By Dave Lahr: Now that IBF/WBO heavyweight champion and WBA champ David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) are on course for a fight during the summer, Haye is already letting loose with his thoughts on Wladimir. Haye is starting in where he left off two years ago when he was signed to fight Wladimir in June 2009, but suffered a back injury weeks before the fight, causing Wladimir to replace Haye with Ruslan Chagaev. Before that, Haye been working over Wladimir during their press conferences with trash talk and constant teasing.

Haye had this to say about the tall Ukrainian heavyweight: “I have the heart of a lion whereas Wladimir has the heart of a hyena. He cries and squeals and slips into the wilderness at the first sign of danger.”

Boy, this is bad. Haye is really giving it to Wladimir, but he is telling the truth about Wladimir disappearing at the first sign of danger. He used to try and slug it out when his opponents came after him. That changed after he was stopped by Lamon Brewster and Corrie Sanders. Wladimir now runs and holds when his opponents try and punch with him. It’s a style that’s worked for him but only because of his huge 6’6″ 245 pound size. But on the flip side, it’s caused Wladimir to become a boring fighter to watch, which has led to many boxing fans being turned off towards watching him fight. Even HBO stopped showing Wladimir’s fights because of how dull the fights were and because of the low ratings. Wladimir runs or holds when his opponents come at him and it’s utterly predictable. The good thing here is that Haye doesn’t stop punching when his opponents try to hold him. He’s going to give Wladimir big time problems when Wladimir goes to hold him.

Haye is an exciting heavyweight because of his power, speed and his aggressive style of fighting. He doesn’t run and try and avoid action like Wladmir, and that makes him a more fan-pleasing fighter to watch.