- Having secured his WBC heavyweight ranking of five on Wednesday, British boxer David Haye is looking to set up his first bout in the division sooner rather than later.
Speaking to Setanta Sports News, the current WBA and WBO cruiserweight champion revealed that he is looking at a possible clash with WBC champion Samuel Peter before taking on Wladimir Klitschko.
"[The heavyweight category] has been pretty dry for the last few years," Haye insisted to Setanta Sports' news channel. "You've got Klitschko out there, who is breaking through, and his fight's on Setanta Sports next month. That should be a good one. [The division] is starting to pick back up. And then you've me thrown in the mix - I've just got my WBC number five ranking at the moment - that came [on Wednesday] - I know now I'm number five at heavyweight so I've going to keep pushing. The WBC champion is a guy called Samuel Peter. So if any of these champions are willing to do it, we're going to try and do it. But the guy who is ranked number one in the world and who is universally ranked number one in the world is Wladimir Klitschko, and that's the guy that I want. We're going to get a little teaser on Setanta Sports next month, so it's going to be interesting."
Haye has tripled his calorie intake in order to cope with the demands of heavyweight boxing; he does not, however, expect the extra pounds to affect the way he fights.
"A lot of people think 'He's a heavyweight, he can eat hamburgers'. I'm looking at being just as athletic as I looked against Enzo Maccarinelli. I'm not going to be one of these lardy heavyweights who turns up completely out of shape just because they're allowed to eat what they want," he continued. "I'm still going to have all the discipline I had at cruiserweight, I'll even have more discipline because I've got to focus that bit more on getting the calories in. You're going to see me do exactly what I did at cruiserweight in terms if speed, power, knockouts and entertainment in the heavyweight division."
And that will include any possible future clash with Klitschko. Haye concluded: "I'm not going to hang around with Klitschko. He's a big lump, he's fast, he's fit but he's never met The Hayemaker. 100 percent. Knockouts all the way."
Haye Wants Peters!
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Haye Wants Peters!
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haye seems to want a lot- Having secured his WBC heavyweight ranking of five on Wednesday, British boxer David Haye is looking to set up his first bout in the division sooner rather than later.
Speaking to Setanta Sports News, the current WBA and WBO cruiserweight champion revealed that he is looking at a possible clash with WBC champion Samuel Peter before taking on Wladimir Klitschko.
"[The heavyweight category] has been pretty dry for the last few years," Haye insisted to Setanta Sports' news channel. "You've got Klitschko out there, who is breaking through, and his fight's on Setanta Sports next month. That should be a good one. [The division] is starting to pick back up. And then you've me thrown in the mix - I've just got my WBC number five ranking at the moment - that came [on Wednesday] - I know now I'm number five at heavyweight so I've going to keep pushing. The WBC champion is a guy called Samuel Peter. So if any of these champions are willing to do it, we're going to try and do it. But the guy who is ranked number one in the world and who is universally ranked number one in the world is Wladimir Klitschko, and that's the guy that I want. We're going to get a little teaser on Setanta Sports next month, so it's going to be interesting."
Haye has tripled his calorie intake in order to cope with the demands of heavyweight boxing; he does not, however, expect the extra pounds to affect the way he fights.
"A lot of people think 'He's a heavyweight, he can eat hamburgers'. I'm looking at being just as athletic as I looked against Enzo Maccarinelli. I'm not going to be one of these lardy heavyweights who turns up completely out of shape just because they're allowed to eat what they want," he continued. "I'm still going to have all the discipline I had at cruiserweight, I'll even have more discipline because I've got to focus that bit more on getting the calories in. You're going to see me do exactly what I did at cruiserweight in terms if speed, power, knockouts and entertainment in the heavyweight division."
And that will include any possible future clash with Klitschko. Haye concluded: "I'm not going to hang around with Klitschko. He's a big lump, he's fast, he's fit but he's never met The Hayemaker. 100 percent. Knockouts all the way."
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me thinks paulie m is his best bet. - Having secured his WBC heavyweight ranking of five on Wednesday, British boxer David Haye is looking to set up his first bout in the division sooner rather than later.
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