Calm Klitschko Dominates Valiant Haye

Wladimir Klitschko held on to his WBO,IBF and IBO status and also added the WBA Heavyweight champion belt to his collection after beating David Haye unanimously on a points decision on an incredible night in Hamburg.

Klitschko with his trademark left jab

As the fight day approached, the verbal war was over but David Haye was still keen on playing the psychological game by delaying his entrance to the ring by 10 minutes in an attempt to unsettle his Ukrainian opponent. He eventually made his way to the ring debuting the new England football away shirt and Haye seemed to be in a joyful mood. He appeared to be singing along to his entrance music and looked very happy. However, when some fans started wrestling to try and get on to the cameras, Haye’s smile disappeared and he became quite irritated. Then, it was Klitschko’s turn to enter the ring in a packed Hamburg stadium. His brother Vitaly fetched Wladimir who then came out to a big cheer from the crowd.  Klitschko was then followed by his team into the ring. Haye was wrapped in a foil sheet to keep him warm whilst Klitschko glared at him. Both of them traditionally touched the gloves, very quickly albeit. 

A powerful right hook from Klitschko

Finally, after the delays , the fight was ready to begin. Round 1 started and Haye made a cautious start, he dealt with the constant robotic jab that Klitschko kept throwing at him. In the first couple o rounds, Klitschko didn’t even use his right hand to make any contact. Haye was off balance when he was throwing his punches, and feel to the floor regularly. He complained to the referee and at one point, Klitschko was deducted a point for this. Klitschko had very good tactics, he was in control from the start and always pressured Haye who just couldn’t reach his opponent due to his tall stature. It came up to the final few rounds, and it was clear that Haye needed some big punches or a knock out to ‘malfunction this robot’ like he said he would. Haye didn’t get the punches he required to get himself back in the fight and when it came to the final round, Klitschko just coasted it and kept Haye out of reach. The final bell went with both men raising their hands for victory although it was quite obvious that Haye had been defeated.

The new WBA champion celebrates his victory.

The decision was made which was 117-109, 118-108, 116-110 and Klitschko became WBA champion, Haye congratulated Klitschko with a hand shake and hand shakes were shared throughout both teams.  After the fight, Haye revealed a broken toe on his right foot and blamed this injury for his defeat saying that it hampered his ability to push off his right foot.   Klitschko labelled Haye “A sore loser” and was still not happy with Haye’s behaviour in the build up to the fight despite the Brit shaking his hand after and believed his conduct was a disgrace to the sport. He also thanked the British fans for the support they brought to the fight and the atmosphere they created. Adam Booth told the media that Haye will definitely retire in October and that he was disgraced by the referee but had no problem with Klitschko being awarded the victory. In the press conference after the fight,  Klitschko offered Haye a rematch and he accepted the challenge. Haye showed his broken toe again at the conference. Finally, Haye and Klitschko shook hands after the press conference and that was that.

The broken toe, a picture posted on
Haye's Twitter account.

It was certainly a fight to remember, Klitschko’s height and left jab was too muh for Haye, it was an experienced, professional and tactically brilliant victory or Klitschko who thoroughly deserved it. The pre-match talk between the two did not affect him, and he is a worthy champion for the way he fought last night.

Now it remains for us to see whether Haye will have another fight before retiring and whether it will be a rematch against Klitschko. A disappointing night for Haye, he took the punches well and carried on valiantly but offensively, he couldn’t get it right against Wladimir Klitschko who still awaits his 50^th knock-out.