Reading a few quotes, watching that German video and so on, it seems obvious to me that Haye has got inside Wlad's head. A few people have said "Wlad is pissed off, he'll destroy Haye" but the fact he is pissed off, means he's playing into Haye's hands. Whilst one is calm and treating it like any other fight, the other is genuinely mad and shows clear signs of hatred. I don't think the psychological side is always that important but, if it is in this fight, then Haye is already ahead. Wlad is the one showing mental weaknesses whereas Haye is as relaxed as always.
no. Wlad is very very smart. He will fight his fight. He will knock haye out. It will be pizzaface time for haye.
Wow you Brits are really searching hard to find anything to boost your confidence in this fight huh? The only psychological thing that's happening here is that Haye is trying his hardest to convince himself he has a chance. It's like the guy slapping himself in the locker room before the fight saying **** like, "I'm the man, I can do this, he ain't ****!" Wlad is laughing at this like a guy laughing at his younger sibbling trying to act tough.
So basically you are saying that Wlad after more then 50 professional fights and I do not know how many amateurs fights will let some cocky midget get in his head? Someone who has no chin and no TEMPLE has no chance against Wlad, hence pizza face.
Wlad is usually very smart, yes, but is he this time? He seems to be less calculated than I've ever seen him before and far angrier. His attitude has changed, Haye's hasn't.
To be honest Wlad must be loving this. David's mouth is in overdrive hyping this fight. Every time he speaks, he convinces more people that he has a chance and come fight time they will tune in and in doing so improve Wlad's bankroll. Cant imagine it messing with his mental state thought, seems a bit of a stretch.
You really think one of the most conservative champions in boxing is suddenly going to completely change his way of fighting against a fast knock out artist in Haye. You're living in a dream world.
"Psychological advantage" is an internet myth, once they are in the ring skills decide the outcome not this "inside his head" bullcrap. How far mind games ever took Ricardo Mayorga?
Fight fans now Psychologists? Scary. Pizza is a decided edge, no matter what Haye says pizza just wins.
History is full of cases where mind games did have an affect. Ali/Liston, Ali/Frazier, Johnson/Jeffries, Duran/Hearns, Mayorga/Forrest, Hamed/Kelly and so on. Tyson's entire reign at the top was built on the mental edge he had over his opponents and making them fight his fight.
That's the thing. We don't know if it will change his way of fighting but it has undoubtedly changed his attitude. When has Wlad ever been so aggressive and menacing? Is it that impossible to imagine it could affect his in ring style?