I have read a lot lately that Wlad dominated Haye, and shut Haye out, of course that's Klits fan boys talking, I just want to gauge non biased fans view of the fight
that was no domination. neither engaged much. wlad was playing keep away while haye tried to get a lucky punch in. thats it
Both were scared to engage but Wlad still won all or nearly all of the rounds and suprised Haye with his ability to avoid Hayes overhand right.
nowone dominated wlad won alot of rds by default. just cuz the way haye was fighting an i actually do believe haye broke his toe n it effected him as bad as he says
The most surprising thing and probably what won Wlad the fight was how quickly he was able to jump back when haye was throing Hayemakers... I'm not sure there's another hw that could have avoided those punches so well.. defensively Wlad fought a great fight... another thing that stood out was how easy Haye was able to duck his left hook
Haye had zero game plan. When his power punches weren't getting through and he couldn't cover the distance effectively, he was in survival mode. Wlad was his normal boring self, but never felt confident enough to go in for the kill (cause David was still moving well). So he was content with keeping Haye at the end of his jab and leaning on him when he lunged in. Dreadful ****.
my non biased opinion is that the fight was bad, really bad. running, falling, and sporadic punches landed that did little to no damage on both sides, and i attribute that to both fighters, moreso haye than wlad.
I like both guys but Wlad should have went for the KO. There is no excuse for that. Haye fought terrible and Wlad did the bare minimum. Horrible boring fight.
Tooooo much respect being shown. Wlad with his size & advantages should have squashed Haye. David went in with the wrong plan, Haye should have also went for the kill. (**** it... IF Wlad KO's you so be it)
It was no domination, even though the scorecards will say differently. Wlad won most of the rounds based on Hayes low workrate ... Haye, contrary to Klit fans accusations of "running" stood in front of Wladimir the whole night and made him miss. It was the worst I've seen Wlad perform in years. I saw Haye on numerous occasions slip Wlads jab and leave him open for a big right hand but just couldn't seem to pull the trigger, whether that was due to the broken toe or not, something stopped Haye from throwing that hook when he had the opportunity. Wlad came out strong and fast in the early rounds but settled into his normal routine by round 3-4, even with his low output, it was still more than Haye so he takes the rounds. I did find the constant crawling over the top of Haye during clinches to be utter bull**** and don't blame Haye for dropping to the canvas. Haye could have done better and Wlad won the fight in an uneventful match-up.
THIS......................... No domination at all, one of the most anticlamatic fights ever with the build up, with some very very hard rounds to judge, Haye didn't start to get outclassed until he started to try to bait the ref for Wlad pushing down, which Wlad was doing at times, which worked against Haye when he buzz Wlad in the 12th and he held 12+ seconds and then pile-drived Haye to the mat. Everything aside, Haye looked great and pretty much neutralized Wlads offense, with his superb d, making the champ look scared and foolish at times, while landing the occasional heavy counters, and 90% of the fights memorable punches. I know Klit fans gonna come in here and say toe this, and giving Wlad head pics that why should Wlad not get one shred of critism for that weak ass performance where he didnt do **** to the little man, is Haye supposed to engage and be reckless against someone that towered over him, isn't it supposed to be the other way around...............