It will be difficult for Haye to get maximum power on Val with his head being so high up. Maybe a body shot might stop him.
He might even hit him on the arms and shoulders. Valuev has regular pain-killing shots and takes medication.
My source tells me that he had an invasive surgical procedure a few years ago in Basel (nasal) to kill a benign tumour on his pituitary gland. Do you really think someone gets that big and looks like that if there isn't a medical condition behind it? His body is breaking down.
On the thread topic: All I can say is I HOPE you turn out to be right, regardless of whether it´s a realistic hope or not. I´m sick of Valuev.
It's a pity it comes down to how much Valuev has left, than to how "good" Haye is. The Valuev who broke Vidoz jaws, and smashed Levin, Bango and Etienne, would smoke him in the second half of the fight when his load is blown. Todays Valuev might get a stroke in his corner.
I don`t think Haye is scared of Vlad or the other one Vit, thats bull****.He certainly wants to rip that belt from Valuev, if he manages that somehow,he`ll be gunning for the others.
He'll get KTFO by Valuev and if not Vitali will get the job done for sure (and with a smile on his face).
Because Haye is British China Chin with Stamina problems. Thou Haye is very good boxer and is natural gifted but so are Klitschkos. Haye has good change to beat valuev but that's about it, I dont blame him not wanting to face Klitschkos, his career would have ended right there before it barely got started.
The biggest cause of Haye being dropped at CW was being caught by 2 temple shots because he leaves his left hand too low (also the weight draining didn't help) but against 98% of these Heavies his reflexes will be enough to avoid the punches. His stamina was an issue in 1 fight when he had been a pro for less than a 2 years and had fought only 21 rounds... safe to say he could have learnt from that (which could also be cured by not weight draining himself). personally the only fighters in the division i see with enough of a skill set to beat Haye is the Klits and even then he has a punchers chance against Wlad and could make a fight of it with Vit interesting due to his footwork and speed (think Vit would decapitate him eventually though). I honestly don't see Valuev landing a single clean punch in this fight. Haye is a very slick fighter defensively and gone whole fights without really being touched against much faster oppo... and i honestly don't think you get any slower than Valuev
If Haye wins (which I expect; i'm going with late TKO) then he REALLY needs to kick up his activity; a guy at his age should be fighting left, right and centre. He should notch a few more fights under his belt, top10/20 folk and get more rounds and wins on his record, and settle into the HW division naturally. If he's after a legacy, he should build up a record and statement to the HW division by knocking the **** out of everyone that comes near him, before he takes on another belt holder. If he's after money, he should be signing to fight like 3 or 4 times a year to keep the cash rolling in. Eitehr way, DAVID YOU NEED TO STAY ACTIVE.
a 160 lber with no power at that weight almost knocked haye out atsch ( mock) look him up on boxing rec. And a guy weighing almost a 100 lbs more then Haye cant?
I honestly don't see Valuev landing a single clean punch in this fight. Haye is a very slick fighter defensively and gone whole fights without really being touched against much faster oppo... and i honestly don't think you get any slower than Valuev[/quote] Really what fights did he go and not get touched in? haye has a lot of holes in his game hell even barrett had no problem laying hands on him.. every fight ive seen haye has been there to be hit he was just lucky he was the naturally bigger man in almost every one of them.. i dont care if you got hit in the temple or not there is no excuse for why a midleweight almost ko'd him he who is supposedly a natural heavyweight..