Haye Dethrones WBA Champ Valuev

by Lem SatterfieldFiled under: WBA, WBC, WBOChallenger David Haye did a lot of trash talking before Saturday night's clash with WBA champion Nikolay Valuev. In the end, the smaller man backed up his words.Overcoming disadvantages of 98 pounds in weight, and nine inches in height, as well as an undisclosed injury to his sledgehammer right hand, the London-born Haye abandoned his power-punching approach for a slick boxing style on the way to dethroning the 7-foot, "Russian Giant" by a 12-round, majority decision before a packed arena in Nuremberg, Germany.Haye wobbled the ex-champion with a looping left hook and appeared to have him in danger of going down in the final round, but Valuev held on, only to lose, 116-112 on the cards of Stefano Carozza and Tom Miller. Juan M. Garcia Reyes had it even at 114-114. FanHouse scored it 115-114, for Haye.Haye Dethrones WBA Champ Valuev originally appeared on Fanhouse Boxing Blog on Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:33:00 EST . Please see our terms for use o...