Steward: "Wladimir Klitschko's Next Big Fight, David Haye"

[THE REED]

I only want to see Wlad fight Chagaev, Valuev and Haye. So I'm cool with any of the 3.

yo how old is vargas?

[larryx]

We don't know until we see Haye at Heavyweight, nobody is saying his power and speed will carry to Heavyweight.

he'll be stronger and faster wont be dehydrated

[larryx]

yo How Old Is Vargas?

30...........

[FLYBOY]

i hope they make a 24/7 for klitschko-haye. it would be great for both of them and they both have amazing stories to tell... wladimir will tell us of his riches. david will tell us of his playboy bunnies lol

[Mr. Ryan]

You can see Steward struggling between truth and diplomacy with the need to promote this useless fight with Rahman.

As for Rahman having the biggest hands HE ever saw, that may be so, and it may be just a gimmick towards promoting the fight. Soon we may be subjected to the story that Rahman's big hands are the secret reason behind his superhuman strength, and Klitschko is going to have a tough time....this sort of stuff.....

He obviously never was close to Sonny Liston. He had the largest hands that ANYBODY has ever seen.

Rahman's hand size goes along with his physical strength, the man can move a mountain with a Power Bar. He's probably the most physically strong fighter Wladimir has ever faced. He has his technical shortcomings but when he decides to fight a disciplined fight, you get something out of him.

It really was either this fight or no fight on December 13. If Rahman gets stretched again, so be it.

[DrewWoodside]

Haye needs at least 1 more fight after Barrett against good opposition before Wlad. Preferably a big punching heavyweight so he is ready for Wlad's bombs.

I think they're eager to get a shot at Haye before he gains any valuable experience at heavyweight and/or before he is potentially exposed. Either way it's best to fight Haye ASAP before he gets better or proves to suck.

[kenso]

wlad aint guaranteed a victory here

definitely not, but to give haye the edge is ludacris. wlad has WAY more tools to work with than haye does.

[DrewWoodside]

I think they're eager to get a shot at Haye before he gains any valuable experience at heavyweight and/or before he is potentially exposed. Either way it's best to fight Haye ASAP before he gets better or proves to suck.

Also, by coming out now and saying Camp Klitschko wants Haye there is no situation where it looks like Klit is scared or was forced into a situation. This is a smart move.

[MELLY-MEL...]

hell yeah!!!!!!!

[paul750]

There are one or two positive things going for Rahman if it's thought about in a non biased/historical way: first of all there's common opponents: Rahman has beaten two people who have defeated Klitschko - Corrie Sanders and Ross Purrity. Now, this should probably be taken with a pinch of salt, especially the Purrity part, but facts are facts.

The other positive is the more obvious underdog role he's now in - very similar to the first Lewis fight. Admittedly, it's highly unlikely that Klitschko will take the fight as lightly as Lewis did the first time around. But the very fact Rahman is coming into this with nothing to lose is still potentially dangerous, as many fighters [and teams for that matter] perform much better when they're the underdog.

The last couple of positives are Rahman's power and [potential] jab. The very fact Klitschko is fighting someone with a big punch is cause for concern in itself. If he's caught with anything big, he may well panic like he has done before. And lastly, there's Rahman's jab, which when at's it's best, may well pose problems for Klitschko [perhaps like Mercer vs Lewis?], although that seems very unlikely as Rahman is nowhere near as good as that version of Mercer at this point, and probably never has been. It really depends on the authority Rahman puts on it, and whether or not he turns up to fight his best fight, or turns up with the bad form he usually has.

Klitschko is the huge favourite, and deservedly so, but I think this fight is a bit more dangerous than some people think.