Haye: Wladimir can’t adapt early like I can

By Boxing News - 06/27/2011 - Comments

Image: Haye: Wladimir can't adapt early like I canBy William Mackay: Photo: Stefan Hoyer – At today’s Hamburg, Germany press conference between WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) and IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) to promoter their fight this Saturday night on July 2nd, Haye said once again that he and his trainer/manager have devised a secret strategy to beat Wladimir. Haye made it sound almost scientific when it’s pretty clear that his options will be pretty much along the same plans that he’s used in the past in fights.

Haye will either rush Wladimir like he did Enzo Maccarinelli or use lateral movement and try to pot shot and hope to stun Wladimir. The only other option is to try and blast away at Wladimir when he attempts to clinch. Wladimir is likely well prepared for all of Haye’s tricks in this fight, so there’s not a whole lot that Haye can do that will be any real surprise to the 6’6″ Ukrainian.

Haye doesn’t believe that Wladimir can adapt to what Haye will be bringing early on. It’s clear that Haye wants to shoot up all of his fireworks early in an all or none type of attack. It’s like someone that knows he has little chance to win and is only seeing the fight in terms of a two or three round fight. After that, Haye obviously knows that his chances drop off dramatically as his bodybuilding type muscles began to slow him down and starts to fade and become much more of an average fighter.

This is what Haye had to say at today’s press conference: “Come fight night you’re going to see something completely different. It’s going to be fun to see this robot malfunctioning. I’ve seen this fight so many times in my head. I can’t wait to get out there to do what I’m going to do. I’m so happy the fights happening now and not a couple of years ago. I’m better, I’m so much better fighter now than I was a couple of years ago. I’ve seen the fight so many times running out in my head. When I’m daydreaming I see him [Wladimir] pumping out that big jab, leaning on me, throwing that nice sneaky left hook that he’s got, right upper cut. I’ve seen it so many times and times and I cannot wait to get in there and do what I’m going to do. Myself and Adam Booth have constructed the perfect game plan to beat Wladimir. He’s stuck in his rigid ways and has since the amateurs. He hasn’t really changed. He’s very similar. He’s gotten bigger, stronger, more effective, more consistent with what he does, but he doesn’t come out of the grove. He gets stuck in his ways. That will be his downfall. He can’t flow, he can’t change, he can’t adapt like I can. And that is what I believe will make a massive defeat real, real early in this fight. I’ve got an I-phone game where you’ll see the exact strategy to knock this guy out. What you get to see in that game you guys are going to see in this fight. I’m super confident. On July 2nd it’s going to be a celebration. Everyone is going to have a great time. All the Brits are coming over. Everyone is going to have massive fun. Unfortunately for the crew on my right [speaking about Klitschko and his trainer Emanuel Steward], they’re going to be upset. You know there always has to be a loser. He’s had his fair share of wins over the years. His time to get another violent knockout defeat.”



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