Wladimir Klitschko is unique in that he is indisputably the best heavyweight boxer in the sport today, while also being by far the most boring boxer I have ever seen. Yet he and his brother, Vitali Klitschko, (who is equally as boring) hold all the major heavyweight boxing titles, except for the WBA belt held by England's David Haye.
But recently Wladimir stepped out of his Iron Man custom and showed signs of a pulse, when he posted on You Tube a formal invitation to David Haye to face him inside the ropes. Apparently, the Klitschko brothers didn’t appreciate the cartoon caricature depicting David Haye holding their decapitated heads on a T-shirt that Haye wore to a German press conference. It was a less than classy gesture, but quite frankly the heavyweight boxing division needed some shock therapy. David Haye is young, brash, arrogant, and loud talking, in addition to being undefeated as both a cruiserweight and now a heavyweight professional boxer. These are the ingredients that please fight fans, promoters and odd makers. Bad blood makes for good business.
The last time I was interested in watching a Klitschko fight, Vitali was going against the self-manufactured paper champion Lennox Lewis. Vitali put in a good showing, but the referee rightfully stopped the contest due to a nasty gash over Vitali’s left eye. However, Vitali was winning the fight on the score cards at the time that the match ended. Consequently, Lewis conveniently retired after the bout, before his fraudulent Milli Vanilli boxing career could be exposed any further. Since then there hasn’t been much to talk about in the heavyweight ranks, until the recent emergence of David Haye.
Now, I am interested in watching the Klitschko brothers settle the score with David Haye at the end of this year in a unification bout (winner take all).
But recently Wladimir stepped out of his Iron Man custom and showed signs of a pulse, when he posted on You Tube a formal invitation to David Haye to face him inside the ropes. Apparently, the Klitschko brothers didn’t appreciate the cartoon caricature depicting David Haye holding their decapitated heads on a T-shirt that Haye wore to a German press conference. It was a less than classy gesture, but quite frankly the heavyweight boxing division needed some shock therapy. David Haye is young, brash, arrogant, and loud talking, in addition to being undefeated as both a cruiserweight and now a heavyweight professional boxer. These are the ingredients that please fight fans, promoters and odd makers. Bad blood makes for good business.
The last time I was interested in watching a Klitschko fight, Vitali was going against the self-manufactured paper champion Lennox Lewis. Vitali put in a good showing, but the referee rightfully stopped the contest due to a nasty gash over Vitali’s left eye. However, Vitali was winning the fight on the score cards at the time that the match ended. Consequently, Lewis conveniently retired after the bout, before his fraudulent Milli Vanilli boxing career could be exposed any further. Since then there hasn’t been much to talk about in the heavyweight ranks, until the recent emergence of David Haye.
Now, I am interested in watching the Klitschko brothers settle the score with David Haye at the end of this year in a unification bout (winner take all).
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