Haye has Deontey Wilder as one of his sparring partners

http://onthebeak.com/2011/06/07/bri...par-partners-for-wladimir-klitschko-bout-401/, Sounds like he's prepared pretty well for Wlad.

 

British Beatdown: David Haye gives insider’s insight into importance of sparring and confirms tough spar partners for Wladimir Klitschko bout

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Alan Dawson – London
WBA world heavyweight champion David Haye has revealed the importance of finding the right balance between sparring too little and over-training and peaking too soon ahead of a fight. Haye, who boxes Wladimir Klitschko in an eagerly-anticipated multi-belt unification showdown on July 2 at Hamburg’s Imtech Arena, has been sparring with Deontay Wilder, Kelvin Price and David Price in order to prepare him for Ukraine’s colossus.

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Picture: Stacey Verbeek - Maple Avenue Boxing Gym, Dallas

“Most boxers will pinpoint sparring as the single most important part of training camp,” Haye said on Hayemaker.com. “Sparring helps fighters improve timing and reactions as well as familiarise ourselves with sensations and certain strategies we will try to implement on the night of the fight.
“Too much sparring, though, will cause you to be fatigued by fight night or you will peak too soon. On the flip-side, if you do very little sparring, don’t complain to me if your timing is a little off come fight time.”
Haye (25-1-0, 23ko) is currently preparing for a career-defining fight next month as he tussles with long-reigning world titlist Wladimir (55-3-0, 49ko); the incumbent of the WBO, IBF, IBO and The Ring‘s versions of the heavyweight championship. He said that for contests where he and trainer Adam Booth are working on something new then additional sparring is a fundamental requirement of practicing those skills. Haye has already enjoyed a number of sparring sessions, with multiple partners, which may be an indication that the gameplan for the Klitschko duel involves working on new routines and moves.
“For my own sparring habits I tend to fluctuate between doing lots and doing little as it depends on the type of fight I’m preparing for,” revealed the 30-year-old. “If I’m training for a fight that requires me doing things that don’t come naturally, I will rely on lots of sparring to practice those moves and make sure I get them right. I tend to do less sparring if my opponent’s style requires a more simple or clear game plan.
“I have already enjoyed some great sparring sessions for my next fight on July 2 and I’m getting very close to fighting shape already. In the past few weeks I have worked extensively with three unbeaten heavyweights all of whom are slightly taller than my next opponent, Wladimir Klitschko.”
Haye’s sparring partners for the Klitschko fight have, thus far, been: bronze medalist at the Beijing Olympics; Deontay Wilder (16-0-0, 16ko), an undefeated professional with an astonishing knockout record, undefeated 35-year-old Kelvin Price (10-0-0, 6ko) and former superheavweight amateur Commonwealth titlist David Price (10-0-0, 8ko), from Liverpool. All Haye’s sparring partners are between 6’7 and 6’8; one to two inches taller than Wlad.
“Deontay Wilder and Kelvin Price both arrived from America to help me out, and last week Britain’s own David Price dropped into the gym to do a load of rounds with me ahead of his British title eliminator with John McDermott next weekend,” confirmed Haye. “Each of the heavyweights brought different things to the table and they all kept me on my toes.
“Deontay was athletic, busy and fast with his right hand while Kelvin brought lots of awkwardness and speed behind a snappy jab,. Most of you will have seen David Price box already, but it’s fair to say he mimics Klitschko about as well as anybody else in the heavyweight division. His jab is very good, his right hand is heavy and his foundations are extremely solid.”

 

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