Booth: "I guarantee they cannot predict what David is going to do on 2 July"

[Mars_ax]

We saw him lose his balance that whole fight i thought he was brake dancing! Oh wait no that was just when Haye caught him! he was flat footed for the whole fight its hard to stumble when your like that.

When your quite finished with Wladimir we will welcome you back to the real world.

This is the kind of silly shit i've come to expect from Haye's girlfriends, whatever.

[brocktonblockbust]

what if Haye comes out as a southpaw to freak out Wlad? I bet he aint countin on THAT kind of trick.

[El Kabong]

what if Haye comes out as a southpaw to freak out Wlad? I bet he aint countin on THAT kind of trick.

....Well Wlad has beaten plenty of southpaws recently: Byrd, Thompson, Sultan, Chagaev.

I doubt it would affect him to be honest

[ono]

Truth being told, he's going to do what he did against Valuev. If he was scared of his power, i don't see him being gung-ho against Wlad.

[rjj tszyu]

Truth being told, he's going to do what he did against Valuev. If he was scared of his power, i don't see him being gung-ho against Wlad.

I think it could be something similar too. Only thing is I don't see Wlad standing up to the shots Valuev did. The first shot haye hit Ruiz with nearly had him out cold and he has a far better chin than Wlad. I do think it will be far more entertaining than the Valuev fight though, 2 chinny power punchers has to make for drama surely??

[El Kabong]

Who the hell says John Ruiz has a better chin than Wlad?!?! Who says Valuev has a better chin

NEW RULE: You can't say someone has a good chin when its never stood up to anyone with power.

Ruiz LOSS KO 1 to David Tua - proven heavyweight power puncher (only one he ever fought, lest you count the WBA title holder)

Nicolay Valuev has NEVER fought a proven heavyweight power puncher but I saw Monte Barrett rock him pretty good as well as Taras Bidenko (not big punchers).

I'm not saying Wlad's chin is granite...I'm saying comparing Wlad's chin to Valuev's or Ruiz's is not apples to apples given who they've fought.

[Andre]

I don't think that Manny cares about what Haye will try, it's all about what Wlad has to do in order to keep Haye at bay and to mash him down; piston jabs, when it connects, unload the big hand, Haye gets too close? uppercut or Grab, loop and repeat.

Yeah, or deal with his arms at distance and move in at that stage, break the timing up then get inside.

[Andre]

what if Haye comes out as a southpaw to freak out Wlad? I bet he aint countin on THAT kind of trick.

He'd do better switching stance around Klits outstretched arm at some stage and moving in with the full reply right there, bang off side and off balance.

[AdamGB]

Yeah, a lot of fighters switch stance and then do things off it. But switching stance can actually be used as a form of offense or defence. Good thinking.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Oi, I mentioned switching first. Bollocks, the lot of ya!

[Master]

Haye will fight on the back foot like Groves did, negate Wlad's jab as Haye did against Audley and try and frustrate Wlad in making a mistake so that he can catch Wlad. I think the tactic will work for a bit but will get caught come in and get stopped.

[Hornfinger]

He'll read the jab step off to the side when it's throw, counter straight right over the top left hook, haye wins.

There you go, heard it here first.

[Master]

He'll read the jab step off to the side when it's throw, counter straight right over the top left hook, haye wins.

There you go, heard it here first.

I think there will be a lot of feinting and posturing and crowd booing before it dramatically ends.

[Andre]

Oi, I mentioned switching first. Bollocks, the lot of ya!

Yeah, Hayes good at pulling his front foot around behind him and throwing the rear stronger arm as he does so that it becomes the front arm on landing and his heads moved out of range.
He got plenty of practice fighting that giant that time.

[Andre]

Haye will fight on the back foot like Groves did, negate Wlad's jab as Haye did against Audley and try and frustrate Wlad in making a mistake so that he can catch Wlad. I think the tactic will work for a bit but will get caught come in and get stopped.

Yeah one or the other will get caught, could get good.