Only way to survive forums Terry is to reply to posts you like or respect and ignore the bad mouthed and disrespectful. In my experience all forums are full of wannabe fighters who know too little but pretend the opposite. I've jumped from many forums because of this but persevere with East Side, I've found it one of the best forums online. Just inore the haters and enjoy whichever topic you like mate. For me its a Klitschko mid fight KO. It hurts to say that as I'm a Brit and ex heavyweight but I've seen Haye fight in the flesh 3 times and one of those sticks in my mind, the Carl Thompson fight. However I'd love to be wrong, another British Heavy Champ would be awesome.
If you want to see an episode of my favorite show "Shattered Glass" that is what would happen in this fight. I see no way Haye makes it past 2 or 3 rounds.
Haye will come out swinging for the fences, and he'll have a couple of rounds to make good, but after that it's Vitali by brutal beatdown .
I like Haye a lot, I watched him come through but I don't think he licks klit. Against W he had a chance because of the glass chin factor but I don't see any way that he beats V
Let's look at this realistically. Vitali has great skill for a big man, but he's getting up there in age and it's limited his athletic ability and notably his speed. Haye is prime, and while there are suspicions about his chin and possibly his stamina, his speed, power, and maybe most importantly, his heart is undeniable. I think this might be the case of a young prime skilled fighter, getting the best of an older, out of prime, skilled fighter.
I don't think it's inconceivable that a fighter of Haye's type could outpoint Vitali at this stage in their career. I would prefer that he had a couple more fights at heavyweight under his belt before though.