Steward: Haye is explosive early, Wladimir will have to be prepared
March 22nd, 2011
By Dan Ambrose: IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) is going to have to be prepared to fight at a faster speed early in his fight with WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) in June or July. Wladimir’s trainer Emanuel Steward says that Haye is a faster starter and will be bringing a lot of speed and power into his fight with the 6’7″ Klitschko.
It might not be in Wladimir’s best interest to punch with Haye early in the fight unless Wladimir feels comfortable with taking some big shots. Haye is vulnerable to getting knocked out if he gets hit hard, and we saw Haye get shaken up by Carl Thompson and Odlanier Solis in the past when tagged. However, both of those fighters took some mammoth punches from Haye without crumbling. Wladimir might not be able to take those same kinds of shots without getting knocked out. Steward needs to keep Wladimir on the outside using his jab early in the fight when Haye is at his most dangerous point.
However, Haye is someone that carries his power deep into his fights and he’s someone that Wladimir can’t get comfortable with at any point in the fight. The first four rounds are when Haye is most dangerous through. After that, he tires a little and is a lot more predictable in what he does. You can always expect the left hook and the lunging right hand thrown from long distance. Wladimir should easily be able to avoid those punches without problems. Haye is dangerous for Wladimir with his tendency to throw punches while in a clinch. Wladimir needs to resist clinching with the British heavyweight because he may end up getting taken out with rabbit punches.
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said before but will say again haye is the only man with chance to beat klitch bros and i doubt they will ever face him because to lose would hurt their legacey.
If Vitali loves his brother he may want to take the fight with Haye.There is some question on wlads starter,It seems to have a bad selanoid.he takes his time to get on track ,and some fighters don,t.
great unbiased article!keep up the good work!!!
an u americans r jus jealous chris arreola is ur best heavy weight haye will ko wlad in 5 an wil b to quick an elusive 4 vitali an win on points
all u people who say haye hasnt fort ne gud heavyweights is coz there is none and haye has got the power to wladamir out wot r u people on a bout do watch boxing
@haye-klitshko 2011, you are a fool
Is there anybody out there who believes that Wladimir wont actually pull out of his fight with Haye? Seems to me that the Klitschko camp have definite doubts about Wlad’s chin and would much rather have Haye face Vitali (has he EVER been rocked at all?)
I’ll say again : Haye will stop Wlad inside of 4 rounds.
Don’t be surprised either when Vitali jumps in the ring afterwards trying to start a fight with Haye after he sees his brother, Wlad, get blasted out cold !
It would be good for boxing if Haye wins. We get a super match between Vitali and Haye.
David Haye is a fraud & does not deserve a shot at either Klitschko or the purse he will recieve from the fight!!.
David Haye’s career has been nothing less than hilarious,full of hand picked opponents,t.v commercials,insults of bad taste & negative ppv’s (Harrison).David Haye is a prime example of why boxing is losing fans to other combat sports mainly MMA.The boxing commission need to step in & stop fighters like Haye robbing a living from our sport,since moving to HW Haye has done nothing Ruiz,Valuev,Harrison can not be classed as genuine opposition LOL!!.If Haye had fought 1-2 genuine HW’s Boytsov,Chagaev,Povetkin etc i would not have such a problem with him as a fighter.
The only bonus for me,if the fight is made with either K brother Haye will lose (guaranteed).Vs Wladimir Haye will be stopped as he will take a savage beating.Vs Vitali Haye will be KTFO!!!.
haye will loose by a heavy knockout blow
Paul
Why are you calling me names? You are a typical Haye fan who resorts to foul name calling whenever someone other than a Haye fan speaks the truth. The truth hurts doesnt it?
Do you really believe that the K brothers were scared of the sloth Valuev? They tried to sign for a fight with him numerous times. Valuev is a Don King fighter and King wants to protect Valuev. If the K brothers did fight Valuev, I can assure you that they wouldnt run for 12 rds and they would have KO’d or TKO’s him.
Here are just a few of the tough opponents the K’s have fought:
Peter, Briggs, Arreola, Rahman, Chambers – I can go on..
Now, who has Haye fought? Anyone who has intelligence and some boxing smarts will tell you that Bonin, Barrett, Valuev, Ruiz and Harrison are not tough opponents. We can keep going round and round. It is all about results and actions in the ring and not trash talking. Let us see what Haye does before he retires.
Haye is already successful because everyone is talking about this fight. The idiots are the people that pay to see that fight – in the arena ore in pay-per view. Haye will make most of the money with the “Haye-Haters” who want to see him dying in the ring.
It´s just an incredible pr-machine and I think the authors of this site are part of it.
Spin the Kinks. Does anybody in jolly old England know anything about boxing?
If Haye goes for it early he will get beat early.The reality: As soon as he feels the power in two or three Of Wladimer’s left jabs he will run and appear to be looking for an opening.Twelve rounds later he will still be running and looking for an opening.Anything else and he will be counted out.David Haye is cashing out in this fight and it will be his last. It’s the only reason he’s taking it. Manny Steward is just promoting the fight.
Steward just playing mind games, he knows ATG Vlad KlichKO will kill Davey the Biatch.
The observation of steward is on the money.he could not have warned wlad any better than laying out the facts.If wlad just paws looking for an opening he will get hit and hit hard by an accurate puncher especialy early.i don,t think this is a feel him out fight.haye saw the Sanders fight,and wlad was not ready for that assault.he darn near got his granite chin brother in the early going too,but vitali is so tough!
