By Dallan O’ Donnell: After last nights brilliant fight between Mathew Macklin and Felix Sturm ended in controversy over the decision (which was somehow awarded to Sturm) it shows what David Haye will have to do if he is to win next Saturday in Hamburg against crowd favourite Wladimir Klitschko. Haye will have to knock Klitschko out, to avoid the same fate as Macklin, who should have been crowned a world champion last night.

Haye has a decision away from home under his belt already, when he took on then WBA champion Nikolay Valuev and beat him on points in Nuremberg, Germany. The only thing is, can he rely on fickle judging decisions when judges can so easily be swayed by the crowds? If we look at how judges score fights they look for eye-catching clean work, which may be difficult to do when, the fan favourite immediately evokes a huge crowd reaction for punches thrown, even if they don’t land.

Haye could find himself winning the fight but because the crowd will be cheering Klitschko the judges may see things differently. We all know this should not be the case but unfortunately it is and the crowd has a huge effect on the outcome of fights. Perhaps we can blame the judges for being persuaded by cheering fans, but then again they are only human. Haye has to make sure beyond all doubt, that he is the winner and circumstances are much different this time around compared to the Valuev bout.

Haye has to blast Klitschko out to be crowned winner as I truly can’t see him getting a decision on points as it could be too close to call or just simply the judges wont see past the crowds love for Klitschko. If Haye were to lose on points then we would hear the excuses of ‘home town decision’ and the like, but after Macklin losing the way he did last night, Haye cannot now pull the ‘hometown decision’ card. He knows what he must do. I still believe Haye will win, by knockout too, but we cannot afford to overlook Klitschko and think he will look to take the fight to the 12 round limit- he will also look for the knockout. Last night was awful for Macklin, no doubt and my heart goes out to him, but it was the perfect result to show Haye that he must come out all guns blazing. Follow me on twitter @dallan09.