Freddie Roach Picks David Haye To Beat Wladimir.

[coreyg100]

I agree with Freddie Roach then.

[War-Robbo]

I think Haye is too quick, he is going to be in and out before Wlad can even get to him.

[BoxingFollower]

haye has a new fanbase now

Lol, yep, and you know what fanbase that is!

[edgarg]

I think Haye is too quick, he is going to be in and out before Wlad can even get to him.

Yes, the way Chris Bird was too fast for him......... twice.

[TintaBoricua]

see roach really does know his stuff.

and the thing is that he is actually friends/friendly with both k bros,so he woudld not say haye just cuz he was matey with haye or anything like that.

ide actually think k bros would be quite hurt that he has picked haye over wlad to win their fight.

He trained both a bit for a while,stated their nice guys but boring and cautious ,that he tried to teach wlad some more combinations,but wlad just wasnt down with the risk of some of them,its on a vid somewhere i think where he is showing how to do the counter left hook to the body,and said he wanted wlad to learn it,but wlad just didnt want to pick that move up at all.

I know exactly which vid you're referring to. It's the one where he's got a female boxer beside him performing the moves he's teaching the viewer. The vid starts out with Roach actually hitting the speedbag in a more consistent manner than the boxer...

[Klitschko2011]

Roach also said Haye would "destroy" Valuev.

The result:

Haye failed miserably. He ran like a scared little girl from old shot crippled Valuev the whole fight and set the all time record for fewest punches thrown in a 12 round fight. That gutless coward Haye only threw 143 punches in 12 rounds...pathetic. Valuev got robbed. Even the biased British commentators had Valuev winning the fight. Grandpa Holyfield did better against Valuev than Haye did.

Wlad destroyed the REAL WBA Heavyweight Champ undefeated Ruslan Chagaev, who clearly beat Prime Valuev in impressive fashion.

Wlad is the rightful WBA Heavyweight Champ.

Haye is the definition of a paper champ.

Wlad will easily destroy that gutless glass chinned fraud Haye.

[-Antonio-]

Wlad is taller and longer. He's got the better jab. Haye's only chance is to be aggressive and take some shots, but then again his chin is questionable too.

[LeG00N]

It would be interesting to watch....

[nomadman]

Did he say exactly how he expected Haye to win? I'd be interested in hearing his thoughts on that, since everyone picking Haye thus far has either blabbered vaguely about speed, athleticism and power, or has posted totally nonsensical breakdowns of the fight that take into account neither of the two fighters' actual strengths and weaknesses and invest Haye with traits he doesn't possess.

[Clyde Barrow]

What people who haven't been completely turned off by Haye's cowardice in the past will make him the sentimental pick here, simply because they're bored of Wlad's dominance. But I can't see him winning this fight. Wlad doesn't take chances that expose his chin anymore. And there'll be no opportunity for a Haye KO that Wlad doesn't give to him by being sloppy.