Haye does have skills, no denying that. That is when he chooses to display them. He has power, speed, and boxing skills. He's a small heavyweight, but then so are a few of the others campaigning in that division. When you choose to fight at heavy, you gotta be willing to go in there and do battle with the behemoths. A lot of "it" resides between the ears. If you go in there defeated already, as Haye did against Wlad (as well as have other HW's in recent times against Wlad), it does not make for a good, competitive, fan-friendly fight. I was one that felt that Haye had not earned his shot at Wlad. But ok, he got it. Had he gone into the fight with the attitude he had against Chisora, I'm pretty sure it would've been a hugely entertaining spectacle. He may have gotten KO'ed, but he had that "puncher's chance". Why? Because Wlad's chin has never been compared to Holyfield's or to Foreman's. But by fighting the way he did, IMO he threw away a golden opportunity. That's why I think he needs to fight an Arreola or an Adamek before deserving another shot at one of the Klitschko's titles.... preferably Vitali, since he already did the "no-show" against Wlad.

The heavyweight division is aching for a sensation other than the Klitschkos right now. Nobody has been up to the task. The alphabet orgs are dredging up mandatories from the municipal dump and throwing them at the Klits. It's getting to where, despite his poor showing against Wlad, Haye could find himself at the front of the line by default.