*Wladimir Klitschko-David Haye Build-up Thread*

The undercard has been set up 50/50 by K2 and Hayemaker.
:deal

 

I don't really care, every single Klitschko undercard is a bag of nails. Inexcusable.

 

Hayemaker have provided all the fighters they have except for Groves who fought last month and was cut, so it was always going to be a stretch for him to be on. I know K2 don't have many fighters either but they could have used some from the other German promoters or Sauerland who still own a piece of Haye.

 

As I suspected! The ones I've seen (whilst struggling to stay awake) have been pish.

 

They should have sorted out a european title shot for Ustinov. Or thrown him in with someone like Big Larry O.

 

If thats the undercard then I'll still be hanging out of a prostitute on the Reperbhan at half nine.

 

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It's worth noting that David Haye hasn't fought a legitimate opponent in almost two years. And that opponent was several levels away from Wlad (he was on the back of a loss to Evander Holyfield!)

 

:thumbsupmale , female or shim?

 

Yes, def. one of those 3.

 

Ruiz was a 'legitimate' opponent. Not great by any means, never was, but good enough to count as legit.

 

What's your definition of a legitimate opponent because I beg to differ. Evander Holyfield would have been a better opponent ffs. Ruiz hadn't beaten a semi decent boxer in about 5 years. Golota was his last victory against someone who wasn't a tomato can.

 

Ruiz was competitive enough against Chagaev and Valuev to suggest he was still a decent operator at the top end of the division.

 

And BTW, Valuev is not 'almost 2 years' ago. It's 5 months short of that. Which is 'almost' 25% of 2 years, not really an insignificant portion that can just be rounded up.

 

Chagaev was about 4 years before the Haye fight and he was somewhat competitive in a fight but lost to a rubbish title holder who went on to lose to Holyfield. Tyson Fury and Del Boy would have been better opponents than the Ruiz Haye fought. There must have been about 30 (maybe more) guys who would have beaten Ruiz in the division at the time.

If you think that was a legitimate opponent, that's your opinion. But he certainly wasn't one in my book.