I remember after the Haye vs Wladimir fight a lot of people criticized Haye for not KOing Wladimir but in reality it was Wladimir who put on the more negative performance, with many fouls of holding the head down, pushing and trying to lean on Haye, as he repeated glaringly in the recent Povetkin fight.
Povetkin allowed Wladimir to lean on him, whereas Haye decided to drop to the canvas in order to expend less energy trying to hold Wladimir up and also to (unsuccessfully) make it clear to the referee that Wladimir was initiating fouls.
Now, since Povetkin, it's been made even clearer that Klitschko is a repeated fouler, does it actually vindicate Haye and place the blame instead directly on Wladimir? In other words, should Wladimir be blamed for his fouls, rather than Haye criticized for trying to overcome Wladimir himself, his constant fouls and the incompetent (or f!xed) referee?
Povetkin allowed Wladimir to lean on him, whereas Haye decided to drop to the canvas in order to expend less energy trying to hold Wladimir up and also to (unsuccessfully) make it clear to the referee that Wladimir was initiating fouls.
Now, since Povetkin, it's been made even clearer that Klitschko is a repeated fouler, does it actually vindicate Haye and place the blame instead directly on Wladimir? In other words, should Wladimir be blamed for his fouls, rather than Haye criticized for trying to overcome Wladimir himself, his constant fouls and the incompetent (or f!xed) referee?
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