By Scott Gilfoid: On Saturday night, I’m afraid that David Haye and his inflated ego are going to be grounded by the big seven foot Russian WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev when they get it on in Nuremburg, Germany. Haye may have the speed and power advantage in this fight, but he’s two very important ingredients that will prevent him from winning the fight – a good chin and size.
Haye vs. Valuev
Haye 218: Is he too light for Valuev?
By Sean McDaniel: British heavyweight David Haye came in at a svelte 218 pounds for … read more
Hatton predicts “Sensational” Knock Out for Haye – News
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.
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.
Just how credible is the Haye–Valuev fight?
By Kwame Cinquez: David Haye, the former cruiserweight champion, has referred to his opponent as a ‘Beast’, ‘Freak’, ‘The ugliest thing I have ever seen’, posed with cardboard cut-outs of the fighter then to decapitate the cardboard replica. Whilst all this has been done in the Muhammad Ali style of pre-fight hype (Trash talk), one significant word has been left out of the Haye Arsenal: Easy.
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-Valuev: Speed Versus Size? It’s More Than That
By John Dimeck: On Saturday night when the bell rings to start the heavyweight title fight between champion Valuev of Russia and challenger Haye of Great Britain there is only one thing for certain: No-one really, truly knows what will transpire. Making predictions is every sports fan’s right, and boxing prognosticators enjoy dissecting the possibles, probables, long shots and maybes as much as the disciples of any other sporting, well, discipline.
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.”