Klitschko plans to punish Haye and then knock him out
May 26th, 2011
By John F. McKenna (McJack): In his upcoming July 2nd title unification fight with David Haye (25-1-23 KO’s) Wladimir Klitschko (52-3, 49 KO’s) continues to assert that he will punish David Haye for eleven rounds before knocking him out in the twelfth round.
Is this more hype, or is that what “Dr. Steelhammer” really intends to do on July 2. There are a lot of things said by fighters when a fight is being hyped to the media. It is good business and it sells tickets. Muhammad Ali took hype to another level in his quest for the title in the mid 1960’s. He sold tons of tickets and made a lot of money, not only for himself, but for his opponents.
“Dr. Steelhammer” sees Haye as a loud mouth upstart who should not be attempting to dictate the terms for the right to fight a Heavyweight Champion who has dominated the division for as long as Wladmimir Klitschko has.
Some of what Vladimir says maybe true. What no one can take away from the “Hayemaker” is the fact that, although he is a loudmouth, he has generated much interest in the heavyweight division. Let’s face it. The Klitschko’s have been so dominant that the casual boxing fans usually pay no attention to a heavyweight title fight. Now for the first time in years HBO will be showing a Klitschko title fight. People are taking notice and have been talking about the Haye – Klitschko fight for months when it is still a little over five weeks away. The heavyweight division needs this fight to be a competitive one. It has long been said that as heavyweight boxing goes so goes the fortunes of boxing itself. It is wonderful that the lighter divisions have been providing boxing entertainment for the past several years. Now hopefully the heavyweights will step up to the plate.
Now as far as Klitschko punishing Haye before he knocks him out, I’m not buying into that. I think back to the “Rumble in the Jungle” when Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in Zaire in the 8th round. Ali’s strategy was to tire Foreman out by pulling his “Rope a Dope” and allowing big George to flail away at him as he lay on the ropes. When Ali returned to his corner after the 5th round he told his trainer Angelo Dundee “I have him where I want him, now I’m going to play with him for a couple rounds.” Angelo realizing that even a tired George Foreman was dangerous, responded with an expletive deleted and told Ali “He’s too dangerous! Get him out of there!”
I’m not equating David Haye’s punching power with that of George Foreman, but he does have explosive power. I have a hunch that Emanuel Steward would give the same counsel to Vladimir Klitschko as Angelo Dundee gave to Muhammad Ali. As much as Klitschko would like to savage Haye for all the insults and barbs he has thrown at him and his elder brother Vitali, I am sure if the opportunity presents itself early in the fight he is going to take David Haye out. Any talk to the contrary by the Klitschko camp is, in my opinion pure hype.
One of the questions being asked by both Haye and Klitschko fans is, what strategy will David Haye use in his effort to defeat Vladimir Klitschko? Many critics of Haye point to his non aggressive style against the huge Russian Nikolai Valuev, in which he threw no more than ten punches a round. It’s pretty clear that Haye can not win by staying outside and throwing occasional potshots at “Dr. Steelhammer”. The strategy that almost every opponent in the last several years has used has been to try to box Klitschko and occasionally move inside at which time Vlad employs his grab and hold technique That strategy has worked very well for Klitschko. Obviously Haye has to come up with something else to have a real shot at winning. I believe what Haye will do is use his speed and explosive power to move in quickly and deliver punches in bunches. The Haye camp realizes that throwing one or two punches at a time will not work against Vladimir. Having come this far Haye wants to win against Klitschko and not just pick up a multi million dollar paycheck. David Haye and his manger/trainer Adam Booth think they have a good chance at winning this fight. They are fervently working on the strategy to move in with speed and explosive power not once, but again and again until Vladimir is KO’d. It is a risky strategy and one that Klitscko and Steward are anticipating. It is the only strategy for Haye that has a chance of working.
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I can tell you Wladimir will win for 100%.you trust me.Wladimir is much strnger and is fast as well.
i am sure haye will not fight klitchko, he is too small for fighting wlad.
I trust that all the people who think Haye will win are Brits.
Am I right?
As Soon as Ghaye gets Ko’d #50th I will call Ghaye Number 50 not haymaker. Then all you non beleivers will eat your hat’s, cry in your Beer’s Ha!
Maybe Vlad will say after the mismatch: “…aint fought any1 like david in my life, he was the easiest one”, what do you think mofo?
Surly Vlad will be hitting Dave with his full power just from the start. It is up to Haye how much he can absorb. I am afraid way not as much as Shannon Briggs could with bout with Vitaly.
I am not paying for this for sure. Won’t be surprise if on the end Vlad says: “I have never faced such an opponent, he was the easiest one” LOL
I have no clue what this fight brings except action.
