Klitschko vs. Haye

**Justin7** · 04-21-09, 12:27 AM

Haye... 22-1, 21 wins (and 1 loss) by knockout. A cruiserweight moving up. Average of 4 rounds per fight.

I like Klitschko myself, but doing some research before pulling the trigger.

**raydog** · 04-21-09, 12:31 AM

he will destroy haye with the jab and catch him with the power. haye is good but is nowhere near as good as evander was at cruiser and haye is going to regret moving up tofight a klitschko. will enjoy watching this british loudmouth get pummeled. should have a few more heavyweight cake fights before taking on top competition imo

**Casi** · 04-21-09, 12:39 AM

Yep i love those bloated win statistics.
Haye has nothing in his favor...Klitschko is bigger & stronger, has more experience (a real heavyweight), and is in his prime.
He already knows how it feels to lose by surprise, and i don´t think he will ever make that mistake again (Sanders).

And the fight is in Germany...

**THE_LOCKSMITH** · 04-21-09, 10:03 AM

Do you think Haye can go the distance? Klitschko to win by decision pays +700. Might be a play there. Haye being the smaller quicker fighter might just circle and run the whole fight

**Matt Rain** · 04-21-09, 10:13 AM

Haye will need to gain weight and carry a lot of power with him at heavyweight if he's going to beat Klitschko. Thanks to Emmanuel Steward, both K brothers are now pretty much impossible to outbox - unless your name is Lennox Lewis, you have to knock them out.

Better start shopping around for a world-class pharmacist, David.

**Matt Rain** · 04-21-09, 10:37 AM

Originally posted by Casi

Haye has nothing in his favor...

He might have a speed advantage. He's able to slip head punches quite well too.

Still, I see this as a classic Klitschko fight where WK doubles/triples up his jab while backing away, using his reach and height to neutralize whatever his opponent has.

Now, I just watched Haye-Barrett and I recant my statement about Haye needing to gain weight. Didn't realize he had already blown up to a solid 215.

**Casi** · 04-21-09, 10:46 AM

lol where is Haye´s defense here?

**Matt Rain** · 04-21-09, 10:56 AM

Haye did not respect Barrett's power at all, as evidenced by the Roy Jones stance. He still managed to slip a lot of punches.

**SweetPeafan** · 04-22-09, 04:54 PM

I think Haye takes it. Who has Wladimir ever beaten? A washed up Rahman? Brewster with one eye? One dimensional Sam Peter? At least his brother showed he could hang with Lewis. Wladimir is a HUGE gas candidate. He runs out of steam like all big men do. I see Haye by late KO.

**illmatick** · 05-17-09, 02:32 AM

Haye by k.o late is more probable than people think, Sweetpea is right about wladimir's gas tank, pretty good chance from fight to fight he tanks in the 7th, haye does slip punches quite well which will of course be a necessity in the first few rounds but if he can get past the initial surge then look for the fight to slowly creep in Haye's favor, not a fight I am looking to bet but if the line rises high enough I may look to take a small shot on Haye, otherwise a no play

**Casi** · 05-17-09, 02:44 AM

Betting on Haye is like throwing money away...
Wladi will not lose this, Haye is the perfect example of an overhyped big mouth.

When i look at all the facts, i would set the line to at least -400.
I won on every Klitschko fight i did bet over the last years, and i rarely agreed with the books odds.