David Haye will have to wait a little longer to get a shot against the Klitschko brothers
July 30th, 2010
By William Mackay: World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) missed a perfect opportunity to try and pick off one of the Klitschko brothers for his next fight, and make good the promise of beating both the Klitschkos and unifying the heavyweight titles before he retires at age 31 next year. Haye, 29, will now have to find another opponent for his next fight by the end of the year, and it’s not likely that Haye will be able to find anyone nearly as interesting as one of the Klitschko brothers.
There are a lot of dangerous opponents out there that could possibly upset Haye and ruin his chances at getting a big money unification bout with one of the Klitschko brothers. Currently, Haye has the following fighters to pick from in the top 15 for the WBA rankings: Ruslan Chagaev, Kali Meehan, Nikolay Valuev, Dennis Boytsov, Alexander Ustinov, Odlanier Solis, Alexander Dimitrenko, Jean Marc Mormeck, Manuel Charr, Roberto Helenius, Juan Carlos Gomez, and Alexander Ustinov.
Out of that bunch, there are some fighters that Haye could clearly beat without too much trouble, but he will take a lot of criticism if he fights them. However, it’s hard to see Haye taking a risky contender like Solis, Adamek, Helenius, Boytsov or Dimitrenko next. Those fighters are all beatable, but they’re good enough to cause Haye big problems if they can take him deep into the fight and land something on his questionable chin. Haye defeated 38-year-old John Ruiz in his last fight in April.
That was Haye’s first title defense, and while he looked good for the most part, he was getting hit by Ruiz in the fight. Ruiz isn’t a big puncher, and yet he was still able to mark up Haye’s face and land some nice shots. If Haye lets someone like Solis, Adamek, Boytsov and Helenius land the same kind of shots that Ruiz was landing, Haye may not be a champion long enough to take on one of the Klitschko brothers.
With the risk involved with maneuvering around the minefield of top contenders in the heavyweight division, it’s very likely that Haye will either opt to take on the 38-year-old Harrison next or chose to give a rematch to the 36-year-old Valuev. The Russian Valuev isn’t a big puncher and Haye could probably beat him again by running around the ring all night long, landing pot shots and throwing in the low numbers.
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Haye will skip a mandatory challenger Chagaev, and take an unification match against Wladamir.
Frankly,Haye isnt able to stand against the 2 klischtkos,if hetakes risk to fight them,they’ll all ko him.
i love the peds — show me links to that proof where you heard Barrett and Ruiz say this
Haye was too much of a gutless coward to accept a Klitschko fight so now he has to find some chump to fight next. Haye won’t dare take on anybody of calibre in defense of his “championship”. Look for him to fight a Harrison or some other unranked tomato can next.
Haye will retire then revitalize himself when he sees a champ he can beat.
@kosciuszko
You need to know your boxing!monte barett was also put down 5 times by DR CHINA CHIN….he was’nt put down and stayed down,monte himself said they have about the same power…which by my maths makes mister haye a more powerfull puncher…..considering he weighs 30+lbs less!!!also ruiz said he was the hardest hitting fighter he EVER FACED…
well I’ve written an article saying I think he should fight Chagaev. What do you guys think?
Andrew Meggers-Lloyd, thats exactly my point mate, just how many times did David Haye put Barrett on his arse, only for Monte to get back up. How many times did Ruiz get back up? When the Klitschko’s put you on your arse its goodnight. David Haye has razor sharp speed, but no power to seriously hurt either Klitschko brother; that is if he actually gets in the ring.
As for saying that he is generating interest I would agree, but with no fight set and with what little talk there is being about a joke-fest with Audrey Harrison, how on earth is that ‘generating interest?’ Remember, Haye fought Ruiz at the beginning of April, nearly 4 months ago now, and the fans havn’t the slightest clue as to his next move; all this from the man who said he was going to sort the HW division out quick smart.
It was also ironic how quiet Haye was when the K bros were free and offered Haye a 50/50 purse split, that would of been the time to open his mouth and use his t-shirt stunts to generate interest, but nothing.
