Haye vs Valuev - Preview

Well fight fans, the most anticipated heavyweight boxing match up for years is nearly here. Tonight we will find out whether David Haye will backup his words and reinvigorate a whole boxing division, or be made to painfully eat his own words by the man he has branded a circus freak. Let's get ready to ruumblllee!!


As the weeks have gone by there has been a lot of hype and opinion about how this fight could go and it seems to have captured everyone's imagination. The majority of people I have spoken seem to feel David Haye has gone too far and maybe he doesn't have the right to say some of the things he has been saying. I disagree, he has been doing it purely for promotion which I think you will find has worked a treat. Another thing though is that you have to give Haye respect for having the attitude of fighting anyone, anywhere.

As far as predictions for how the fight could go, it's a real tough one. There are so many factors and a lot of them will depend on how Haye chooses to fight tactically. Currently the voting on secondsout.com has the result predicted as follows...
24% - Valuev KO
33% - Haye KO
16% - Valuev Points
27% - Haye Points
This just shows how split the opinion is on how it could go. It truly is an intriguing match up.

I believe Evander Holyfield, who recently lost a controversial points decision to Valuev, has given some good advice for the way for Haye to slay the giant. His tactics of being patient and waiting for Valuev to throw a shot, then slipping that shot and landing a few of his own nearly paid off and should have done. Using lots of lateral movement so that Valuev can't get set and keep moving in and out. The question is, has Haye got the patience to execute this kind of strategy? Or will his gung-ho urges to throw bombs be his undoing? Only time will tell!

I'm never one to sit on the fence so here is my prediction...Haye to win a tight points decision despite taking a knock down.