Phil D. Jay
WBN Editor
Yes he did make a mistake in mentioning his toe after the
decision defeat but I genuinely think that Klitschko’s style was just too much
for the Londoner and I don’t think he realised how mobile Wladimir would be
around the ring as most of Hayes’ previous heavyweight opponents have been huge
and some even overweight.
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Former champion still to announce decision on future
Two-weight world title holder David Haye is just five weeks
and two days away from his 31st birthday and the retirement date he and
trainer/manager Adam booth decided on at the outset of his professional boxing career
in 2002.
The former undisputed cruiserweight champion, who captured
the WBA heavyweight belt in November 2009 by giving away 99lbs to 7ft giant Nikolai
Valuev and rocking the Russian in the last round, is fast approaching his own deadline
and is still make a final decision on his future.
The 30 year-old may have already decided to quit and is
keeping quiet as his intentions are already confirmed and in the public domain
or the Briton is planning his next move in secret and is waiting until the last
minute to disclose the details of his comeback.
Personally, I would like to see him carry on and erase the
memory of the Wladimir Klitschko bout as the questions about his heart and fight
are unwarranted after his points loss in Hamburg.
Yes he did make a mistake in mentioning his toe after the
decision defeat but I genuinely think that Klitschko’s style was just too much
for the Londoner and I don’t think he realised how mobile Wladimir would be
around the ring as most of Hayes’ previous heavyweight opponents have been huge
and some even overweight.
The ‘Hayemaker’ should have taken his licks and declared
Klitschko the better man after the bout and then he could have avoided all the
slander and just dealt with the biggest loss of his career and left the sport
with his dignity.
I think that would be impossible now as the ridicule has
circulated too far and for too long and Haye has no choice in my mind but to
carry on. A fight with older Klitschko Vitali, 40, though should be avoided
straight away and a rebuilding job is required before another shot at one of
the Ukrainians.
The Bermondsey fighter should come back with a bout against
an Arreola or even a rematch with Jean-Marc Mormeck to consolidate his ranking
and then maybe challenge Povetkin for his old belt, before once again
challenging one of the Klitschko’s.
It would be a shame if one of the most impressive cruiserweight champions to move up to heavyweight and capture the world title was remembered for a failure and a toe injury in his legacy after unifying three world belts at 200lbs and travelling abroad twice to win world titles, something very few fighters have done.
It would be a shame if one of the most impressive cruiserweight champions to move up to heavyweight and capture the world title was remembered for a failure and a toe injury in his legacy after unifying three world belts at 200lbs and travelling abroad twice to win world titles, something very few fighters have done.