Lennox Lewis says David Haye will have to knockout Wladimir Klitschko to win – Boxing news
Former undisputed world heavyweight champion, Lennox ‘The Lion’ Lewis, believes the current WBA world heavyweight champion David Haye will have to knockout the IBF, WBO and IBO world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko at any cost.
The British-Canadian pugilist, Lewis, reckons the judges will never let Haye win on points and therefore he will have to knockout Klitschko in order to win the biggest fight of his career.
The Hayemaker, Haye, will take on Wladimir ‘Dr. Steelhammer’ Klitschko on Saturday, July 2, 2011 in a unification bout for the heavyweight titles at Hamburg’s Imtech Arena in Germany.
This is a mega heavyweight showdown, which is taking place in Klitschko’s native country. Therefore, Lewis thinks winning Klitschko on points is not an option for Haye.
“He's got to knock him out,” Lewis said. “When you go into the other guy's backyard you cannot hope to win on points. I don't see him winning on points. There is no way. It's such a big uphill battle.”
The 45-year-old Lewis mentioned Matthew Macklin’s bout against Felix Sturm, which took place in Sturm’s backyard and was won by him. He said Macklin was robbed over there and similar thing can happen to Haye, as this is one of the biggest fights in the British
history.
“I commentated on Matthew Macklin against Felix Sturm in Cologne and it was disgraceful. It was so bad. Sturm's demeanour was like he was saying to Macklin ‘what are you doing, you're not going to win anyway!’” said Lewis.
In the end, Lewis remarked Haye can win easily shrug off the 6 ft 6.5” Ukrainian giant Klitschko, provided he gives his 100 percent in the ring.
He said, “He has the talent to do it. He has to use his speed. If David is 100% he should win.”
Klitschko has successfully defended his heavyweight titles ten times before. However let’s see if Haye can shock the world by beating him in front of an anticipated crowd of over 60,000 people.
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