Haye upsets Valuev for WBA heavyweight title

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...

Hi Nikolai Valuev vs David Haye was always going to be a test for both men. Haye had to try and use a quicker and slicker form of offence and Valuev had to try and counter this and prevent him dancing...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...

British boxer David Haye produced an excellent performance to topple the Russian giant Nikolai Valuev and win the WBA heavyweight title in via a majority decision points victory. Perhaps now David Haye can fill the void left when Lennox Lewis retired in 2003… What do you think? David Haye appeared to execute a textbook game plan, staying [...]

by Lem SatterfieldFanHouse has a Nikolay Valuev vs.David Haye live blog for round-by-round updates of one of the more intriguing heavyweight fights of the year. Valuev has a clear size advantage over Haye, but don't let that fool you. Boxing experts are split on who will come out on top of this one. The pay per view broadcast begins at 3 p.m. ET, with the main event scheduled to...

***Haye beats Valuev to clinch WBA Heavyweight Title – 40.5 % peak market share on German TV*** David Haye is the new WBA Heavyweight Champion after clinching a points victory over Nikolai Valuev. Fighting in front of a sell-out crowd of 8,000 fans in Nuremberg, Haye was ahead 116-112 on two cards, with the third judge [...]

We were subjected to weeks of trash talking — an unrelenting barrage of insulting words that trickled from the tongue of David Haye as he sought to get under the skin of his opponent, Nikolai Valuev...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...