By Nathan Barton: The book makers are offering odds of 5/4 for WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) to beat IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s). I would like to start this article by stating that i am not a typical half-hearted British boxing fan jumping on the Haye bandwagon.

I don’t believe Haye has been tested in the heavyweight division so far and I lost a huge amount of respect for him when he fought Audley Harrison, he insisted that it was the fight British boxing fans wanted to see when really he was thinking of a large pay day for an easy nights work.

I also belive Haye is choosing to fight the easier brother as Vitali Klitschko has a granite chin, a huge heart and more power than his younger brother despite the age difference.

Haye says this is because he has “the beef” with Wladimir, although this is just an excuse and he will refuse to fight Vitali as he will use his self promised retirement in October as an excuse.

However, I believe that Haye will easily beat Wladimir as David’s speed and power are to much, he is elusive while throwing shots from angles where Wladimir is used to fighting behind his jab against static boxers that come forward in a straight line with no lateral movement. As many boxing fans know Wlaldimir is more chinny than David Haye and has been
floored by Lamon Brewster who is not as fast or powerful as Haye. Wladimir also drops his hands immediately after he has thrown combinations which Haye will capitalize on.

My prediction is Wladimir will get frustrated with his jab not landing after the first couple of rounds and realize he can not live with David Hayes power, then he will start to fight on the back foot and get caught by quick powerful shots and instead of taking a knee to recover similar to Frank Bruno, he will try to survive and the fight will end in the middle rounds by a referee stoppage.