what have america got as an alternative.haye used an excuse of breaking his hand.ive seen it on telly(and if not broken,i wouldnt like to hit someone with it).i did a bit of boxing when i was a kid and i know that if your strapping is wrong and you do land a bomb you will damage your hand.how come everyone all over the planet as moaned about the 3 russian world champions ruining the state of heavyweight boxing?yet no one as put anyone in there way capable of beating them,until now.look out world we have a champion again and he wants to take on allcomers.and while im here do somthing about that fat flag waving freeky haired parrasite,he makes you yanks look stupid.
u are the most bitter loser i have ever read on a boxing site. your boy ruis was hands down the worst champ ever, worse still than valuev and haye will have a field day with huggy bear. i doubt haye will beat vitali but at least hes aiming for the stars. name a guy with less than 26 fights who’s a 2 weight world champ with 3 titles WBC, WBO and WBA.
see when i think of shannon briggs now there’s a paper champ. same as bruce seldon or even hasim rahman (there you go there’s a lewis reference you can jump on). the point is if this guy was a yank youd be creaming all over him like he was the saviour. thing is he aint american is he and if he does loose it will be to a european.
Yet again anothet brit bashing article give it a rest gilfraud