he's definitely 6'6.5" at least. keep in mind that he towered over a 6'4" conan obrien and was taller than 6'6" jameel mccline. and the fact that they were standing on stairs could be deceiving.
I wont watch my words. And I will keep posting what I believe is true. Just because steroid wladdy hasn't been caught YET, doesn't mean he isn't using.
Fast forward. The fight is finally signed, Haye and Klitschko are to meet in Paris France to settle things once and for all. Paris is agreed upon because it's considered neutral territory and all of Europe can still attend. Both men enter the ring and the tension is high. Oddly, Vitali does not enter the ring with Wladimir. Both men meet up to touch gloves and Haye tells Wlad that it's finally time. Wladimir smiles and lets out a small but highly offensive fart that draws a warning from the ref. Haye's eyes start to water and he winces at the smell. Wladimir smiles and tells Haye, I had ten sour kraut and tuna sandwiches just for you, hope you like smell. The bell rings and the fight is on. Haye comes foward and attacks Wlad immediately, Wlad clinches and breathes heavily into Hayes face. Haye wants to puke. Haye yells what the.. and Wlad smiles and says, I also had sardines. At that point Wlad rapidly breaks the hold and left hooks Haye sending him down. Haye is shocked by the power in Wlad's left arm and his bad breath. He can't believe that Hugo Boss would allow their main man to smell this bad. He begins to doubt himself but gets up at the count of 8. Haye runs for the rest of the round while Wlad tries to corner him. As the round comes to a close, Haye tries to attack but Wlad ducks. Haye hits Wlad at the back of the head and Wlad goes down. The ref doesn't see the hit and starts to count. Wlad is looking at the ref with a wtf look on his face. As Haye is standing in a neutral corner, Vitali suddenly appears from under the ring and sucker punches Haye. At this same moment, Wlad has compeleted his eight count and attacks the staggered Haye. A nasty one two from Wlad puts Haye down for the ten count, but Vitali's interference was clearly seen, so the match is declared null and void. Wladimir and Vitali run out of the arena when a massive German vs French vs English fan riot erupts. Jim Lampley's daughter gets lost in the mayhem and Larry Merchant can't stop laughing. To be continued....
So you're saying Wlad should drop the WBO belt he just picked up? Even if The WBO let Wlad fight Haye first there's still the IBF mandaory, Povetkin. The IBF agreed to let Wlad fight Thompson first in the interest of keeping 2 belts unified, they'd likely decline Haye's importance at this stage. They'd say here David, fight this other IBF ranked fighter and prove you're worthy. Become ranked as a HW before declaring yourself the best. Makes sense doesn't it?
Thompson is garbage and is going to get his ass handed to him by Wlad. However, he's earned his shot and I respect Wlad for petitioning to make him his mando first due to the fact that he's been waiting for a year. That's what the sport is about, giving people a chance. Haye doesn't know anything about that. He completely dismissed the IBF CW champ who was also considered to be the second best Cruiser behind Haye. Now he thinks he can just leap frog guys who earned their shot just because he has a big mouth. I don't think so, it doesn't work like that. This guy has no credentials at HW. He's going to have to wait in line and get a taste of his own medicine.
Haye's been life and death with Fragomeni - a European level Cruiser and dropped by Mormeck. He bombed out a HW journeyman - big deal. What makes him think he's entitled to jump the queue?
I couldn't have said it better myself. Props to Haye for making a future bout interesting, and profitable, but wait in line and prove your worth.
Honestly I think this is a stupid move by Haye, because all it will do is create the kind of animosity where klitschko wont want to fight him because he was too offensive, On the other hand, if he had waited till after he had just come off a big win . . . Maybe it was a spur of the moment thing and he felt he had to use the oppurtunity to its fullest.
It was hilarious how Haye confronted him, until I saw Wlads reaction... He was pretty much like "*****, take your turn."