The more I watch the prefight events, the more I favor Haye

[edgarg]

The speed is going to make a huge difference, and while Wlad is a lot bigger Haye is not a super short heavyweight. If he can use enough movement to avoid the jab and get inside on Wlad he can win the fight.

Don't delude yourself. Klitschko steps like a cat, and cuts the ring off like an expert. has the heaviest puncing power in Heavyweight history, and by far the best straight left, or...jab, to you. A killer of a right hand, one punch KO power and a good chin as his Peter 1 fight showed all over again.

[Ray*]

I have no interest in this fight at all,Wlad is going to jab him to death and the first right hand that lands the fight is over,this is not Valuev Wlad has real boxing skills and a big punch.

This is pretty much how I see this fight, I do have an interest in it but I see Wlad winning easily, Too fast for a big man, too experienced as a pro, technically better, cool and calm under pressure, left hand jab which is the best jab in the business, big right hand to follow etc I just can't see how Haye would beat Wlad in reality, I see a lot of my countrymen are getting cattied away but am not, am hoping Haye wins but can't see it.

[Pez]

Haye's confidence can be deceiving. I'm not falling for it though. Wlad is gonna knock his jaw out the arena.

[Steven Adams]

....but the more I actually watch Haye's fights, the less chance I think he has.

I really hope Haye will actually back up his talk. I just want a good fight!

last time i believed pre-fight hype.. Hatton got his ass KTFO by Pac... never again. LOL

[rajul]

david haye is fighting manny steward with wladimir's body in there
no way haye can out think manny steward

[BoZz]

haye looks like he himself doesn't believe in the things he's saying..a man sure of victory has a different tone in his voice..haye is going down.

[Rick Grimes]

david haye is fighting manny steward with wladimir's body in there
no way haye can out think manny steward

What are you on about? Go watch some Wlad fights and listen to the instructions Steward gives Wlad in the corner, 95% of the time he doesn't do what Steward tells him to. It's going to be the same old jab, step back and jab, hold. Wlad isn't going to change that for anyone.

[Leohappy]

if you look wlad's losses,all were made by simple come forward guys. wlad has never lost to a technician. haye has to keep the pressure up to make wlad uncomfortable, which is something he can't do. haye could also go for a ko or try to decision wad. realistically he has pretty small chance at this as well.

[vacon04]

Is there any fighter Wlad has faced with the mobility and agility Haye has besides speed?

Corrie Sanders was a moving target while it lasted and put his shots together quite well. Don't see him being as agile as Haye is, though.

Corrie Sanders had massive power in his left hand, the guy had a one punch KO power, while Haye doesn't has that much power, he's faster than Corrie, but he doesn't has as near as much power as Corrie had. Haye is a guy who needs to land some combinations in order to KO a guy, unlike Corrie who only needed one hand to KO his opponent. And still in Wlad vs Corrie, even though Wlad lost and was knocked down several times, he got up every single time, so I don't buy the "As soon as Haye lands, it's over" I mean the guy is not that powerful and Wlad has improved a lot since that fight, in fact I would go more with the "As soon as Wlad lands, it's over"

[rajul]

Boz is right . haye knows his only chance is to mentally beat
Wlad. if that doesnt work he will be on his bicycle from round one