By William Mackay: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) is ready to get any help he can to try and beat whichever Klitschko he ends up facing in June or July. Right now, Haye is hoping he’ll be facing IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) next. However, that could change quickly due to Wladimir’s abdominal injury failing to heal properly. Haye is planning on using former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis to get some tips in how to beat either of the Klitschkos, since Lewis holds a victory over Vitali from 2003 when he cut Vitali’s eye with a glancing shot.
Speaking with the dailystar.co.uk, Haye said “If there’s anyone who knows how to beat a Klitschkos it’s Lennox. He beate a prime Vitali. Lennox was way over the hill but still ripped Vitali’s face to shreds and win the fight. Lennox also knows what Wladimir’s trainer Manny Steward knows,. because he was trained by him.”
Lewis was actually losing the fight to Vitali at the time the fight was stopped due to Vitali’s cut. Lewis wasn’t finding a lot of success in that fight other than when he was able to land some uppercuts. That probably won’t be much of any help for Haye in a bout against Vitali, because Vitali so seldom clinches and fights mostly on the outside. Lewis may offer the same advice he gave to Solis by telling Haye to focus on his shots at Vitali’s body and then look to get in close without getting hit to work on the inside. That sounds easy but Vitali has a way of backing away against fighters that come at him while still throwing shots.
I think Lewis can’t be much of any help for Haye against Vitali. As for Wladimir, Lewis has never fought Wladimir. All he’ll likely say is for Haye to pressure Wladimir and try to connect with hard shots immediately to get him afraid and thinking defensively. Wladimir doesn’t throw a lot of power shots early in his fights and all he’ll do is keep backing up and throwing more and more jabs. That’s not a good thing for Haye because he’s going to get his face busted up before long. He needs Wladimir to be slugging it out with him to have any chance. Wladimir won’t do that until Haye is punch drunk and half blind from eating too many jabs. I think Lewis can’t be of any help to Haye period. Haye is just too small and he’s got terrible punching technique.
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