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amazing, people are seeing it as a 50/50 fight, but in my head its 80/20 in wladimirs favour

If I had to bet, I would back Wlad by knockout. Would not be surprised if it came early either as I would hope Haye would make him fight.

I think Haye should gun for Vitali. He hasn't been tested since his return and is getting on. I thought he looked awful against Johnson.

rhino222 wrote:amazing, people are seeing it as a 50/50 fight, but in my head its 80/20 in wladimirs favour

haye has a decent reach and hits hard and fast.

it's never an 80/20 fight for those reasons alone.

i know wlad has been having his own way recently.

but he's hardly been fighting a murderer's row has he.

i know the klitschko's are an old acquitance of yours. ;;-)

but your barking up the wrong tree on this one mate.

We've yet to really see how Haye stands up to a heavyweight punch on the chin and yes Wlad's vulnerable but every fighter who's beat him (Sanders aside) has had to pay a toll before getting to him... and against Samuel Peter, who's a banger, Wlad showed heart to get back into the fight after tasting the canvas. It's whether Haye can force his way through and stand up to the punches. He's no defensive genius is he, although he didn't take much from Valuev to be fair. On current form I think it'll be a hard ask as Wlad is so wary and good at keeping guys on the end of his jab. Haye's also yet to show true heavyweight power IMO. Knocking the average Polish guy (name escapes me) and a shot Monte Barrett all over the place doesn't count, neither does wobbling Valuev for all of two seconds.

Haye KO1 in about 30 seconds it is then.