Haye moves out of 'Black Death' hotel

Reuters - Tue, 03 Nov 19:02:00 2009

WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev said he was unfazed by David Haye's pre-fight antics after the challenger switched hotels on Tuesday calling the choice of the organisers a "rancid lair".

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Haye, who takes a 21-1 record into the bout with the 'Beast from the East' in Nuremberg on Saturday, said on his blog the German promoters had booked him a hotel where he would catch "guaranteed Black Death".

Organisers said they had booked the Briton into one of the leading hotels in the city and could not understand what his complaints were about.

"I don't care whether he can sleep or not and I don't really care what hotel he stays in," Russian Valuev said.

"I am really looking forward to Saturday night when I will meet him in the ring and defend my title. I cannot wait to land a few heavy blows on him."

Standing at seven foot and weighing two pounds short of 23 stone, Valuev is the tallest and heaviest world champion of all time. He has yet to be floored or knocked out in his 16-year professional career, with only one defeat in 50 bouts.

Haye, who has previously called Valuev "the ugliest thing I have ever seen", is a former world cruiserweight champion. He is aiming to become Britain's first heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis retired six years ago.

Reuters

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  1. lol... lol...lol.. what can I say? Hip! Hip! Hooray!­ Well done David Hay. ''British boxers are­ rubbish''. What a ridiculous thing to say

    From leon, on Sun 8 Nov 1:55PM

  2. british boxers rubbish lol , how many yanks did­ calzaghe waste

    From mallaney, on Fri 6 Nov 5:35PM

  3. Haye MUST knock Valuev out. The Holyfield fight proved­ that you can totally outclass Valuev and beat him­ easily but the judges score Valuev the winner. The fact­ it's in Germany says it all to me. The judges may­ as well have "Team Sauerland" written on­ their suits. Holyfield easily won that fight but still­ lost. Knock his huge head off Haye. It's about time­ someone gave the Heavyweight division so dignity back.

    From stantheman711, on Thu 5 Nov 11:58AM

  4. The problem is that Valuev, inspite of his size­ can't hurt a fly (he doesn't have a punch).­ Everyone knows that. If he doesn't catch Haye cold,­ Haye may indeed win on points, after which he might­ expect a decent contract with Vitali Klitschko.­ Unfortunately for him, Dr. Steelhammer will knock him­ out clean and that is the end of ... Solomon Grundy.­ Friedrich Welke, Florianopolis, Brazil

    From Friedrich, on Wed 4 Nov 9:12PM

  5. Haye will beat "the beast from the East"­ within 9 rounds.

    I believe Hayes hand speed will be­ key, fast heavy blows early on will be critical to­ Hayes sucess.

    I've been to the bookies and stuck­ £50 notes on Haye stopping him before round­ 10.

    C'mon David deck the big ugly bruiser and­ bring the belts back to England.

    From hanson63, on Wed 4 Nov 3:25PM

  6. pwilson can't see it going the distance m8 think­ Haye will blow him away or become exhausted with the­ size disparity and get ko'd himself in the later­ rounds,my money on the little guy though

    From jack torrance, on Wed 4 Nov 2:52PM

  7. Comment 13, Richard

    Did you actually take time to read­ all the posts up until the point of posting(I­ didn't think so) go over them again and you will­ find there's only one person living in a fantasy­ world and he ain't british.
    Mind we once had a­ king in Richard the Third!!!

    From PWilson, on Wed 4 Nov 2:16PM

  8. that russian guy is a beast.
    he went 7 rounds with a­ broken jaw and he still won the fight.
    i feel sorry for­ hayes he needs to prepare and FAST.

    From carl francis, on Wed 4 Nov 1:58PM

  9. go boy

    From Lawrence, on Wed 4 Nov 1:55PM

  10. Criss Areola wasted Vitali Klitschko another beast from­ the east! Haye you aont got a hope in hell son. Sorry,­ British fighters are useless! Put lennox lewis against­ Tyson in his prime and he would have been wasted like­ bruno was!

    From Richard, on Wed 4 Nov 1:53PM

  11. Every ones writing the beast of already! Ahh the­ British fantasy world! Reminds me of Bruno vs Tyson! I­ would love Haye to win but it aint gonna happen! Time­ to step out of the fantasy world into reality! Look at­ the Beasts record! All he has to do is land one blow­ and Haye will be in a comma! Just be careful Haye and­ don't get to cocky! the balance of power has­ shifted to the east! These Russians etc are the new­ breed son!

    From Richard, on Wed 4 Nov 1:44PM

  12. It's the only feasable ploy Jack, it truly is a­ david and goliath affair.Haye is by far technically the­ better fighter, but the beast has something unrivalled­ in boxing(you've only got to look at the weigh in,­ toe to toe) He must hurt him hard early on in the nuts,­ then concentrate on landing a couple of rounds in the­ basket area, making him uneasy
    He must also be in very­ tight to him whilst doing all this, then he can­ windmill him over the top to the Shirley,and it dont­ matter if your Seventeen foot tall, if a world heavy­ weight cracks you in the temple your out, especially if­ he is hitting up as well.
    Saying all this though, Haye­ has only got one realistic game plan which limits him­ considerably.I wont be suprised though if it goes the­ distance.

    From PWilson, on Wed 4 Nov 1:20PM

  13. I am old to enough to remember a young boxer with no­ real reputation who stepped into the ring
    against a­ Giant with a fearsome reputation, in a fighte beamed­ over the Atlantic for the first time ever, watched
    with­ my Dad on our little 14inch Black and White TV. He­ boobed, he weaved, he danced, the Giant couldn't­ hit him, it was the Giant who was felled! That man is­ arguably the greatest boxer of all time and his­ initials were
    CMC -- anyone got it?? Cassius Marcellus­ Clay -- the grandson of a Slave --now better known as­ the Great Muhammed Ali! Yes, it is true, size is not­ everything!

    From John, on Wed 4 Nov 1:00PM

  14. PWilson not sure the Marquee of Queensbury would agree­ with your plan but I do,good call,get his guard­ low,he'd get away with the 1st low blow due the­ size difference

    From jack torrance, on Wed 4 Nov 8:52AM
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    From hi.kalyjones, on Wed 4 Nov 3:30AM

  16. Haye, knock him dead. YOU CAN DO IT !

    From Rattle And Drum, on Wed 4 Nov 3:14AM

  17. Haye!!!
    Many wishes for U buddy....Ya just keep­ concentrate on Saturday....Don't worry about other­ things innay.... Big fella get tired early....Show good­ defence.....Bless U

    From Sanee, on Tue 3 Nov 11:26PM

  18. haye your a prat at best

    From kevin r, on Tue 3 Nov 10:10PM

  19. i think david haye is starting making excuses about­ their fight
    coz he knows he don't have a chance­ beating this beast from the east.

    From booladazz, on Tue 3 Nov 9:59PM

  20. lol straw bed

    From jonathan j, on Tue 3 Nov 9:28PM
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