Wladimir Klitschko: "I'll Knock David Haye Out in 09"

[The Hammer]

Holyfield.

According to the IBO, Holyfield has 25 wins over "top 50" rated opponents, so technically he has more good wins. However, he has a lot of losses too, and most of Evander's good wins are from the 1990s.

Wladimir has the most good wins of any heavyweight since 2000:

http://www.iboboxing.com/rankings/heavy.html

[BrooklynBomber]

Thats the spirit, babe.

[BrooklynBomber]

Oh and I am telling you, Wlad's a smart kid and knows what sells, they will be milking this Klitschko-Haye rivalry till it becomes the biggest fight in european boxing history.

[Yaconcha]

sanders and haye are nothing alike......

ok, i agree that its pac no 1 and jc no 2 but, hopkins is no fkin way in the top ten...no way! the boxing scene p4p list is also wayyyy out of touch(in my view)
1.pac
2.jc
3.j.m.m
4.p.williams
5.israel.v
6.s.s.m(yeah)
7.raphael.m
8.(joint) ricky.h and antonio marg..
9.miguel cotto
10. im gonna have to go for knock out artist edwin valero! (still not sure) but, i just think that people at world level avoid him like the plague and if he had the chance he would demolish pac man in a couple of rnds!
back to "ole poppy"
definately in the top ten over the past couple of decades for accomplishment along with..rjj.odlh...evander...etc

[Dorian]

Both have crazy power both have suspect chins, why not?

Wlad kniocks Haye out early in my opinion

[myau1]

Looking Forward To It

I am looking forward to this fight more than any other in 2009, though Haye really should take at the very least, one more fight against a high risk opponent before he takes on Klitschko. Haye wants to be popular and champion...well he's got to stay active if he is serious about either one. Can't wait for this though.

[MANGLER]

Wlad would KO Haye.

[ploof1399]

Jesus Christ I wouldn't mind seeing Wlad knock somebody out, any body. The last person he looked good against was Ray Austin and who the hell is he. He looked good against Lamon Brewster but LB hasn't done anything in a few years.

As I've been watching the Bros. Klitschko for what seems like a decade now I would like to see Wlad become that grand champion we all had thought. He just seems to be lacking that killer instinct and aggressive style that we so love in the heavyweight division. Haye seems to have that. I've seen very little of him and but he has looked impressive. I don't think he is yet ready to face someone like Wlad or Vitali.

2009 will be interesting to say the least. The bad part about the heavy division is once they feel established and feel they can pick their own opponents, they fight once - twice a year. It sucks.

[Dave Rado]

Haye really should take at the very least, one more fight against a high risk opponent before he takes on Klitschko.

IMO Haye should fight Arreola but I doubt it will happen, unfortunately, because both sets of managers would probably consider it too risky. Or he should fight someone tall with a very strong jab to test his ability to get past Klitschko's jab - but I can't think of anyone like that he could fight (apart possibly from Valuev, but Haye won't fight an alphabet title holder before he fights one of the Klitschkos).

[beez721]

CORRIE SANDERS!!!!!!
"CLIT" CO.. COULD NOT COPE WITH THE SPEED AND AGILITY OF THE MUCH SMALLER MAN WHO, BATTERED HIM AROUND LIKE ONE OF THOSE PUNCH BAGS THAT HAS WATER IN THE BOTTOM! AND DID YOU SEE THE LOOK ON HIS FACE!? I I ACTUALLY THOUGHT THE ***** WAS GONNA CRY FOR HIS ***** MOMMY THAT NIGHT....WANKER.
HAYE TO GIVE HIM THE TREATMENT FOR A COUPLE OF ROUNDS THEN END THE PUNISHMENT WITH THE "ONE PUNCH" THAT "CLIT" CO. WAS TALKIN ABOUT. THE GUYS A FOKUN ROBOT FORGIT ABART IT.:****you::****you:

haye isnt a 6'4 southpaw and wlad is ten times better defensively than he was back then. he doesnt telegraph right hands anymore. he shoots them right off the jab when the time is right nowadays