David Haye Backs Out Of A Deal To Fight Vitali Klitschko!

After months of calling Wladimir Klitschko "chicken" and other disrespectful names, David Haye has outdone himself once again. It began with Haye backing out of a proposed (and done deal) fight with Wladimir; Haye claimed he had a back injury. Fair enough.

David Haye's latest stunt came recently, when he back doored Vitali Klitschko, signing to fight Valuev at the last minute! Vitali Klitschko and Haye were set to face each other September 19. Who's the chicken? Who's the one running scared?

I thought David Haye was a fresh face, who would bring excitement back to the heavyweight division. So far he has brought a mouth - nothing more. David Haye has yet to prove himself at heavyweight. He had an opportunity to fight both Klitschkos, and he blew it.

Vitali Klitschko Has Three Options Open For Him

Vitali Klitschko recently told The Daily Star
that he is interested in fighting David Haye, Chris Arreola or Nikolay Valuev.

Personally, I would like to see Vitali Klitschko go the route of David Haye. If that fight does not materialize, then hopefully it's Chris Arreola.

Both David Haye and Chris Arreola would be interesting match-ups, more so than the lumbering Valuev. Haye and Arreola would also be better opposition for Vitali in my estimation. Although, it would be fun to watch the giant, Valuev get knocked out. I guess heavyweight boxing fans can't go wrong.

In other news, David Haye is okay to come back September or October.

David Haye Still Running His Mouth

After Wladimir Klitschko's dominating win Saturday, David Haye had a few things to say about Wlad's performance. Namely, that it was boring and that he (Haye) is the cure for Klitschko's insomnia.

First of all, I agree with David Haye's assessment, that the fight was boring. He's correct. But Haye forgets, he is partly responsible for Wladimir's boring fight. If David Haye forgot, he pulled out of the proposed June 20 bout with Wlad. It could have been Haye in the ring opposite of Wladimir Klitschko, doing his part to make sure the fight wasn't boring.

After Wlad won the fight, he had this to say about David Haye: "I was really upset that David Haye wasn't able to fight because I wanted to punish him badly. Personally I'm very upset about David Haye. Because of him I didn't fight in March or April when he promised to deliver Stamford Bridge as a venue. But he didn't deliver. He then asked me to postpone this fight for two weeks because of his bad back and then changed it to four weeks. I cannot take this guy seriously. Now he has to get in line and earn his chance to fight for the world title. He has to do that with his hands and not his mouth. We'll get it on either way and I will knock him out in the 12th as I've said before."

I couldn't agree with Wlad more. David Haye is the one who talked a lot of trash for months, signed to fight Klitschko and then pulls out of the fight, supposedly because of injury, when there are reports, Haye pulled out of the fight due to other reasons:

http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=20398

And now Haye is back to his old self, talking, talking and talking some more. If David Haye forgets, he's in the boxing game, which requires participants to actually step inside the ring. For as boring as Wlad was, and is, he fights more than once a year.

Wladimir Klitschko says David Haye has to earn his shot at the title. He had his chance. I would concur with Wladimir.

Close your mouth Haye and finally impress us with your boxing ability, instead of your mouth.

Wladimir Klitschko Pissed Off At David Haye

Wladimir Klitschko To Fight Ruslan Chagaev

It looks like Wladimir Klitschko will go ahead and fight undefeated, Ruslan Chagaev June 20, instead of waiting around for David Haye.

David Haye's manager has no qualms about Wladimir Klitschko's decision to not wait around for his fighter to get healthy.

David Haye is shooting for a match-up against Vitali Klitschko, in September.

David Haye Injury Update

Apparently David Haye's injury had nothing to do with his hand, but rather, his back.

Wladimir Klitschko does not want to wait around until David Haye is healthy enough to fight, according to Reuters. Instead, Klitschko wants Ruslan Chagaev.

If Klitschko does wait until David Haye is healthy, the proposed date for the bout would be July 11 - only three weeks later than the original date, June 20; this according to Haye's manager, Adam Booth.

David Haye Injured - Bout To Be Rescheduled

Unfortunate news. David Haye reportedly hurt his hand, according to Setanta Sports. The bout, originally scheduled to take place in Germany, June 20 will have to be pushed back to a later date.

The bout hasn't been officially called off yet, as reports of Haye's hand injury are still sketchy. Depending on the severity of the injury would ultimately dictate whether or not Wladimir Klitschko will fight someone else before the match is rescheduled.

David Haye's Keys To Victory

David Haye, the charismatic 28 year old heavyweight that will be facing Wladimir Klitschko June 20, in Germany, will have to do more to be victorious than his previous performance.

Perhaps David Haye looked sloppy in his bout against Monte Barrett because it was his first fight at heavyweight. Haye did not use his jab all that much in the Monte Barrett fight, showed little head movement and jumped in range often without setting up his punches. With that being said, David Haye displayed good speed and decent power - something an opponent needs in order to beat Wladimir Klitschko.

Considering all the hype leading up to this fight, which the heavyweight division so desperately needs, I expect Wladimir Klistschko to be properly motivated. Isn't he always though? Yes, Wladimir is a consument professional, but a Wladimir Klitschko that is properly motived and who has a perceived legitimate threat, fights better; a lot better than the jab-n-grab safety first Wladimir Klitschko. David Haye seems to have lit a fire under Klitschko. David Haye's mouth has been good for publicity, good for hype, but could turn out to be bad in the end for him.

I expect Wladimir's trainer will have him go right after Haye. Klitschko cannot afford to be a safety first boxer in this fight, and Steward knows this; he will have Wlad fight more aggressively.

I also expect David Haye to fight aggressively as well, because that is what you need to do in order to prevail against Wladimir Klitschko.

Haye cannot win the fight on pure aggression alone - he will have to implement his jab, head movement and not stand still. If he stands still, Wladimir's jab will cause real problems.

I can't see this fight being fought at a slow and measured pace, because both heavyweights are fast and powerful. Haye and Klitschko will want to get each other out of there as quickly as possible. I'm expecting a heavyweight collision with the fight not going past 4 rounds. Someone is definitely getting knocked out and knocked out early. If Haye can do even half of what is expected of him, it might be Wladimir Klitscko on his back being counted out by the ref.

Stay tuned.