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By Cliff Rold - After all the talk, all the bravado, 29-year former World Cruiserweight champion David Haye (23-0, 21 KO) of London, England elected to hit and run on the way to capturing his first major belt in the Heavyweight division, outpointing the 7’0 Russian Nicolay Valuev (50-2, 34 KO) for the WBA title over twelve largely uneventful rounds at the Arena Nürnberger in Nuremberg, Germany on Saturday night which added a new entrant to this decade’s seemingly endless nominees for worst Heavyweight ‘title’ fight of all time.
Haye weighed in 218 lbs., giving up almost 100 to Valuev who scaled 316 lbs.
Both men began relaxed, Haye wisely circling from the outside while Valuev probed with his long left jab. Focusing his own jab to the body, Haye continued to circle, finally trying and missing a big right hand. He managed a hard right to the body as Valuev pursued but Valuev blocked a pair of rights in the closing seconds of round one.
Valuev continued to motor the jab, missing most but keeping Haye at a range where he could swat away a counter left hand attempt. Haye’s right hand finally crashed through in the final thirty seconds of round two, causing a pause in the giant before Valuev shook his head and then began his march forward again. [details]
Haye weighed in 218 lbs., giving up almost 100 to Valuev who scaled 316 lbs.
Both men began relaxed, Haye wisely circling from the outside while Valuev probed with his long left jab. Focusing his own jab to the body, Haye continued to circle, finally trying and missing a big right hand. He managed a hard right to the body as Valuev pursued but Valuev blocked a pair of rights in the closing seconds of round one.
Valuev continued to motor the jab, missing most but keeping Haye at a range where he could swat away a counter left hand attempt. Haye’s right hand finally crashed through in the final thirty seconds of round two, causing a pause in the giant before Valuev shook his head and then began his march forward again. [details]
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