By Abbas Dadhiwala: Nothing does more to emphasize the parlous state of heavyweight boxing than the recent fight between Wladimir Klitschko and Tony ‘The Tiger’ Thompson. Yes, I know your wondering who they are, but that is unfortunately the sorry state that is boxing premier division is in.
Anyone around long enough might remember the epic fights between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, namely the ‘Thrilla In Manila,’ widely regarded by myself as the greatest heavyweight fight of all time. ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ is another fight that has been etched into the memory of boxing fans across the world with Muhammad Ali a heavy underdog coming through against big George Foreman. Certainly, it is difficult to think of a time when a similar state of affairs existed in heavyweight boxing. The five years that followed Rocky Marciano’s retirement when the title was held mostly by a blown-up middleweight, Floyd Patterson, was as bad as the state of the heavyweight division now.
By Eric Thomas: British cruiserweight David Haye (21-1, 20 KOs) continued his dogged pursuit of a title match with IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (51-3, 45 KOs) in a recent press release, bragging about weighing 232 lbs, a comment made to let Klitschko know that the former cruiserweight Haye was plenty big enough to compete with him in a heavyweight clash. When Haye confronted Wladimir not too long ago at one of his charity events, Haye was told to “gain some weight” and “get in line” behind the other heavyweights that are waiting for a title shot against Wladimir. 
By Nate Anderson: The more and more I see of David Haye (21-1, 20 KOs), I think he’s not really cut out to be a heavyweight. His 6’2″ frame seems still far too smallish to achieve what he’s trying to accomplish by moving up from the cruiserweight limit of 200 lbs. Although there are some decent smaller heavyweights in the division like Monte Barrett, Lamon Brewster and Brian Minto, Haye doesn’t appear to even as big as those fighters. Recently I saw him on Setanta Sports with Steve Bunce and Haye looked a little larger than he had while fighting as a cruiserweight, but mostly he just appeared plain fat, with a noticeable gut on him. 
By Eric Thomas: In the latest boxing news, up and coming heavyweight David Haye (21-1, 20 KOs) isn’t too impressed with IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, calling him “predictable” and “boring,” someone that he could quickly figure out if he were to fight him. He laid waste to Wladimir, as well as the other top heavyweights in the division, in a recent interview with Setanta Sports, saying of Klitschko, “I wasn’t impressed with what he did. If Wladimir Klitschko was 6”2 and 220lbs I don’t think we’d be talking about him right now…His boxing ability after 50 fights doesn’t impress me. I can see what he’s going to do.” 
By Thomas Hanson: Moments after IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s (51-3, 45 KOs) 11th round TKO victory over challenger Tony Thompson (31-2, 19 KOs) last Saturday night in Hamburg, Germany, heavyweight hopeful David Haye told Setanta Sports that he wasn’t at all impressed with Wladimir’s victory, saying “All he does is hold and paw with his jab…every time he’s gotten in there with someone fast, someone with heart, he [Wladimir] has been knocked out. I’m that guy.” 
By Aaron Klein: It came to no surprise to me recently when heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (50-3, 44 KOs) stated in an interview that he wouldn’t be fighting David Haye any time soon, that he would have to “prove himself” before Wladimir would decide upon fighting him in the ring. It also didn’t surprise me to learn that Wladimir said that he would be teaching Haye “a lesson in the ring” when and if Haye ever reaches into to a fight with Wladimir. Obviously, it’s easy for Wladimir to talk now and make bold statements like this, with a fight with Haye light years into the future and something that may indeed never come off if Haye, or Wladimir are beaten. 
By Eric Thomas: In the latest boxing news, former cruiserweight champion David Haye (21-1, 20 KOs) is rumored to be fighting former WBC heavyweight champion Oleg Maskaev (34-6, 26 KOs) on October 18th at the O2 Arena (Millenium Dome), Greenwich, in London. If this turns out to be true, it would be a tremendously bold move by Haye, considering that Maskaev, 39, a powerful puncher, is still quite good despite his advanced age and only recently did he lose his WBC heavyweight title in a 6th round stoppage to Nigerian Samuel Peter in March. Haye, 27, had been previously saying that he wanted to get a big-named opponent for his first bout as a heavyweight, and that he wasn’t going to mess around and fight one of the “fat slobs” in the division. As always, if this news turns out to be true, Haye would be doing exactly as he’s done in the past, making bold statements, then backing it up by going out and doing precisely what he said he was going to do. 
By Aaron Klein: WBA/WBO cruiserweight champion David Haye (21-1, 20 KOs) received a bit of good news on when he found out that he had been received an incredible number #5 ranking in the WBC heavyweight division, bringing him only a short distance from being the number #1 mandatory for WBC heavyweight champion Samuel Peter’s title. According to an interview with Setanta Sports News, Haye, 27, is interested in a fight with Peter before Haye fights Wladimir Klitschko. 
By Aaron Klein: Cruiserweight champion David Haye (21-0, 20 KOs) stated recently that he plans on fighting two top ranked fighters at heavyweight, and after destroying them, he’ll be ready to challenge IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (50-3, 44 KOs) for his world titles. Klitschko has said that he wouldn’t fight Haye, 27, unless he was “ranked high enough” for it to possible, meaning probably that Klitschko won’t fight Haye unless he absolutely has to by him being his mandatory challenger. This is exactly what Haye is looking to do by beating a couple of top fighters in the heavyweight division, moving up to the top and forcing Wladimir to fight him whether he wants to or not.