The Klitschko brothers to decide which one will face Haye – Boxing News
March 9th, 2010
By Scott Gilfoid: Both Klitschko brothers want to fight World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye (23-1, 21 KO’s). If the 29-year-old Haye has a preference, you can bet it would probably be IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (53-3, 47 KO’s), and the reason is because his chin is the weaker of the two brothers. Vital, now 38, wants to be the one that faces Haye first, saying “For him [Wladimir] it is personal, but for me I want the title. My brother already has two but I have to clear it with him. I really hope he listens to his older brother.” Haye has a fight coming up next month on April 3rd against John Ruiz.
It would be fair to say that Haye has taken the soft path to the top with fights against Tomasz Bonin, Monte Barrett and Nikolay Valuev. Even in choosing which heavyweight champion to fight for the title, Haye opted for the weakest of the champions, the 36-year-old Valuev, and looked horrible in barely beating Valuev by a narrow 12 round majority decision last November. I actually had Valuev winning the fight by one round because of Haye’s constant running and his anemic punch output.
Vitali says “Haye has the choice, one of the brothers Klitschko. I’ll tell Haye it’s easier to beat me, because I’m older [than brother Wladimir Klitschko] and I don’t have as much energy as my brother. I keep my fingers crossed that he [Haye] beats Ruiz. Not because I like him, but I want his title and to shut his mouth. Maybe we decide by coins who fights him. Let’s hope my brother listens to me. He must always respect old people.”
Vitali would like to be the one to get a shot at Haye first, and he’ll probably get his way unless Wladimir really puts his foot down. If you leave it up to Haye, it’s painfully obvious that Haye will choose Wladimir. Haye stands zero chance of beating Vitali. I mean absolutely zero chance. I guess you could give him a small chance if Vitali was to get injured like he did in his fight with Chris Byrd a decade ago, but that’s the only way Haye beats Vitali. And as for Wladimir, Haye has like a very minuscule chance of beating him as well.
The problem with Haye is he’s too small, and fights like he’s muscle bound. He can’t extend his arms to throw long punches and leaps in too much with wild lunging shots. If he tries that rank amateur stuff with Wladimir, he’s going to get destroyed very quickly. But I have my doubts that Haye’s tender glass-like chin will get him through the Ruiz fight without it being shattered to pieces by one of Ruiz’s uppercuts. Ruiz isn’t a big puncher, but he doesn’t need to be to beat Haye.
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first what makes haye (chinny)when has he ever been ko d????tko d yes..through tiredness very early on in his career.vitali if i recall was ko d for real by a british kick-boxer in pele reid..when vitali was a kick boxer!!!and no not by a kick!!!
so i guess that makes clitali,,,sorry vitali chinny???you yanks are soooooo green with envy its funny!
For any idiot who buys into this article
Haye pulled out of the V Klitschko fight because the terms were absolutely ridiculous, he only fought Barrett as it was his first legitimate fight as a heavyweight and Barrett was in the top 10, Haye fought Valuev to get a world title which has put him in better standing in terms of contracts with the Klitschko’s and now Ruiz is the mandatory challenger to his WBA title. What is this idiot talking about. Ruiz is getting served up MARK MY WORDS!!!
@Rick…..Your exactly right, Haye is dillusional talking about a legacy. Who in they’re right mind can buy into that.
Haye I will say this again. You will not succeed in cleaning up the division. For a start, Haye would have to fight more often and against top, younger, hard punching heavyeights. Haye also claims that he will retire at the age of 31. He had better start fighting at a more frequent pace if he wants to create a so called legacy.
I doubt haye can beat either of the klitschkos.
All the Haye haters?what a suprise. Ruiz will be on the recieving end of speed and power. Every 1 doubted roy jones jnr when he made the step up but look what he done. Im not comparing the 2 cuz thats unfair but Haye will have 2 ko a few heavyweights(which he will do) until use guys recgonise him as a genuiene heavyweight!
Haye would have less of a chance than Chris Byrd. I think he would be an easy fight for Wlad, he would clod around until “Bam”…..like he was shot by an elephant gun.
Massive power. Bone crunching power. Watch Ruiz eat it.
haye moves around the ring like a slow tank and his punches are not as fast as when he was a cruiserweight?
scott you are just deluded, i am ashamed to call you human
Haye is not going to beat Ruiz, he’s got just ok power but probably not much more than Ruiz, he is however a clumbsy looking fighter with not much of a defense, I thnk Ruiz is going to discourage him and rough him up on the way to a TKO. Either Klitchko will mess him up especially hard hitting Wlad, too big too strong, too quick for Haye who isn’t much smarter than a CARP, the quicker he is gone the better off boxing will be.
