By Dave Lahr: WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev is counting on shutting up British challenger David Haye next month in his title defense on November 7th in Nuremberg, Germany. Haye has made it difficult for Valuev in the media with his taunting about the Russian’s looks and Valuev would like nothing better than to shut him up for good when they meet next month.
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Boxing Bitesize: La edición uno – Dirrell, Froch, Haye, Taylor, More
By Jordan Stoddart: Good day Boxing fans on both sides of the Atlantic and the millions watching worldwide! I thought it would be worth covering the most topical issues on this site, taking a lighter and fresher approach to some of the stuff floating about, maybe take a different angle to alienate the biased and nationalistic views that can sometimes crop up and cloud the sport. Here’ the weeks news in Bitesize.
Haye vs. Valuev: David will need to set the pace
By Dennis Broadhurst: With the Haye-Valuev bout fast approaching there are mixed opinions on who will win. Will Haye’s chin give out or will it be strong enough to get in close and hurt the huge monster Valuev? Haye certainly has some advantages, power, speed and youth are the main ones, while Valuev has obvious advantages in size and weight, strength (not power), reach, ability to take a punch and also experience.
Haye vs. Valuev: David Not afraid of big Nikolay
By Chris Williams: Despite precious little experience at the heavyweight level to speak of former cruiserweight champion David Haye isn’t the least worried about facing WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev next month on November 7th, he says. But then again, Haye would probably say the same thing if he were facing IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko or his brother WBC champion Vitali Klitschko. Haye has already been supremely confident about his own abilities, maybe too much so.
Haye vs. Valuev: “I always fight better when my opponent’s angry” – David
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.
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:
David Haye: Why he is better than Arreola and the other contenders
By Aykan Tahir: When David Haye lost to Carl Thompson he was 23 years old, who as a 23 year old didn’t make a mistake? Haye landed some great shots on Thompson and saw an opening and expended all his energy going for an immediate knockout. He ended up punching himself out and leaving himself open as a result which resulted in his one and only loss. What makes the true champions, not only in this sport but in all sports, is bouncing back from a loss and Haye done this in great style.