I thought I might take a break from writing my long tedious post series, "Resistance Training For Boxers" to talk about the David Haye vs. Wladimir Klitschko fight that took place in Hamburg, Germany (Imtech Arena) on July 2, 2011.

Klitschko, A.K.A Dr. Shock, bested Haye in a 12-round unanimous decision to become boxing's latest unified heavyweight world champion. It's a feat that hasn't been accomplished since Lenox Lewis outscored Evander Holyfield in their November 13, 1999 re-match.

There was a lot of hype leading up to the bout coming from the mouth's of both fighters, but Haye clearly tallied the most promises of destruction and defeat. But what counts is the fact that Klitschko outscored Haye by a wide margin on every judge's score card, effectively telling Haye to take foot, and then insert in mouth.

I am by no stretch of the imagination a fan of Wladimir Klitscho. His style of boxing is boring and rudimentary. But I give credit where it is due. Klitscho has consistently delivered convincing performances in the ring by knocking out 85% of his opponents (whoa). Even in his loss to Lenox Lewis on June 21, 2003, Klitscho fought valiantly, until the match was halted in the sixth round due to a nasty cut that opened over Klitscho's eye in the third round. Having survived the challenge, Lewis considered Klitscho enough of a threat that he refused an 8-figure salary offered him for a re-match, and then conveniently retired to save face.

Klitscho will never be an exciting fighter to watch, but he did show some skills I wasn't expecting from him against Haye. He was noticeably a bit more relaxed and agile through the upper body. Probably due to the fact that Haye represents the most athletic and fastest fighter Klitscho has had to face in the ring. Klitscho had no choice, but to get a little silky to catch the elusive Haye. Secondly, he incorporated a left hook into his two-punch (left jab, right cross) arsenal. What's next? Dr. Shock might actually throw 3 and 4 punch combinations in his next fight.

Haye repeatedly fired his patented hay-maker (over-hand right cross) mostly unsuccessfully, due to Klitscho's ability to neutralized the majority of Haye's attempts with his long jab. Occasionally each fighter managed to land a right hand. But Klitscho's right proved to be the more punishing of the pair. When Haye wasn't busy missing shots, he spent an excessive amount of time nose diving onto the mat. It was like a backyard game of slip and slide.

After the contest, Haye took off one of his boxing boots inside the ring to show everyone his broken toe during the HBO post-fight interview. When questioned about the timing of the injury, he announced it occurred 3 weeks prior to the fight. So Haye said he was unable to push off his right foot to effectively throw his hay-maker punch. My thoughts, if a fighter decides to compete despite having an influencing injury, then you don't bother to complain about it after the fact. Worst, don't even mildly or indirectly offer it as an excuse as to why you lost. It's lame to do so!

Final words, the fight did not live up to the publicised expectations. Fireworks were promised, but fight fans barely got a spark. However, Wladimir Klitschko emerged as the undisputed best heavyweight in boxing today. I don't like his style, but I respect his efforts and accomplishments.

I gave David Haye a reality rehab._Wladimir Klitschko