The masses who buy into that borish, bombast, "Look at me" trash, usually have a major identity crisis, replete with the moral compas and judgement that God gave your garden variety alley cat. Let's all be brutally honest: The aformentioned masses that lap up this pablum really only want it coming from a certain type of fighter. Hint! Hint1 Wink! Wink! If the Klitschko's employed any of these antics, there would be a load of backlash coming from the very people who support same behaviour.
I agree Haye's mouthing is a big factor in the fight's appeal. But his performance in the ring is the MAJOR part of why this fight is so eagerly anticipated. Haye has blistering speed AND crushing power. Mouthing or not, that is the main reason people want to see him in with Wladimir, cause aside form Haye, there ARE no decent threats to Wlad. Gotta give Haye credit where its due. His mouthing, yes, but mostly, its his fighting that is selling the fight.
when did i say i wanted him to get hurt? in fact, i hope the opposite. but after everything, like the t-shirt, but moreso about the new videogame thing where he has removed wlads head from his body with an uppercut, wlads gonna be pissed and will seriously hurt haye
Good post, and obviously he has powerful behind the scene handlers, handlers who maneuvered this loud mouthed hype job into a mock championship, handlers who arranged for him to "beat" a sick Valuev, handlers who arranged for the British Boxing Commission to sweep the obviously fixed fight with Harrison under the rug, handlers who are trying to turn boxing into a "sports entertainment" showbiz circus like Wrasslin.
You keep judging life down to sheer materialism, money basically. The wonga generated from this fight doesn't matter in the long run, it doesn't define a fighter. Haye is yet another top 10 opponent Wlad is facing, nothing more, nothing less. If Haye happens to get utterly crushed by Wlad come July then a victory over him will be seen well below Wlad's victories over Peter 1&2, Byrd 1&2, Chambers, Chagaev, Iggy. As it stands at the moment Wlad the under dog versus Peter the first time will mean far more legacy wise than Haye as of course will his fights with Chris Byrd.