Has Wladimir fought someone of the speed of haye before?

as does fighting ruiz,harrison,valuev and barrett makes haye look like linford..double standard my man..thing is peter is better than all of hayes heavyweight opponents so far

 

Ok fine. But Haye is fast because he looked so against...well...Valuev? Or perhaps John Ruiz who was so past it it looked as though he was moving through treacle.
Here's Ruiz against Valuev in their second match. Even there he's moving slowly and that was a good while before he went in against Haye.

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Personally i don't see it going past halfway, and obviously either man has the power to end it.
Wlad while he is limited in what he does, he does it very well, and poses Haye numerous problems. Obvoiusly the jab and straight right hand, are his biggest weapons, so if Haye is circling to his left he faces getting caught with the right. Another danger is Wlads counter left hook, so Haye has problems circling right too. But Haye does stay outside range well and closes the gap quickly, which needs to do here and early.
If he has Wlad reeling he can't get too close and smother his own work like he normally does because Wlad is the ultimate grabber, and these moments could cost Haye dearly if he does indeed hurt Wlad, obviously giving the Ukrainian any oppurtunity to grab is gonna cost him and tire him out.
I expect Wlad to fight as normal (why wouldn't he), but Haye's strategy has to be to hit Wlad hard and as quickly as possible to rock his confidence and take him out of his comfort zone. He definitely cannot let Wlad establish his range with the jab or the fight could be as good as done.
Like i say i don't see it going past 6 and i think Wlad will end it with the right hand. But i am not totally discounting Haye because the guy is a born winner and has that mentality, he is also a gifted fighter who will be a danger as long as it lasts.

 

I almost totally agree with this. I don't utterly discount Haye at all. The only disagreement I have is (and it's minor) that it could be a left from Wlad that begins the end for Haye.

 

Wlad is going to catch Haye lunging forward with a short right hook in round one. Just wait. This may well be the shortest fight ever for Wlad.

 

Has Wladimir fought someone of the speed of haye before?

Who has Haye fought someone anywhere near Wlad's skill, power and experience????????
That is the question you have to ask yourself.

Wlad by TKO somewhere between rounds 8-11.

 

True.

 

Has this already been asked before?

 

Couldn't have said any better...

Between the rounds Austin's trainer was trying to convince him that, Wlad was slow and one minute later Austin couldn't see what struck him: lightning.

 

Eddie Chambers has very fast hands

 

Jones was also alot heavier than what he was used to( obviously), Ruiz was old and his reflexes probably declined him against Haye..

 

The thread doesn't ask about speed + power; it asks about speed.

Byrd was faster than Haye, if less powerful.