The silence is deafening, as the saying goes.
david haye translated in english means LET DOWN
kosciuszko how many times did Haye knock Barrett down in their fight? and how can a man of 15st 10 knock out a 22st giant who’s never been knocked down before? This is Boxing and Haye completely outboxed and outthought Valuev who probably landed about four or five shots to Haye all night, mostly to his chest. Haye isn’t fighting the Klitschko’s yet because they want to generate as much interest as is humanly possible. Why would a man who wants to be the greatest Heavyweight not want to fight the greatest Heavyweights? It doesn’t make sense to think he doesn’t want to fight them. I think people need to read between the lines a bit more. Haye is far too fast for Vitali and too good with his footwork for Wladimir. Haye UD 12 with Vitali and Haye UD 12 with Wladimir. Can’t see anything else
Too right, a bit of perspective is needed Pete. To call
stay-away Haye the best HW boxer ‘by a country mile’ is a complete joke mate.
Haye only troubled the beast from the east in the closing stages of the fight when the giant was simply too knackered from chasing Haye around the ring all night.
Haye was then put on his arse by Barrett, who although was getting hit by Haye, wasn’t blown away by his so called ‘power’. The same is true for Ruiz, he walked through most of what Haye offered, and though he was put on his arse, again he wasn’t blown away. This factors in when we talk about either VK or WK. The fact is that David Haye DOESN’T have ‘power’ at heavyweight, and Vitali would walk through his shots all night long. And camp Haye know this too. As for Wlad, yes, Haye MIGHT be able to connect every now and again, but not enough to cause any major problems. That being said, I dont see Haye dealing with WK’s ram-rod jab too well anyway, and with Haye’s suspect stamina, I think would be stopped in the tenth.
So if, as you say, Haye is the best in the division, why doesn’t he take on either brother?
wait a little longer lol haye doesnt want the fight anyway so his happy.
biba – Tyson never fought anyone like either Klitschko and Holyfield was a far better boxer then Bowe but Bowe was just too big. So your point is what exactly?
well. he can move back to cw. and by the way – tyson was much smaller nd the same is true for hollyfield.
haye never fought a top fighter
I think people forget that David Haye is the best heavyweight boxer – by a country mile.
The problem with heavyweight is the weight and size difference. Haye fighting the Klitschkos is like Maywaether or Pacquiao entering the super-middleweight super six. Stick Haye in the ring anyone his own size and there can be only one outcome. So lets get a bit of perspective before we start dissing the guy.
i heard his name is prettyboy david. it does ring a bell. is his middle name mayweather? anyone?? but i can almost smell it. there will never be a fight between haye and any of the klitschko bros. again all we’ll ever have is excuses, excuses and more excuses. you’ll see..
I think Cunningham or Huck should move upto Heavyweight and fight him. I’d pay to see it anyway
How LONG does it take to pick someone to fight! Enough already! Pick one and get it on..
i read an article the other day that david tua was injured against monte barrett , so maybe tua would be a good fight for haye with the risk factor being up there
The only reason there is any anticipation about a Haye vs Klitchko fight is to see Haye take a spanking. If he didn’t run his mouth it would be the same old stuff about the Klitchko’s fighting bums and underqualified fighters. I said two years ago that the fight wouldn’t happen, now it is obviously true. There is nothing interesting about Haye except his mouth, he is no physical threat to the division he’s just a B class fighter with a big mouth…..That’s where the excitment with Haye begins and ends.
I’m not a big Klitschkos fan but I won’t give a damn whom Haye fights next…Looking at how Haye is hiding after running his mouth against Klitschkos..I’d really like to see his ass whipped by either Klitschko!
Waiting?
More like running….
Haye seems to be all talk when it comes to the Klitschko brothers. He talks the big talk, but when the Klitschkos respond he stays silent. Until he signs to fight a Klitschko (the true champs) he is all hype.
i would like to see haye v audley, believe haye will win but the fight is more interesting to me than haye v anyone else unless you throw in the klitchko bros in the mix.
im certain the klitchkos don’t want anything to do with haye
@ Straight up
A sensible person at last, good comment
Where was Haye’s face marked up by Ruiz? Have to agree though, he’s gonna struggle to find a decent (ie MARKETABLE) opponent. Sadly it seems that he & the Klits need each other right now. It’s almost like the Pacquiao/Mayweather situation. As much as some writers on here love to slate Haye for fighting ‘bums’, it’s symptomatic of the sorry state of the HW division, & the Klits are just as guilty of it, although they do admittedly seem to be keeping busy, if nothing else.