POLL: David Haye Vs. Wladimir Klitschko

watching heavyweights is painful. Wlad has looked the best overall. he has a great jab, and he sets up his shots well. Fast Eddie moves around the ring and throws some nice quick combos for a big man. other than these two the whole lot are slow. Vitali has power but he's not for the highlight real. the bottom line. Haye would be this era's most entertaining heavyweight champion if he wins.

haye needs to pull this off

I love that Haye called him out and I really don't like Wlad. But probably you have to favor Wlad as Haye is definitely chinny. I would say 60/40 Wlad/Haye and KO in either event. The big issue for Haye is, can he tag him without getting caught. That said, I'd like to see Haye do an Ali Liston on him.

Haye all day....I think the Klitschko hasn't fought a guy like Haye in a while. Im going with Haye because Klitschko hasn't looked good lately. But I feel it can go either way if Haye shows up and clams up like we seen a lot of guys do.

guess this is y my thread got deleted

Ive seen what Fast Eddie did to the slow Peter. im 100% convinced that Haye is the real deal.

I'm almost certain Wlad will win, but Haye has a 10% punchers chance. Haye would have NO chance whatsoever against Vitali though.

Haye got more speed then Wlad. Wlad won't find him Speed kills. If Haye comes in at around 230 or so, like you're predicting, the speed he displays at cruiser won't be there. He'll still be one of the quicker heavyweights, but not much faster than Wlad, if at all. You can't put on that kind of weight and not pay for it. On the sunny side, he'll pick up a bit of power, and will be healthier and more solid, which means he should be able to take a bigger punch, too. All things considered, I don't see him with any chance of beating Klitchko right now. He fights low, keeps his hands low, doesn't jab his way in, and doesn't through enough combinations, but rather chooses to do alot of headhunting (a direct result of falling in love with his power). The guy has the tools to be highly competetive (speed, power, size, talent), but it remains to be seen whether he'll learn to use them or not. If he doesn't dramatically change his style, he'll be brain damaged the first time he gets into the ring with a big experienced fighter with a decent chin and some firepower. Right now, I think Lamon Brewster would eat his ass within 2 rounds. Ray Mercer would give him big problems, too, and Ray is very old.

and the What If for Wlad landing on Haye's chin with a right hand ... is exactly what? Haye got more speed then Wlad. Wlad won't find him Speed kills.

Who got this?! lemme see Haye in a couple more HW fights.

Wlad will most likely quit or get knocked down 5 times in a round and get stopped. I pick Haye to beat him. I think Haye is much faster and is the better boxer. All Wlad has is size and a reasonable jab. I think Haye will surprise a lot of people, especially the ones who know nothing about his career and havent seen any of his fights but pick Wlad anyway.

Haye would have a punchers chance, but Wlad should win by KO or TKO.

I'm going with Klitschko by KO at this point. Haye has the potential to be a good HW, he should take a couple of easier fights to get adjusted before getting in the ring with Wlad.

I picked Wlad by decision and I'll tell you for why: W Klit could very well knock Haye out but to do so he would need to take risks. We've seen against Ibragimov that he is risk averse and if he isn't willing to go all out to KO Sultan he's certainly not going to do it against someone with such a monster puncher reputation as Haye. Either man has the ability and the power to knock the other out so neither scenario is completely far-fetched, it would only take one mistake and one opportunity for the knockout punch to land. But more likely Wlad won't make a mistake because he won't take any chances and he'll paw and jab his way to victory. What I don't get is this notion of Haye being a "little" heavyweight. He's 6'4, has fought at 217 lb and is likely to campaign at a weight of close to 230. If you look at The Ring's top ten greatest heavyweights in history he's taller and heavier than most of them. 1. Muhammad Ali 2. Joe Louis 3. Evander Holyfield 4. George Foreman 5. Larry Holmes 6. Rocky Marciano 7. Sonny Liston 8. Joe Frazier 9. Jack Johnson 10. Jack Dempsey He wouldn't even represent one of the smallest heavyweights fighting today! He'd be about average now and bigger once he fills out.

yea,,,just a bit I suppose but haye could get hurt very badly by a big heavyweight with the 2 fisted power of wlad Oh definitely If they fight now Wlad would probably Knockout haye within 5 rounds.

Thats really overstating it a bit isnt it? yea,,,just a bit I suppose but haye could get hurt very badly by a big heavyweight with the 2 fisted power of wlad

wlad is quick as well and if he hits haye clean its not lights out,,,its death Thats really overstating it a bit isnt it?

If the Hayemaker lands on Wlad's chin.......... Lights out Wlad!!! And he will land, Too fast for that motherfucker! wlad is quick as well and if he hits haye clean its not lights out,,,its death

Wlad would easily KO The Gaymaker. On what are you basing that exactly? His horrorshow against the very average Ibragimov? I can honestly say I've never been so disgusted by a fighter in my life. He didn't look quick, didn't look strong, refused to commit to a punch and worst of all, he looked like he had zero desire to fight. If Klitschko was so worried about getting off balance against Ibragimov, what the fuck will he do against Haye?! Brits have ALOT of faith in their most talented boxers, and with good reason, I think. Haye is up there with the most talented in the country. I'd love to see him fight (and I predict KO, early) Ibragimov to show the world how much better and more exciting to watch he is than Wlad.