Haye was originally scheduled to fight Wladimir Klitschko on June 20 but pulled out shortly before the bout with a back injury.
So who do you think will win the fight? Klitschko or Haye? Vote in our poll.
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Haye should only have wished it was the other Klitschko, then he would have only got knocked out with a busted up face, now he goes from atom bomb to hydrogen bomb, just because there is no competition in Great Britain does not make Haye any thing close to taking on either of the best heavyweights in the world, Haye will be carrying around his own head, not the BROTHERS KLITSCHKO!
Klitschko by KO, very late rounds.
Even with a KO I think this fight is a yawner.
Haye will get crushed. Whereas Wladimir might’ve had a few feel out rounds – maybe a few too many, he would have taken apart Haye slowly before ultimately knocking him out. He even said he wanted it to go 12 rounds to punish Haye. But I can see Vitali getting it done quick. I say Vitali by KO in 3 or less!
You people are not being objective. Haye can win, Vitali is old and slow and Haye is young, hungry, quick, counters well, moves well. I sense a huge upset. So he’s black, so he’s British, so he has a big mouth – take a moment to be objective. Vitali is not invincible, Vitali is not the fighter he was, Vitali has spent his last two fights beating down stationary lumps – Haye can spring an huge upset (in your eyes) here. For the good of the sport I hope he does.
OLD AND SLOW……HUH?…LOL ..HAHAHA…U IDIO
Do any of you readers remember the Casius Clay/Sonny Liston Fight? Well, this fight is very similar. Youth, speed and motivation versus Old age, not as fast and what does Vitali have to prove. Haye by a decision
Be civilised please!
Klitschko does not come from a country that raped, slaved and totured the Africans. The fact is that the Klitschko’s give millions of Dollars to they African brothers. The Klitschko brothers are more African than that UNCLETOME David Haye. Haye is a half white British clown. He will get banged out by the Russian in quick fastion!
Inshalla!
haye is a good hard hitter with speed and a brain. would you want to spend 3 years beatin up the muppets that classify as the heavyweight div?
Big mouth or not he got the fight. Against what has to be said..the dullest boxer in history.
no i am not british.
wow no wonder america wanted to nuke yer ass, if thats what all russians are like. racist prick.
Be civilised please!
Klitschko does not come from a country that raped, slaved and totured the Africans. The fact is that the Klitschko’s give millions of Dollars to they African brothers. The Klitschko brothers are more African than that UNCLETOME David Haye. Haye is a half white British clown. He will get banged out by the Russian in quick fastion!
Inshalla!
Who mentioned anyones race? huh boxing is and should not be about the colour of your skin or the church u do or do not attend.
I think there is a different thread about klitchko’s publicity charity events, maybe post there.
Half a sentence about boxing…
anyway, haye will bury that useless old fart.
some people just cant see past their roots, the last guy that klitchko fought was a muppet with a 20cm reach, I think i will fight him..seems safe enough. but all the germans sayin wow hes a great boxer…just like the brits loved eubanks, a talentless wonder who won because we was never ko’d nice to see that the fight will be in germany…maybe only the 2 german referees
Vladimir says:, First off Vitali is alot faster than what it seems on television. I have been watching both brothers fight for ten years or more, and believe me vitali will hurt haye bad. This fight wont go past the fifth, and that’s if he stays away from vitali. Now, Vladamir’s comments were out of touch with America. If you lived here you would see that black’s are as racist, if not more so than whites or latino’s, asian’s, Native Americans, ect…… New ORLEANS IS about 90 percent black, and has a higher crime rate than Mexico City MEXICO.Across the board their 12.5 % or the overall population yet commit almost 70% of all crimes. People like you seem to forget that my people( Cherokee, Choctaw)are the original slaves. We have more pride and dont cry about the past when dutch and arabian slave traders enslaved indian nations.We dont use being former slaves as our meal ticket. Nor for pitty. So get over comments like that !!!
Haye is the biggest pussy ever. He won’t fight again klitschko. He is a punk and a loudmouth, nothing else!!!
Haye is such a coward….
There is no doubt that Haye would lose against both Klitschkos. He knows it therefore he runs away and invents stories about contract issues. Is the current 50-50 split still not fair enough for Haye? In my opinion, especially Vitali is underestimated as a boxer. In his professional career he was never knocked down and he dominated, and I mean DOMINATED every fighter he has ever faced. The two “losses” he suffered were no real losses. Chris Byrd was by so far inferior to Vitali that it is really a pity that Vitali’s coach stopped the fight because of shoulder problems, after a time, at which Vitali could lose every round and would still easily win the fight on the score cards. And does anybody think mini-Byrd has the raw strength to knock Vitali out while he can still fight with one arm? Nowhere in hell. The only fighter that ever gave Vitali Klitschko a hard fight was the great Lennox Lewis. But again, Vitali dominated the fight, was clearly ahead on the score cards, and was furious when the doctor stopped the fight because of his face injuries. Look at Lennox in round 6, at the end he was barely able to stand on his feet. George Foreman, one of the commentators, said “Lennox Lewis is ready to be taken”, and this should be obvious to everybody. In round 6 Vitali took a full impact direct hit upper cut from lewis, and nothing happened. Despite the bloody injuries of Vitali, he was fit after six rounds while Lewis was ready. And by the way Lewis also had some serious injuries on the face, but it’s more difficult to see the blood on his darker skin. Therefore Vitali looked like the T-800 and Lewis did not. Anyway, Haye, who fought only laughing stocks in the heavyweight division, will not win against somebody who fought everybody, is 12cm taller, more than 20kg heavier, has the stronger punch, has the much stronger chin, dominated Lennox Lewis with some effort and easily dominated any other fighter; and does this still at the age of 39. Vitali is one of the very best boxers that ever walked on earth and I guess after his retirement most people will agree. Haye has a small, but really small chance against Wladimir; but I also think that Wladimir will destroy him easily; One thing I’m sure about is that Witali crushes Haye, with a 0% chance of the latter to win.
Vitali will ko David haye in 3 rounds ??
HWhen has he ever ko’d anyone in 3,except for herbie hide about 12 years ago??
All the guys he stopped are slow.
I think david haye will take lot of punishment vs Vitali.
But haye will not be able to run away from VK for 1 rounds.Plus Vitai does not throw wild-swinging ombs,he just hits straightforward and connects many.
Bt ,unfortunately we willnot see that fight as it wont happen.
David haye to ko Wladand thn retire.
It now Feb 2011, and haye is still running, last seen pegging it through south west england with tail between legs and pretending to be black!
The big russian will destroy the the good old british lad. ending his career. I am from the U.K. I dont think Haye has ever been hit properly. 3 rounds or less.
David haye is a sorry excuse for a boxer like those before him that played the same game and talked the talk but couldn’t walk the walk…. Vitali (the bigger stronger and faster brother) will win this fight IF it happens…. And IF it happens i see haye blaming it on a toe injury or something else he doesn’t want to warn anybody about.