By Scott Gilfoid: Since winning the World Boxing Association heavyweight title last Saturday night using a boring punch and run style over WBA champion Nikolay Valuev, the boxing world has been going nutty over David Haye.

I don’t understand it myself, because I honestly thought Haye looked positively awful against Valuev, and didn’t show anything to me that a boxing fan would want to see in a heavyweight champion. If Haye is supposed to be the new breed of heavyweight, then I think I’m going to be sick. Haye reminded me of a cross between old heavyweight Jimmy Young and Hector “Macho” Camacho in the late stages of his career when he became a pot shot artist and a bit of a runner.

Haye actually made Camacho look good in comparison, as he ran laps around the ring trying to avoid getting hit by the light punching Valuev all night. It was more than boring. It was depressing because Haye had bragged long and hard in the lead up to the Valuev fight, saying how he was going to knock Valuev out and other such boasts. Instead, we got to see a boring fight that was completely off putting.

I would have liked for Haye to have looked good, because it would have given boxing a shot in the arm. Instead, we have many pro-Haye writers and the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions putting a positive spin on Haye’s fight and making it seem as if we just saw one of the most exciting fights ever. Please, the fight was boring and Haye hasn’t shown anything in his last two fights against Monte Barrett and Valuev that would lead me to believe that he is a threat to either of the Klitschkos – or an improvement.

If anything, I see Haye as much worse than the Klitschko brothers, because at least they throw 50-80 punches per round. Haye only threw about 10 per round last Saturday night. He never throws many and it’s always pot shots. Haye will throw combinations, but usually after he stuns one of his opponents with a shot. Sadly, Haye didn’t put his punches together last Saturday night in his win over the 36-year-old Valuev, who is clearly physically in decline.

This was Haye’s big moment in the sun and he failed big time in my eyes. People are saying how clever Haye was by boxing on then outside and making sure he didn’t get hit. Yeah, I agree Haye fought smart, but I thought he was supposed to be an exciting fighter to watch? That wasn’t exciting, was it?

I don’t care if Haye was American or what, I’d say he fought in a boring manner and I can’t see him improving much against more dangerous fighters like the Klitschko brothers. I hope he doesn’t lose his nerve and back out when and if the time comes to fight one of the Klitschko brothers. I wouldn’t even waste time fighting him if I was the Klitschko, not after last time. I’d let Haye show that he has the skills to remain a champion for at least two to three years, beating the likes of Odlanier Solis, Kevin Johnson, Alexander Povetkin, Samuel Peter and Eddie Chambers.

If Haye could beat those guys, which I don’t think he can, then I’d fight him but not before. I really see Haye as a one hit wonder and I’m not talking about his power. I mean I see him lasting as a champion about one fight. Haye faces John Ruiz next in 2010, and I think Ruiz will beat him by knockout.

If it goes to a decision, I doubt that Ruiz will get the win under those circumstances because Haye is now seen as a cash cow and it would be very hard to get the nod in a fight that ended up going to the cards. However, I don’t think Haye’s weak chin would be able to take Ruiz’s hard uppercuts and I see Haye lasting six or seven rounds before getting taken out by the former champion Ruiz. As such, I seriously doubt that Haye will ever get to the point where he’s in position to fight the Klitschko brothers, because I see him losing badly to Ruiz.