Haye will not get away with what he did inn the Valuev fight.but haye is very athletic and can box and punch ,And so can Wladimar.
vlads i trouble come fight night, he aint fought any1 like david in his life, he guna get knocked the fk out!!
im from Cali and i think david haye will win
I think, and hope, it is exactly what the Dr. does. Though after a few rounds of being humiliated, and bruised, I truely believe haye will find a way out of the ring, any way…..
Haye isnt good to watch but my main problem with him is his mouth ,a belt holder ,not a champion,who talks like someone who was dragged up ,not a great advert for boxing.
Much to my utter chagrin it appears that David Haye is going through with this foolishness and step into the ring with Mr. Steelhammer. I really fear for his life.
I am from the USA and I do not think Haye has a chance to defeat Vladimir.
I’m putting this out there again for the umpteenth time. If anyone who is “NOT FROM THE uk” thinks Haye will win, please post. I have been putting that out there for four weeks and still have not had a response. It seems that the only people on the planet who think Haye is going to win are from the UK! Still waiting!
Haye will knock Wladimir out cold… watch out on july 2nd…
I can not think of any oppent that has not said they plan to get in on the inside and work over Klitchko and not letting him jab and grab.. It seems to me each one over the past few years has gotten either so gun shy that the stopped fighting or got there heads beaten in.. Just not sure how Haye can truly pull this off.
*****Big mouth********
Though I root for the Klits and I don’t believe anyone in the world could beat either of them, I am getting a little sick of the Robots now.
Haye has a nig mouth and I doubt that he can back it up, but he is far more exciting to watch and listen to than the bland brothers.
Still though, WK by KO in the 11th.
It’s not the K bros that is killing the division, it is a lack of worthy adversaries for them. That thay are dominant isn’t their fault.
One thing contributing to the death of the division is the inability of the opponenents to back up what they say with action. Haye has opened his mouth wide and often about what he is going to do to Wlad – he had better deliver. The farse that was Haye vs Harrison and then the disappointment of Solis against Vitali is what hurts the sport. This is why the lighter divisions are doing ok, they are at least competitive.
You can’t compare the lumbering Peters to Haye their movement is totally different ie Peters has none. The thing that makes this fight interesting is the fact its competitive.
This fight is gonna be a repeatation of the Wlad/Peters 1st fight were Wlad was rocked and knockdown and then Wlad would rock haye and Wlad would win on UD and i tell you that Haye would put up a show but would come short in this fight.
wlad will ko haye by the 8th round
well we know its David…cos gilfoid predicted Wlad… and he never gets anything right…
to be honest I favour David by rd 6… but this is HW boxing and lord knows anything could happen
i don,t know for sure who will win? I certainly know it is to our great benefit it will be provided by HBO to the US and other country,s like mexico who cherish boxing,and have a very good stable of good fighters in all divsions.heavywieght is realy the only one where only mexican Americans excel.why /,I think is the size and lack of huge guys with talent have not been sought out? This should be a pay per view event as these are the best guys in boxing.Can you immagine the talented pac man fighting a Klitschco or Haye?This is the paramount event like it or not.
Im sorry but david haye is probably going to be tossed around like a rag doll.
I agree, wladimir will not dare risk going 12 rounds with Haye, he is way too unpredictable. I see wladimir knocking out david the first chance he gets. altho i dont think it will happen, haye by K.O under 6 rounds
I am going to say lots of prayers for Ghaye So thet Wladimir will not do A Pablo Piccao abstract painting with his boxing gloves on Ghaye’s face.
Where is David Lahr, or Cris WIlliams for that matter. Did they get fired. All you have to do is read there article and prediction and you will know who is gonna win Just take the opposite of what DavidLahr or Cris Williams says!
I agree, every HW comes into a fight with the K brothers promising to Beat them. They walk away with alot of cash and a sore body.
David Haye will be disposed of and the next large mouth will step up to the plate.
Buy your tickets…cause that is what David Hayes plan was all along. One big Pay day to go out on.
if haye fights as if fighting for his life then he will win but if he will box same as the valued fight then no chance of him winning.he must bring it on to win
Great article. The truth is that these statements from Klitschko are mainly designed to generate increased interest in the fight. A side effct is that it might affect David Haye mentally although this is doubtful. It’s a cliche now that one boxer must adopt the annoying upstart role and one the gentleman fighter. Haye clearly fancies his chances against this popular and feared champion and as a result many have now taken their sides in this fight. I would like to see Haye win as a fellow Brit, but I can’t produce much evidence to suggest why and how he will win on paper. If Haye wins then he will have achieved a great feat, but only to face another mammoth task in the task of defeating Vitali. I will never envision him beating Vitali unless he puts in a hugely dominant and one sided performance against Wladimir. He must knock him out for sure. It’s definitely the most interesting scenario in years for the heavyweight division regardless of nationality.
Everyone has a plan that is going to “shock the world” until they get into the ring with a Klitscko.
Haye has little chance whatever his strategy is