By William Mackay: Unlike many boxing fans who feel that IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (52-3, 46 KOs) will have too much size and experience for British challenger David Haye (22-1, 21 KOs) in their June 20th title match at the Veltins Arena, in Germany, I think Haye is going to easily stop Wladimir in two or three rounds.

My question is should Haye toy with Wladimir a couple of rounds, taunting him, and occasionally clocking him with a big shot but not finishing him off.

Haye can send a big message to the heavyweight division if he’s able to not only knock Wladimir out in their June 20th bout in Gelsenkirchen, but also humiliate Wladimir by mocking him, slapping Wladimir around like child and playing around with him the same way that Muhammed Ali used to do with his opponents in the ring.

If Haye is able to do this, it would raise his stature immensely in the heavyweight division, because not only would Haye, a former cruiserweight champion, be able to beat Wladimir, but he’d also showing how much better he is than the other heavyweights by beating him with ease.

Obviously, Wladimir had good power and could connect with a shot at any time that could upset Haye’s game plan, but if David stays close to Wladimir and doesn’t let the Ukrainian fighter get room to throw his big shots, there’s no reason why Haye can’t taunt and humiliate Wladimir before knocking him out.

In close, Wladimir is like a lion with his teeth and claws pulled out, totally harmless to do anything other than to clinch and wrestle around on the inside. Haye has to be careful that when he hits Wladimir that he doesn’t put all his power into his shots, because by throwing hard shots with all of his power behind the punches, Haye would probably knock Wladimir out much too quickly in the fight.

The trick is to make Klitschko suffer for as long as possible while Haye is able to smack him around and clown him long enough to get the point across to boxing fans. I see no reason why Haye can’t dominate Klitschko the same way that Manny Pacquiao easily controlled Ricky Hatton in their May 2nd bout.

Haye just needs to make sure that he lands fast shots at close range, then move away to survey the damage. Wladimir has quick hands, but his reactive time is slow. Above all, Haye must not show any respect whatsoever to Wladimir in the ring.

When Wladimir tries to flick his jab out, Haye needs to come under the jab and belt Klitschko with fast 1-2 combinations each time. Before long, Wladimir will stop jabbing and try to throw leather. That’s where Haye will have him in the palm of his hands.

Each time that Wladimir throws one of his left hooks or a right hand, Haye needs to come back with a hard counter punch to make Wladimir pay for trying to initiate action. Haye has to make sure that he punches with an open glove to make it more of a slapping/clubbing shot or else there will be too much of a risk that he knocks Wladimir out too quickly.

Above all, Haye needs to let Wladimir stay in the fight for as long as possible so that David can sufficiently humiliate Wladimir in front of the huge German crowd at ringside.