Thread: Carl Froch says Haye will Knock Wladimir Klitschko out

By Mark Vester

WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch has been speaking with his close friend David Haye, and advised his fellow Brit to continue his pursuit of IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. Froch appears confident that Haye will not only beat Klitschko, but he will blow the huge Ukranian champion away with ease. Froch views Wladimir as a boring fighter who is scared of his own shadow.

"I think Haye will walk through Wladimir, smash him to bits and knock him out — especially based on his last fight. I know he was quite dominant on the outside against Ruslan Chagaev, but Wladimir's like a chicken. He's scared of his own shadow, runs around the ring, ponces about and is just boring," Froch said To The Sun.

"If you watch him on TV you want to switch him off after four rounds. He's not a fighter who's got any sort of balls at all. Wladimir's got no bottle, whereas Haye's ferocious. Haye comes forward, looks his opponents in the eye and tries to decapitate them with every single punch. I just think he'll catch Wladimir and do a job on him, I really do."

While Froch doesn't have much respect for Wladimir, he does have a lot of respect for the older brother, WBC champion Vitali Klitschko.

"You've got to remember that Vitali was at his best when he fought Lennox Lewis [in June 2003]. He's a great fighter and is much bigger and stronger than his brother. He's definitely more of a threat and a much better boxer. Vitali would give Haye more trouble but you have to wonder what he's got left. The Lewis fight was years ago and boxing is all about timing.

"I think the time is right for Haye to do a number on Wladimir and then do the double-header on his brother. Vitali's definitely a tougher, harder fight. But with the confidence he'd get from beating Wladimir, I could see Haye beating Vitali too — and what a great fight that would be."

Froch also claims that Haye's withdrawal from the June 20th bout with Wladimir had nothing to do with money. He claims that Haye's back injury was legit.

"I spoke to Haye about four weeks ago and he was in serious pain. He was really, really annoyed he had to cancel the fight because of the injury but sometimes it happens. It wasn't down to Setanta going bust — it was because he had a back injury," Froch said.

Froch Says Haye Will Smash Klitschko, Knock Him Out - Boxing News

Is this the same Carl Froch who said Calzaghe/Jones is a 50/50 fight which is a tough one to call?

Originally Posted by TommyGunn

He's definitely more of a threat and a much better boxer.

Vitali a better boxer than Wlad?

I think Haye will walk through Wladimir

hmmm, yeah because Wlad is feather fisted and Haye's got a cast iron chin

Fucking idiot.

Originally Posted by ulster86

hmmm, yeah because Wlad is feather fisted and Haye's got a cast iron chin

Fucking idiot.

Hopefully Nard fuckin annihilates this guy if they fight

Originally Posted by ulster86

hmmm, yeah because Wlad is feather fisted and Haye's got a cast iron chin

Fucking idiot.

LMAO

I think Haye would beat Wlad but not easily. I also agree that Vitali would be more difficult for him.

Originally Posted by hendo1

hope haye gets beat to cocky and to be honest not that good

Maybe by Vitali but not by the Jabinator Mr Boring Wladimir.

Originally Posted by Mean Machine

Its funny that Real, i think its a VERY close fight to pick a winner on probably give Wlad the thinest of thin edges (tho i want Haye to win) But IF David Haye Does win i think he will make it look easy and it will be quick and devastating if that makes sense!?

Whoever wins in any fight between Haye and Wlad or Haye and Vitali;

It looks brutal- no matter what.

That will be the nature of the beast because it will either be a brutal Haye KO or a domination and then a crushing Klitchsko victory.

No doubt when the invevitable reality of this hits home, those on the winning side on this site will crow like cunts like it was always a foregone conclusions

Such is life.

The reality is that brutal and one sided does not neccesarily mean that a result would always have been a given way...just the nature of certain types of style match-ups that they have to go that way for one guy or the other.