Vitali Klitschko claims 'preliminary agreement' to fight David Haye

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The difference is, Haye is 29 with possible improvement likely.. Vitali is 38, already been forced into retirement through injury, and looked "old" on saturday. Look how his eyes marked up.

It might not be such a long shot that Haye smashes him up.

Of course. Just look at the way he smashed up an even slower, less active Nikolay Valuev.

I said it's a long shot.

Vitali isn't the mountain that Valuev is. Improvement vs decline. Youth vs injury prone fossil. There's been bigger upsets. Fact.

I'd be inclined to agree with that if Valuev hadn't already shown his chin could get rocked (v. Barrett). Vitali hasn't been rocked to my knowledge and as of late has been pitching shut-outs against guys.

Let's say Vitali is declining. He still has enough left against a guy whose best asset is his ability to run. But even that can only last so long against someone who can reach across the ring to get you.