Comments Thread For: Haye: I'm Going All Out To Give Klitschko a Mental Break

[JJRod]

Well hell, I am excited for this fight. The faceoff on HBO was amazing you could cut the tension in that room with a knife.
Would love to see how Haye is going to use his speed to get to Klitschko, or if Klitschko is going to be an aggressive fighter actually looking for the KO himself in this fight or waiting for Stewart to tell him.
We'll see. Hopefully this fight lives up to the fight as boxing needs a good fight. Mayweather/ortiz and Pacquiao/Marquez might end up being duds, so lets hope Haye and Klits, is not.

[paulf]

Loved Haye's "Save it for after the fight, man!" to Wlad looking to get Haye to shake his hand in the faceoff. Wlad had to use all his willpower to not give Haye a beating then and there.

This is going to be an excellent fight.

[Pullcounter]

Haye is a big talker... I don't really take what he says seriously

[OLD JUD]

This quote from Haye tells me he has a good gameplan going in because he mentioned the key word to winning against Wlad is "uncomfortable". You have to make and keep Wlad uncomfortable to win against him.

Calvin Brock and Tony Thompson made Wlad uncomfortable without really landing punches. Brock did it by just staying in the middle of the ring and constant circling; Thompson did it by taking what Brock did, but adding pressure and activity.

Haye is going to have to build onto that and just keep Wlad guessing by feinting, mixing in a few body shots, and punching in the clinch. It'd be interesting to see what Wlad would do, if Haye takes a step back and lands a haymaker in the clinch. If it stops Wlad from holding (which he uses as a rest period and a tactic to wear opponents out), then he's tilted Wlad's comfort meter a little more toward uncomfortable. Tough task though because Wlad has shown he can adapt to the tactics Brock and Thompson used, so Haye is going to have to switch up because if Wlad gets comfortable and in his rhythm, Haye's done.

Having the best combination of speed, explosiveness, and power Wlad has ever faced, even more so than Sanders (although he lacks the size) doesn't hurt, but it's going to take more than to slay Wlad.

Pretty much as i see it. Haye has got to make Wlad fight Hayes fight, if Haye allows Wlad to dictate then Wlad wins......Simple as that.
Haye has to keep moving and use his footwork well, he cannot allow Wlad to stand in front of him and anchor his feet to the canvas, or Haye gets KO'd.

The big question is Hayes stamina. In some of his previous fights he has produced a lot of good work early on, great footwork, fast stinging combinations, and then he's noticeably tired. If Haye can push Wlad out of his comfort zone early on, and actually hurt him then Wlad could become a little hesitant, and Haye must take full advantage.

Lets face it, Wlad can be hit,hurt,and stopped. That little fact will not be wasted on Haye.