By William Mackay: A chunky looking Ricky Hatton added his own two cents to who things will win Saturday night’s contest between World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev (50-1, 34 KO’s) and challenger David Haye by picking the 29-year-old Haye to win the fight by knock out.
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Weigh-In: Haye 218, Valuev 315 – Boxing News
By Jason Kim: David Haye (22-1, 21 KO’s) weighed in at a light 218 pounds at today’s weigh-in at the Marcado Shopping Centre in Nuremberg, Germany. This is around the ballpark figure that many boxing insiders thought that Haye would come in for this fight. Haye has said that he didn’t want to gain a lot of weight and end up slower for the fight. World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev (50-1, 34 KO’s) weighed in at 315, which is five pounds more than he weighed for his last fight against Evander Holyfield in December 2008.
Haye’s insults haven’t had any effect on Valuev
By William Mackay: David Haye might as pack it in with his never ending insults of World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev. Haye’s comments haven’t stirred Valuev to life, and the big 7-foot Russian doesn’t appear angry or in the mood to go out and destroy Haye next Saturday night in Nuremburg, Germany. Haye, 29, says that part of the reason that he’s insulted Valuev so much was that he is hoping to get him upset enough to the point where he will lose his cool and try to slug it out rather than to think with his head.
Abraham, Barrett, DeGale, Gavin & Warren pick Valuev to beat Haye – News
By William Mackay: Former David Haye opponent, Monte Barrett, is picking World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev to beat British heavyweight David Haye (22-1, 21 KO’s) this Saturday night in their title fight in Nuremburg, Germany, according to Boxing News. Barrett, 38, has fought both Haye and Valuev, and has been stopped by both of them. However, he feels that the big 7-foot Valuev is the better fighter in this one. “I think Valuev will win the fight because he’s good at what he does,” Barrett says. What Valuev is good at is using his size and reach to pound away at his opponents from the outside.
Haye: “The game plan is to hit him [Valuev] as much as I can”
By Sean McDaniel: David Haye (22-1, 21 KO’s) is convinced that he’s going to score a knockout over WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev on Saturday night in Nuremburg, Germany. If Haye is just joshing, he sure could have fooled me. By listening to Haye, he makes it sound as if this is going to be an easy fight for him and that victory is nothing more than a foregone conclusion.
Haye: “I’m going to embarrass him” [Valuev] – News
By Chris Williams: Heavyweight challenger David Haye is nothing short of his usual confident self as he approaches this Saturday night’s title bout against World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev in Nuremberg, Germany. Haye, 29, says “I’m going to embarrass him, knock him [Valuev] out. He’s never fought anyone as fast or who punches as hard as me, or as accurately. I know he feels I’m a little mouthy man from England, but he’s going to be in for a rude awakening when the bell goes.”
Why does Haye use all these Psychological Ploys?
By Scott Gilfoid: Every time I hear about David Haye, it’s usually involving him using one kind of psychological ploy or another against his opponents. With Wladimir Klitschko, it was a t-shirt showing the decapitated heads of Wladimir and his brother Vitali Klitschko. In the case of World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev, Haye has reported to having people pretending to be Valuev wearing ugly masks. Haye has criticized Valuev’s physical looks constantly hoping to get an edge. But what I don’t understand is why Haye discusses openly what he’s doing in terms of his psychological games.
Haye Valuev Hard To Predict
By Dewi Powell: On Saturday we have the fight that everyone I know is talking about, Valuev-Haye! Since I think many people are aware of Haye’s flaws I thought I’d elaborate more on the flaws of the Beast from the East, give a prediction for Saturday and let you all give me some feedback.
Haye thinks he’s going to get American Support – News
By Scott Gilfoid: British heavyweight David Haye looks to be a little misguided about his perceptions about American boxing fans when it comes to himself. Haye seems to think that he’s well liked in the United States by boxing fans for some reason. I’m curious as to what has given Haye that impression because as far as I can tell, Haye is pretty much loathed by American fans of the sport. Haye had this to say to The Londoner told Press Association Sport:
Roach predicting KO victory for Haye over Valuev – News
By Scott Gilfoid: Trainer Freddie Roach is predicting a knockout victory for British heavyweight David Haye over World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev, according to The Telegraph. Roach says “Haye will flatten Valuev, he’ll crush him.” Roach points out that Haye has too much power and speed for Valuev to contend with. Roach believes that Haye will “become the first man to knock Valuev out.”