2011 Look ahead for Britain’s finest – part 2: Haye vs. Klitschko, DeGale vs. Groves
December 19th, 2010
By Shaun Campbell:
David Haye vs. Wladimir Klitschko/Vitali Klitchko:
Arguably the biggest name in British boxing at the moment. David Haye, the World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight champion of the world has said this will be his last year in the sport, as he plans to retire at the age of 31. So by October 13th he plans to have fought, and defeated the Klitschko brothers. Making this fight is seeming to prove almost impossible. Klitschko’s promoters are said to be wanting “too many clauses” and Haye is said to be wanting “too much money”. Either way this fight is one that must happen. The Klitchko’s need Haye, and Haye needs the Klitschko’s. Haye doesn’t have any truly stand out names on his heavyweight record, and the Klitschko’s have fought men that will be forgotten in boxing terms in a matter of years. There is talk of this fight happening in the 90,000 seated Wembley Stadium, what the Klitschko’s have to say about this is another matter. Haye’s preference is Wladimir, but is also looking to fight Vitali. The ‘Hayemaker’ has the power to knock either of them out, but his chin has also been questioned in the past. It’s a fight that obviously either man could win. Whether you love or hate David Haye, he is the only man out there with the chance of beating the two brothers.
Well, we couldn’t have a look ahead to 2011 and not include this fight. It simply is a match up that must happen. Without it questions will always been asked when both fighters retire. “Could Pacquiao have beaten Mayweather?”. “Was Mayweather good enough to beat Pacquiao?”. Hopefully the fight can be made as not only would it be a decent fight, but it could revive the damaged reputation of boxing. It would capture the public’s imagination and it genuinely is a 50/50 fight which either man could win. But whether is can be made or not is another matter. Let’s hope so.
It’s also going to be a big year for Kell Brook (welterweight), Ryan Rhodes (light-middleweight), Ricky Burns (super-featherweight), Carl Froch (super-middleweight), Tyson Fury (heavyweight), James DeGale and George Groves (along with many others). Kell Brook, the rising star from Sheffield is on the brink of a world title shot if Manny Pacquiao vacates the World Boxing Organization (WBO) belt. Brook is first in line to fight for the belt if the situations arises. Former European champion and world title challenger Ryan Rhodes has never looked better and is now under Hatton Promotions banner who are looking to get him a shot at a light-middleweight world title sometime in the year. Ricky Burns and Carl Froch will be defending their world titles and looking to establish their-selves as the number 1 man in their divisions. Also 2010 could be a big year for prospects Tyson Fury, James DeGale and George Groves (DeGale and Groves scheduled to meet for the British super-middleweight belt) sometime next year.
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macca is that the same jim watt who had the haye valuev fight as a draw?(like the majority of us)??i wonder why hes sayin that is it because he works for sky and haye pays sky to promote the sh1t outta him??and ofcourse mr watt had some intresting things to say when david haye didnt fight wlad the 1st time when chagaev stepped in….degale looked good against smith will he still be as gd when he steps up the competition??
@ macca i dont see ow haye could even hurt vitali after all he was only stopped by cuts against the great lewis so as for the chances of haye knocking him out id say at best slim but you have 2 look at the facts haye is not going 2 get past the jabs and the straights they throw he is going 2 be outboxed and stopped late on
chagaev in his last 2 fights looked beatable him and haye would be a good contest 2 guys with great amature pedigree and with chagaev bein a former 2 time world champ and the other only man to defeat world beater nikolai valuev (being sarcastic) it would make for a decent fight..in my eyes anyway..i wouldnt be surprised if haye ended up fighting roy jones jr or b hop next..hopefull im wrong tho…gnomb vitali klitchko has a great chin but he was on the verge of going down against corrie sanders only for some reason sanders pushed him and it wasnt classed as a knock down.another 3 bombs and vitali wud have fell…im not saying he would have been knocked out im sayin he wud have kissed the canvas for the 1st time..the result still wud have been the same as he got up and beat sanders to a pulp
I dont think haye will get past chagaev if he fights him ,i bet he tries to worm his way out even though its a mandatory defence.
I dont think haye will fight either brother and has a mandatory defence first wich he could loose ,unless he worms his way out of fighting chagauev ,i think he will just fade away or take a few more easy money making fights.
what if K bros is american????they’ll call him the twin tower,no.1 boxer ppp(like floyd jr???).the real rocky,the twin who can KO all top boxer lifetime,the real american champion & many more….&for sure he get the challange to rematch lennox lewis…
If haye is the biggest name in boxing no wonder the sport is in such a state,what has he done he has beaten the weakest opponents and hand picked his way to a title,a discrace.
Haye is a joker. He knows how to lie with a full confidence but he has no balls to face klitschkos or any other contender from top 5.
And by the way Shaun, seriously, how do you get that Haye can “knock out either brother?” That’s comical. I know the Klitschko haters like to say Wlad’s got no chin – which isn’t accurate. But Vitali? Here’s a guy that took the hardest, cleanest uppercut Lennox Lewis ever threw and his knees didn’t buckle. But Haye can knock him out???
I don’t see Haye fighting a Klitschko, or any top contender for that matter. He’ll always find an excuse. When he talks about the “demands” the K bros make, it’s absurd that “writers” like yourself act like there’s any validity to it. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, Wlad and Vitali have dominated the heavyweight division for years. They’re SUPPOSED to have contractual clauses. That’s how it works. Haye has fought Barret, Ruiz, Valuev, and Harrison. Other than that he has ran his mouth.
I agree brook is on a different level he is defo a future world champ not sure about macklin tho against world opposition he maybe out of his depth as for cleverly i think he would beat brahmer but as for pascal and cloud i think he may come up short.. and i think degale is also a future world champion with the class he has shown as for haye i hope he doesnt face the klitchkos he would get seriously hurt and amir khan vs mayweather good money for khan but he would get destroyed
Kell brook is my tip. The lad looks a class apart. Still needs to tweek his defence(just a bit), but otherwise the complete package.
How do you figure Haye has the power to knock out the Klitschko Brothers? ESPECIALLY Vitali, who no-one has ever come close to putting down?
Haye will not face klitschkos. He is talking about klitschkos because he wants to promote his next fight. Haye will not face even other serious challengers like povetkin, ademak and chambers.
mayweather v pacquiao who wins and why?
david haye vs kiltichko, is exciting.
mayeather vs pacman, its just tiring to hear everyone wanting the fight. if anyone is missing out on this fight its mayweather. manny is already a hall of famer, i just cant believe mayweather would jepordize his legacy by not fighting.
totally agree froch is the hard man of british boxing with the most bottle and also the most exciting fights.
should be a big year for cleverly too hopefully he gets a shot at a title before the end of 2011 i think he will raise his game again if he gets his chance
froch will be the only one who will take on all comers in 2011.haye says he wants the klitsch bruvs,dont be fooled.groves his number 1 for degales title,but again until i see them in opp corners of the ring i cannot see it happening talk is cheap.. rhodes will fight anyone for a world title shot.BUT FROCH IS THE ONLY ONE WITH TRUE BOTTLE
those two fights need to happen for the sake of boxing. it will be seen as a laughing stock otherwise
some good fights could and should be on the cards hopefully wel get to see them…hopeing young carl frampton gets a brit title shot next year aswell as hes looking very gd of late