David Haye Stuggles To Find Sparring For Valuev
By Mark Vester
Former cruiserweight king David Haye is having a tough time find decent sparring partners for his November 7 heavyweight title shot at WBA champion Nikolai Valuev, who stands at 7-feet and weighs well over 300-pounds. Valuev is the largest boxing champion in the history of the sport. Haye plans to get fighters who are close enough to Valuev's height.
"You've got to get the biggest sparring fighters you can find," Haye said to Sky Sports News. "Valuev is 7'2 so I will struggle to find someone that big who can spar with me but I'll find guys who are 6'7, 6'8 and then adjust when I get into the ring."
"He's the WBA heavyweight champion of the world. I said from day one I want to be world heavyweight champion so I'll go up about eight stone and fight the biggest champion in history."
Valuev has never been down or badly hurt by a punch. Haye is still boasting of pulling off a knockout win.
"My job is to knock out Nikolai Valuev and become the heavyweight champion of the world. I will be the first British champion since Lennox Lewis and that has always been my aim, to be a two-weight world champion," Haye said.
"I was undisputed cruiserweight champion and my plan is to go up in weight and do what only one other fighter in history has done - that's Evander Holyfield - and then become the undisputed world heavyweight champion. The Valuev fight is the next step."
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