Will Wlad-Haye Be Entertaining?

[Steak]

Klitschko does NOT have a shaky chin. You are all wrong about that, and it was proved when eter hit him a few good wallops on the chin during their first fight. Klitschko dodn't even notice them and gave Peter his first loss. This was the next fight after the Brewster "mystery" and Klitschko deliberately took the Peter fight since peter was supposed to be a KO killer, just to show that there was nothing wrong with his chin.

No one seems to have noticed this, unfortunately, and I believe that he really hasn't been knocked down since then. That's about 6 years ago I think.

youre joking yourself if you actually believe Wlad's chin is not below average. I like the guy, but come on.

[Die Antwoord]

Well there are two schools of thought. There is the school of thought that Wlad is too big, experienced, strong and dominant and will simply jab Haye in the face, tenderizing him and then finishing him in the late rounds or making Adam Booth rush in the ring and attack Wlad with his high heels.

Then there is the second and moronic school of thought that Haye is too fast and will slip Wlad's jab and land a hayemaker and KO wlad. This ******ed school of thought fails to look at fights Wlad has had with quick smaller fighters like Chris Byrd and how badly Wlad destroyed them and also fails to see that Haye sucks at slipping HW jabs and that Wlad in recent fights has seemed pretty damn comfortable when he gets bull rushed.

Now whichever (the first one will be right) school of thought is right, that fanbase will find the fight very enjoyable. The fans of the other school of thought and the people who base their boxing tastes on nationality, race, and popular opinion by biased semi-nationalistic media reporters will all say the fight was boring, or a let down etc...

Also, im a Wlad fan, and no I dont think he has an iron chin by any stretch, but his issues have been more stamina related. Hes been down 11 times, 2 of Peter's hits were pushes/rabbit punches, so i dont count that trash. The other times Wlad has been down either have been from sheer exhaustion (hanging on the ropes against Brewsterand the purrity) or there were headbutts involved (sanders/superbum). Its not like he's been knocked out cold or something. I'd say the biggest thing Manny helped him with was stamina. I dont know what happened in that Brewster fight, but after that, its easy to see Wlad seems to be more proportional physcially, pace himself more, and just seems stronger in later rounds. Wlad wont tire against Haye, Haye will have to do the work. Im not sure if Haye is willing to do the work at all and I feel that he'll be a deer caught in headlights. I think its going to be a very boring fight as Haye runs from wlad and my biggest concern is that Haye will run all night, and then he and hsi fans will say he was robbed on the 120-108 cards and that wlad won cause of holding.

[Squizz]

the fight may not deliver in drama ... but its going to be nice to anticipate and actually get excited for a hw fight finally. and its def going to have that megafight energy ... really looking forward to it

Exactly. It might not be a FOTY candidate, but people are curious to see if Haye can back his mouth up after all this stalling. He makes all these absurd claims, and does things like wearing t-shirts which depict graphic images of him slaughtering the Klitshcko brothers, and then pulls out of his fight with Wlad two weeks prior to the fight.

Fight fans will no doubt be anxious to see what exactly Haye brings to the table against Wlad. It's an intriguing matchup simply because of this. Many Haye supporters give him a serious chance against Wlad, but I would not at all be surprised to see him catch a Byrd-like beatdown circa 2006.

But to be honest, if Haye were to beat Wlad, it would be good for boxing. Reason being, because he'll have backed up his mouth. It would also create a very interesting potential matchup with Vitali down the road.

It COULD potentially bring some serious excitement back to the HW division, which it is desperately needing.

That being said, I just don't think Haye has the tools necessary to pull it off. The size differential will be problematic for him, and Wlad is extremely skillful for a man of his stature. There's a lot of technique in his style. He's not just size. This is not Valuev were talking about here. And a lot of people thought the Valuev fight was extremely close. Haye was lucky to get such a lop-sided decision. He probably won yes, but 8-4 on TWO scorecards? Come on. Not from what I saw. From what I recall Haye probably won in about a 7-5 fashion, if not, six rounds a piece making it a draw like the other judge scored it. It was an ugly fight with a lot of close rounds.

Bottom line: I would not at all be surprised to see Wlad walk right through Haye, and KO/stop him inside 8 rounds. Haye MIGHT land a big shot or two, but Wlad will hold up. Wlad boxes from the outside, and eventually goes for the kill when he knows he's got Haye in trouble. I just can't see anything else happening.

[Naps]

Lets be realistic, Haye has never been KO'd, Wlad has. Now who has the weak chin?

[Squizz]

Lets be realistic, Haye has never been KO'd, Wlad has. Now who has the weak chin?

Both, to be perfectly honest. And both have stamina issues.

[TheIcon]

Look at Wlads other fights, its going to run similar to them except he is going to be even more defensive because the guy against him is fast and can punch very hard, and the way people talk about Haye's chin, look at it this way, it took wlad 12 rounds to knockout Fast Eddie who is smaller than Haye and takes a punch worse than david Haye, Haye's chin may be questionable but Wlad won't go in to K.O him, he is going to be mindful about Haye's big hits and he is going to turn it into a fight where he stays on the outside and jab jab jab's until he eventually wears haye down. Haye always has a chance though with his speed and power.If i had to pick a winner I'd go Wlad late rounds t.k.o

[Water]

Don't hold your breathe. Despite what Haye says, the fight will not be as explosive as you think. Haye will probably adopt a safety first approach, looking for openings. Wladimir is a different beast to Valuev and he'll be whipping that jab out early, and clinching. Haye will start to unload in the 6-7 round if things aren't going his way.

I could also see this fight being a bore-fest, a boring lacklustre fight perhaps. Don't buy into the Haye hype - he isn't going to go all out - he'll be more tactical.

[Sparked_1985]

Wlad starts nervously.

Not so much as back in the day.

But Round 1, is a biggy.

[badteef]

I think it'll be an interesting fight. Haye will taunt Wlad, if it doesn't have the desired effect, he will taunt him a second time!. Thats when **** starts to get crazy and Wlad starts launching farmyard animals at Haye. probably starting with a cow then moving on to sheep and ducks. Then Wlad will tell Haye that his "Mother Is a Hamster and his Father Smells of Elderberries!"
Haye is enraged by this and will start floating in-and-out like European butterfly and stinging like and African bee; Telling Wlad "I don't want to talk to you no more, you empty headed animal food trough wiper!"
Meanwhile; Vitali will be at ringside shouting "You don't frighten us, English pig dog!. Go and boil your bottom, you son of a silly person!........

Seriously, I think it will be a pretty boring fight. They are both going to be very cautious. Someone is probably going to get KTFO, but leading up to that point could be a yawn fest. I just hope it's not a Haye vs Fraudly 2.0.

[Mr. Invincible]

Lets be realistic, Haye has never been KO'd, Wlad has. Now who has the weak chin?

Huh? What school of research did you attend?