By Scott Gilfoid: 6’8″ ex-Olympian and now heavyweight hopeful for the UK David Price (11-0, 9 KO’s) is still gushing like a schoolboy about his 14 round sparring session with WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 Ko’s) in order to get ready for Price’s mismatch against an out of his league Tom Dallas (15-1, 11 KO’s) last Saturday night. Price thinks that the sparring session really helped him by teaching him some things.

Price also thinks Haye is a superb fighter and will beat IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) on July 2nd in their bout in Germany. Price, 27, is making a small career of being used as a Klitschko imitator for top heavyweights when they’re getting ready to face one of the Klitschkos. Price previously worked with Odlanier Solis before his bout with WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko last March. Price’s sparring with Solis really helped him alright. Solis was stopped in the 1st round by Vitali. I wonder if Price’s good sparring with Haye will have similar results?

Speaking with the dailystar.co.uk, Price said “When fighters training for a Klitschko fight ask for me they won’t find anybody better and David Haye knows that. I was brilliant sparring with David. It can’t get any better than working with the world champion. You pick up things they do in the gym. Not just in sparring, but little things like how they warm up and cool down. Everything David does is so meticulous. It is good to see that type of professionalism and it can only rub off on me…I think he will beat Klitschko.”

Oh man, Price is really pouring it on thick with the compliments. Price is calling Haye “The world champion,” as if he’s the top guy over Vitali and Wladimir. That is so funny. Price needs to step back from his fawning over Haye and get a good breath of fresh air. Let’s be real here: Haye doesn’t a ghost of a chance against Wladimir and against Vitali, it would be sickening to see what Vitali would do to the British fighter. Price shouldn’t be selling himself short. I bet he was the one teaching Haye in that sparring session. All Price did was give Haye a small taste of what’s in store for him against Wladimir. Price can mimic Wladimir and Vitali a teeny bit in sparring but there is such a huge gulf between the Klitschkos and Price in terms of talent that Haye will be completely unprepared for Wladimir come July 2nd. Heck, even if Haye were totally prepared, he’s too small, too light and too flawed in basic skills. Haye fights like an amateur with his wild hayemaker shots. The only difference between him and an amateur is that Haye runs around the ring nonstop. An amateur would just go straight at his opponents with hayemaker shots.