By Chris Williams: Heavyweight David Haye (22-1, 21 KO’s) is up to his old tricks again, making fun of his gargantuan opponent World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev in a news conference on Monday. “I’m going to get him in a position where he really wants to not only beat me but to kill me,” Haye said. Haye is counting on making the big seven foot Valuev lose control of his emotion for their November 7th fight in Nuremberg, Germany. However, it may not be possible because Valuev generally stays self contained and immune to comments made about his looks.
Nikolai Valuev
Playing the Pick ‘Em Game 2009 Pt. II: Abraham-Taylor, Haye-Valuev, Adamek-Golota
By Philip H. Anselmo:
Arthur Abraham vs. Jermain Taylor
Arthur will beat Jermain over 12 decisively. Taylor will gain a personal victory by making it the 12 round distance, but will get out-hustled down the stretch, again. Abraham will open a lot of eyes after this performance. His skill-level must have been forgotten by the majority of Americans who are picking Taylor to win. It wasn’t that long ago that Arthur beat a fresher version of Edison Miranda, twice.
Haye-Valuev: Can David beat Nikolay by Decision?
By William Mackay: With former cruiserweight champion David Haye (22-1, 21 KO’s), he knocks out almost everyone that he faces. Fighters aren’t able to make it through a full bout with him without being stopped. Only in two cases has Haye been in a fight in which he wasn’t able to stop his opponent, and in one of those fights Haye lost to Carl Thompson. Haye’s knockout record is very impressive and quite stunning.
Valuev: Haye has “the worst manners and the biggest-ever mouth in boxing”
By Sean McDaniel: World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev (50-1, 34 KO’s) had less than complimentary words to say about his November 7th challenger David Haye (22-1, 21 KO’s), commenting “He’s [Haye] one more idiot in this world, and just a stepping stone for me,” according to The Mirror.
Haye vs. Valuev: Will David quiet his Critics if He beats Nikolay?
By Jason Kim: You have to wonder if British heavyweight David Haye will gain much respect if he’s able to beat World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev next month in their title bout in Berlin, Germany. Haye will have a great chance of taking Valuev’s title next month because Haye appears to have all the advantages in the fight except for size.
Can anyone provide the antidote to a lack of competitiveness at heavyweight?
By Steven Pink: Boxing needs a healthy heavyweight division. The brazenly declarative nature of this statement does nothing to detract from what is plainly a self-evident truism. For all the excellence of Pacquiao, Cotto, Pavlik, Cabellero and Vazquez it is the sport’s heftiest practitioners that most often captivate boxing’s more casual fans. Seasoned aficionados may prefer the punch filled shootouts of the lighter weight divisions, yet a heavyweight title fight remains, for many, the defining moment in the sporting calendar.
Haye vs. Valuev: Big Nikolay Looking to pay the Hayemaker Back
By Chris Williams: After being taunted by British heavyweight for the past couple of weeks about his looks, World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev will be looking for some payback in the ring when he meets up with Haye, 28, on November 7th, in Berlin, Germany. If the big seven foot three hundred and twenty pound Valuev thought that Haye was going to play nice when leading up to the fight, he must have been sadly mistaken because Haye has been teasing Valuev almost endlessly while promoting the fight.
Don’t Compare Haye to Holyfield
By Scott Gilfoid: If you listen to a lot of fans of David Haye, they like to bring up former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield as an example of a fighter who was able to move up from the cruiserweight division and succeed as a heavyweight, capturing the IBFWBA/WBC titles. However, Holyfield doesn’t see Haye as being in a similar situation as him, saying to the BBC:
Will Vitali Get a Shot at a Unification bout Against Haye or Valuev before Retiring?
By Chris Williams: WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko has made it known that he wants to capture and unify the final heavyweight piece of the puzzle the World Boxing Association heavyweight title before he retires from the sport. Under ordinary circumstances, this would seem like a perfectly attainable goal, at least lining up a title bout against the current champion.
Haye, The Heavy Weight Division’s Last Hope
By Amar jahangir: Last night, I saw a tubby, over rated and over hyped American get absolutely slaughtered. It was clear he was a c rank fighter but due to Americans over rating him, the casual fans began believing the hype. That hype was dashed last night, as Klitschko destroyed Arreola in perhaps the most one sided fight you will see all year. I will also like to add, over rated and over hyped boxers like Dirrell will also be just as easily defeated.