Valuez-Haye Prediction

Heavyweight belt-holder Nikolai Valuev will go into his defense against former undisputed cruiserweight champion, David Haye, with his usual 80-plus pound weight advantage as well as his towering height differential. He will see something in Haye that he has not seen in quite sometime, an opponent with excellent hand-speed. Haye can rip quick punches with some authority over at least the first half of his fights. You can forget Haye's vaunted cruiserweight power --- as a heavyweight he is at best a slightly above-average hitter. Valuev has never been on the deck and it is likely not in Haye to produce the first knockdown.Haye's bet course of action is to punch in quick combinations, not allowing the bigger man to establish a jab or to set for his own ponderous one-two combinations. Haye, while possessing a suspect chin, should not have to worry too much about Valuev's punching power. Despite his great size, Valuev pushes his punches and counts on wearing down his foe...