You predicted Barrett would knock him out and also Valuev. You have no idea whatsoever and now you are making the prediction that Ruiz will also.
Haye will hammer Ruiz into submission. Haye is taller, stronger and faster.
To say he is too muscle bound is ridiculous. Haye has always been in tip top condition. He’s added a little more weight and bulk but alot of this is naturally eating and filling out to his true weight.
Haye has a panther like stance and lightning reflexes. So many of his opponents miss with jabs as Haye invites this in order to bring in openings.
I suspect his plan againt Vlad will be to move quickly and attack him with Hayemakers from different angles as robotic Vlad jabs away.
As Haye has said himself. He will test Vlad’s chin early and break his heart.
Haye deserves credit for getting the Klitschkos chasing a fight
They just want the biggest payday of there career
Haye gives them that
inkspired – You need to get your facts in check. Haye started off saying he needed 2 weeks then 3 then more — Wladimir could not take the guy serious. How was he certain that the fight would ever happen. He wasn’t. So, he decided to not make the paying fans at the arena wait and chose to face another opponent and fought for the vacant Ring magazine belt.
As far as the reason why its personal… Haye postponing the fight was the smallest reason for Wlad to be upset. Haye had been calling Wladimir out for a long time, missed fighting the early part of 2009 due to negotiations with Haye which he thought would have placed a fight with him earlier than June 2009, and not to mention the insults and severed heads of him and his brother that he showcased in front of him and the whole world.
Adam — that may be true but Valuev himself was a paper champion so with Haye beating him its not too far of a stretch logically to say that Haye is one as well.
i also think ppl are writing haye off way to early hel always have a punchers chance and it will be a closer match than every1 thinks i still think both bros wud win…..as for the idiot saying wlad was 2 blame for not takin the 3 week delay do u take a lot of disco biscuits???haye pulled out,wlad had no injury as he fought chagaev so dont be fffing daft..he took the easy option end of story but will face one of them soon enough……
I really wish people would understand the meaning of the term ‘Paper Champion’ before throwing it around! It mean’s someone has fought for a vacant title and won; they have not dethroned a champion. Haye beat an existing World Champion and therefore is not a paper champion!
FLip a coin they both whup his arse…
He is not even going to get passed Ruiz sorry ass…
hayes got more of a chance against vvitali
i’d like to know why wlad finds it personal ?
he walked away from the haye fight….haye asked for a 3 week delay, but wlad refused !
and dont go spouting the haye bottled it lark either…! how is asking for a 3 week delay bottling it ?
and for all the american readers before u go slating haye for making up so called ‘excuses’, just look at ur golden boy ‘dirrell’ who is doing the same thing.
you cant slate haye without slating ur own fighter ! for all we know they both had/have legitimate injuries.
remember wlad backed out, by refusing the delay ! and dont say he jumped ship on the vitali deal either cos when the contract came to light it adds more weight to the fact that both klitchko’s knowing how much of a danger haye is to them.
and the only reason they will fight now is because the they have no excuses due to haye holding a belt, and its what the public want along with the fact they both have the desire to hold all the belts between them.
haye would get knocked out by both klitchkos. easy fight. he wont land nuthin on them cuz theyl keep him away wit theyr jabs. if u havent seen the klitchkos they have a very good jab. and a even better right hand right after that jab.lol. easy win. it would probably go to the later rounds becausehaye would b energetic and move around and use his speed. but theyl catch up to him.
His only chance is agnist Wliadamar and any heavywieght with a decent punch has a chance agnist Wiladamar
every1 is writing off haye way too early. He moves slow around the ring is the biggest load of rubbish ive heard. He will make the klitchkos look exactly what they are, robotic champions. The ivan drago type! haye will beat them both badly. Hes too quick and hes too smooth and even though hes come up from cruiserweight he will have too much power. Ok he hasnt beaten the best heavyweights but no one wanted to step in the ring with him because he wasnt a big enough name. Now hes world champion and rightly so, the big names will have to face him. Not that there are that many big names in the heavyweight division now. by the end of this year britain will once again have an undisputed heavyweight champ of the world.