By Scott Gilfoid: In looking at WBA heavyweight champion David Haye’s fights at heavyweight, I’ve noticed that Haye is really only capable of punching really hard for about one round before tiring out and becoming a very average puncher. Haye has still been able to score knockouts but that’s basically because Haye has been facing older heavyweights nearing their 40th birthday. If look at Haye’s fight against John Ruiz, Haye was a spent force after only 50 seconds of the 1st round.

After failing to knock Ruiz out after dropping him twice, including one with a rabbit punch to the back of the head, Haye was completely tired out and fighting on fumes. Haye continued to look tired in the remaining rounds and had very little on his shots. The thing he had going for him was that Ruiz was 38-years-old and had nothing to answer Haye back with. Ruiz did land an awful lot of shots and seemed to hurt Haye with a right to the head that knocked him against the ropes.

Wladimir only has to worry about a few shots from Haye before the British heavyweight tires out and becomes a very average puncher. Watch and see. Haye’s power is on the same level as guys like Monte Barrett once Haye gasses out, and he gasses out quickly because of all that useless muscles that he carries around. Haye is really only a two round fighter. He can stick around longer if he doesn’t throw any punches but once he throws more than a dozen shots in a round, he’s basically shot his wad and is weak. I rate Samuel Peter, Wladimir’s last opponent, as a much bigger puncher than Haye. Peter also retains his power much better than Haye and has a lot tougher chin.