Why do some people hate him? Because he's tall? There's nothing he can do about it. He's actually a very humble person and I hope he whoops Haye's ass.
HE has good personality. I always liekd him since I saw him 1st time on rus TV back in 2002.
I don't like the wa he fights: slow, poor combinations.. but nothing he can do about it, he is just 2 bigh for HW division.
And on other side Suerland promotion sucks. his promoters cherry pick him opponents and evenlet him fight 46 years old Holyfield.
Therefore i'm neither his fan or hater
Because he is a bit of a fraud in the ring. I don't really care either way against Haye though but Haye vs Klitschko would be a more interesting match-up than Valuev vs Klitschko.
I just expect someone with that size to attack more, but he doesn't. Maybe his mass, he isn't coordinated enough to do it. Never thought of that before.
He's tall, slow, boring, and a 46 year-old man ran circles around him landing shots left and right. He's humble and nice, but dude shouldn't be a title holder.
But what can he do? Seriously, just think about it. Being that tall, of course he's not going to move like a welterweight. I give him all the credit in the world for what he has done.