I agree entirely with steward.Haye is ultra agrressive,and I know he will try to hit hard in the clinches.His fight with Thompson was a little like wladamirs loss in one of his fights.its a shootout,gotta be ready.
@ Modern Warfare!!!
you are retard if you think the robot beats haye…too fast too strong!!!! ha ha!!!!
@andreas
Haye doesn’t have the power to knockout wladimir? Yet Haye is the only fighter ever to hurt Valuev, possibly the best chin in boxing due to the size of his freak of a scull? Come on …
@andreas
Haye doesn’t have to power to knockout wladimir? Yet Haye is the only fighter ever to hurt Valuev, possibly the best chin in boxing due to the size of his freak of a scull? Come on …
This site is rediculous! Might aswell rename it KlitschkoBumBoys24.com.
Haye won’t get anywhere near a Klitchko, his punches will be meaningless, because he doesn’t hit hard enough to make himself a threat. He is very predictable and moves around like a clod…..Haye is going to get walked down by the superior boxers and crused…….If he does in fact fight which I doubt he will, all his fairy boys will be changing names or just staying off this site..
Sanders does hit harder than Haye, he almost knocked down Vatali.
Dale
Who has Haye beaten at H/W?
Haye has not faced and beaten a younger, hard hitting, skilled heavyweight to date.
None of the guys Haye has fought at H/W were under the age of 36.
Sanders was a very fast and powerful puncher and he hit harder than your boy Haye.
The K brothers would stop Haye and so would a few of the top contenders. Robert Helenius would also KO Haye.
I think David needs to start early and throw a lot of punches. He should try to catch Wlad cold, other than that it might be a long night for Haye.
really, cause in the Audley Harrison fight and the Valuev fight, haye did nothing for the first couple of rounds. Eyes all popping out of his head. Scared – like a school girl.
I think this is Emanuel helping to sell tickets thats all. he knows his man will dispense of the fake – and do it expeditiously!
haye weighed 222 lb against ruiz and carried no body fat at all. about 3 lbs less than the fatter and slower corrie sanders.
and Dale I agree with your rankings
styles make fights and think haye has the totally wrong style for wlad to handle. look at his losses. brewster (225 lb), sanders ( a fat 225 lbs). these guys were not massive heavyweights but smoked wlads boots early on. i see the same happening with haye which is why i rank him @ number 3. vitali would easily beat either of these fighters. so would a prime lennox lewis….. tyson etc
sander does not hit harder than Haye you klit poker
other than being a novice david haye has never been defeated and has ko’d almost everyone he has fought.
i dont think sanders was a bigger puncher than haye
Sanders does not hitter harder than Haye you fricken moron nor is he anywhere near as fast. What a retard.
But Wladimir will pull out, everyone know that. So let´s talk about Vitali against little sweet Haye ;9
Vitali
Wladimir
Haye
im going on record to say that david haye will never fight wladimir. vitali is the number one heavyweight in the world and will be taking care of this one for his little brother. i will eat my words if wlad and haye do get it on but i doubt it.
my rankings
1. vitali
2. haye
3. wlad
anyone agree?
The fact Wladimir says he will punish Haye for 12 rounds means during those 30+ minutes, Haye at any point can land a hayemaker. I expect a very cautious Wladimir, he knows David is the most dangerous man out there. This will not go past 7 rounds, HAYE by K.O
Haye did nothing for a whole first round with Harrison the ref ask them when they intended to start boxing.
He might take the option of keeping away for the whole 12 with either klitschko.
I wonder how long it takes the klitschko fans to say Emanuel Stewart doesn’t know what he’s talking about
If Brewster and Sanders exposed wladimirs weakness, I look forward to seeing haye expose him again. Can wladimir deal with haye’s middleweight-like speed?
hayes speed is overated and come fight night if its against wlad we will see it for our selves…1st four rounds as long as haye dosnt get tagged with something to hard will go alot like this…some jabs thrown from wlad.some hit some dont.haye lands some quick shots.which will make every1 sit up as we rnt used to wlad getting hit but still wlad winning the rounds.after that haye will be eating more and more jabs slowing down round by round then he will be taken out in either of the last 2 rounds by a counter hook or straight right.depending on weather haye is still trying to land his huge shots going for the knockout when he realises hes behind by a landslide…if i was haye id be praying for vitali.hes more intrested i mixing it up haye wud have a chance with that.not against a man who u cant hit
Haye is going to be Vladimir’s worst nightmare. The fastest most powerful fighter he has faced.
I find this pre-fight analysis hilarious.
The great power of Haye wasn’t able to finish a veteran like Thompson with like 50 flush powerpunches to the head. He floored Ruiz, who got parked by a real powerpuncher in Tua in seconds, several times, rained down rabbit punches to the back of Ruiz head like no good, and Ruiz still made it through 9 rounds, although nearly retired and a shell of even the shape he was in against Valuev. Hayes “incredible power” is a myth stemming from flooring Maccarinelli early with a barrage of punches when that **** tried to not take a knee and hold on to the ropes, while Frenkel who is a REAL puncher rendered him unconscious on the floor with a single punch out of nowhere. Haye does *not* carry a workrate into later stages of a fight, and will have his hands full escaping from hooks and one-twos to not get knocked out by Klitschko. Klitschko only needs to read the occasional jumped-in attack from Haye and stay alert and defensive, knowing that it takes only a single left hook or 1-2 landing to send Haye packing into next week.