Bunce on Haye vs Klitschko - It will be no tickling contest

Roe: That's good. You went for at range, late stoppage, points wideish.
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Pretty close:

Klitschko's main asset will be his jab. Haye knows this so his strategy will focus on taking his jab away. I think his strategy will revolve around feints/threats to make Wlad think he is about to unload, draw the jab and slip it to get inside to land his powershots. This will make it a very cagey opening to the fight, as Haye's often are (and Wlad's almost always are) when he is fearful of the other guy's power; Enzo, Harrison etc. The fight centres around range control. Klitschko controls distance well with a powerful jab and large reach, with short shots inside (usually the overhand right) to punish you if you rush in carelessly, or clinching.

This clinching may be a large part of Wlad's gameplan. As the larger man he may try to wear Haye down by holding, as Haye's stamina is questioned, rightly or wrongly after gassing against Thompson so long ago. His fights have rarely gone far so it's hard to assess whether his stamina has improved. I can't see this being too important; Haye landed so many powershots against Thompson it was a miracle he was standing. The lateral movement will tire him but he will be in condition and wont have an effect unless he gets caught too often.

It's highly likely there will be a knockdown; body have questionable resistance and good power. Make no mistake, Haye has Heavyweight power, Ruiz has rarely been down in his career and Haye put him on his arse moving backward, and even staggered man mountain Valuev. However, Haye has shown me he is better able to cope with adversity. Against Mormeck he got tagged, but sensibly took a knee and regained his composure. Against Barrett he started sloppy and was put down but got back up to win. Contrast to Wlad who doesn't seem able to clear his head after getting knocked down, and Haye is a good finisher.

A jab is a lot more effective against a static target, as so many of Wladimir's opponents have been. But if Haye gets caught, you can expect the sledgehammer of a straight right following it. The fight will be more open than the bigger guy would like, and I can see him in trouble at times. But I can see his power making Haye wary enough that the opportunities aren't regular enough for Haye to earn a decision. and pick Wlad to be standing at the final bell. Ask me tomorrow I may change my mind though.

 

:rofl:rofl

 

Now Scott nobody likes a gloater.

Good prediction though.:good


Now the question is did you put any money on it?


I think I saw the odds before the fight as being something like 9/4 on it going the distance, looks like a great bet now. I thought the best bet was Wlad getting the KO late on. Thought Wlad would finish the job.

 

Actually no because it looks like I was confused between late stoppage and points, and the prediction doesn't really match the text when I wrote the same thing a couple of months later :huhhttp://www.eastsideboxing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=314561

Got the others pretty much right though.