Factbox: Haye v Valuev

Reuters - Thu, 05 Nov 23:56:00 2009

Facts and figures ahead of the world heavyweight title fight between Nikolai Valuev and David Haye in Nuremberg, Germany on Saturday.

BOXING Russian heavyweight boxer and current holder of the World Boxing Association (WBA) title Nikolai Valuev and British heavyweight boxer David Haye pose after a news conference in Nuremberg - 0

Nikolai Valuev

Age: 36

Nationality: Russian

Born: St Petersburg

Record: 50-1 (34 knockouts)

Stance: Orthodox

Height: 2.13 metres

Reach: 85 inches

Last fight: Evander Holyfield, won majority decision, Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland, Dec. 20, 2008

Lost: Ruslan Chagaev, majority decision, Stuttgart, Germany, Apr. 14, 2007.

Current title: WBA world heavyweight

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David Haye

Age: 29

Nationality: British

Born: London

Record: 22-1 (21 knockouts)

Stance: Orthodox

Height: 1.91 metres

Reach: 78 inches

Last fight: Monte Barrett, won fifth round knockout, O2 Arena, London, Nov. 15, 2008

Lost: Carl Thompson, fifth round knockout, Wembley Arena, London, Sept. 10, 2004.

Previous titles: WBA super world cruiserweight, WBC, WBO cruiserweight

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    what a fight, the new world track and field champion,­ mr haye. what kind of judges are they, is it a running­ competition, for me its still valuev the champ, coz to­ be a champ you should not run for twelve rounds, sorry­ mr valuev that is life in boxing, no much money being­ send to wba by your popularity, if they can get an­ english one who loves to run away from his opponent,­ they think they can draw more crowds and more money in­ the future.

    From Ronaldo G, on Sun 8 Nov 8:13AM
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    From hi.kalyjones, on Sun 8 Nov 1:02AM

  3. DAVID HAYE.........THE NEW WBA HEAVYWEIGHT­ CHAMPION.............FANTASTIC WELL DONE DAVID
    THE­ PRIDE OF BRITAIN!!!!!
    So all you who doubted hayes­ chances you were ALL WRONG......................WE HAVE­ A NEW WORLD
    HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION and with everything­ else thats going on in our country at present this is­ great news
    and just the tonic we all need.

    From Steve H, on Sat 7 Nov 11:31PM

  4. the belts comin home one way or another

    From dave, on Sat 7 Nov 9:35PM

  5. I would fight them both at once for the money they are­ getting. But I think Haye may have bitten off more than­ he can chew. Good luck to him.
    Tony Oxford

    From afberridge, on Sat 7 Nov 9:13AM

  6. Like Haye a lot, but Valuev will be too big and heavy­ for him - expect a dull fight and a loss - hope I am­ wrong.

    From robinsonpauls, on Sat 7 Nov 7:32AM

  7. deesydave gobshiiiite...er, what dont you understand­ about a world clock? Do you think its 3.22am everywhere­ in the world at the same time. Hahaaha...whos the­ chump? Go to Greenwich, feed you little squirrel­ friends some nuts and take a look the the BIG clock up­ there...that's where the 'Greenwich Mean­ Time' comes from ...so if you live on the opposite­ side of the world its 3.22 in the afternoon. Can you­ get your little head around that?

    From jessetxo, on Fri 6 Nov 6:35PM

  8. david haye should take his knee caps first then slowly­ grind him down to his size lol jj
    i think haye got a­ chance of winning but its gonna be an uphill battle ;-)

    From peter j w, on Fri 6 Nov 6:14PM

  9. good point Luke. I'll watch Willard - Dempsey fight­ now (or maybe just 1st round). Haye isn't­ Dempsey... sigh...

    From fast_corey, on Fri 6 Nov 4:26PM

  10. Corey, Valuev is not clumsy! People seem to have that­ opinion of him because of his stature but he is­ actually a tidy and skilled boxer with a great jab. I­ think Haye's speed will be too much for Valuev to­ start with but if he can corner Haye or tag his chin I­ thik it might be lights out, however if Haye can pepper­ him with some of those big shots he throws it could be­ the other way around.
    I really cant call this there are­ so many scenarious that could pan out and none of them­ are unbelievable. First heavyweight fight i've­ really been interested in since Lewis vs Klitschko

    From Luke W, on Fri 6 Nov 1:58PM

  11. I reckon Valuev is gonna go for the knockout straight­ away, which is why Haye should be on his guard from the­ get go. I dont know if Hayes blocking is gonna be­ strong enough, but i hope he comes out the victor at­ the end of the fight. GO DAVID GO

    From Tony, on Fri 6 Nov 1:48PM
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    Valuev is clumsy and Haye isn't big and strong­ enough for heavyweight. I doubt it will an interesting­ fight. Manny Pacquiao is the best boxer boxer in the­ world nowadays imo.

    From fast_corey, on Fri 6 Nov 1:38PM

  13. Haye is British and talented. Could'nt give a shyte­ what colour his skin is as that only matters to idiots­ and in-breds. This is one of the most interetsing­ fights in history and I'm looking forward to it. I­ hope Haye wins and puts on a great show. This is better­ than any Rocky movie and it's real.

    From MisterB, on Fri 6 Nov 10:33AM

  14. It seems I've stumbled onto a Chumpfight betwixt­ SirSteve and Deesy...Did you not notice Sirsteve that­ Deesy started out supporting you? Now you're­ abusing each other...
    Ah...land of hope and glory eh? I­ think I've figured out who the chosen people are­ now, it's idiots that's why there are so many­ of 'em...I'm of to post a dictionary to the­ "Gents" above, The Haye fight? Why pay for­ that when you can listen to chumps for free?

    From Groucho, on Fri 6 Nov 10:17AM
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    3.22am is exactly that you fu,.kin idiot,what am i not­ reading right diked

    From deesydave, on Fri 6 Nov 9:17AM
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    David, kick him in the balls.

    From WillemW, on Fri 6 Nov 8:46AM
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    COMMENT 4 ...........WHAT THE BO.,LLOCKS R U DOING ON­ THIS SITE AT 3.22 IN THE MORNING......Y DONT YOU GO AN­ DO SOMETHING USEFUL AT THAT TIME OF THE MORNING SAD­ SACK.DID YOU GET BORED WATCHIN THE PORN OR DID YOUR­ WIFE CATCH YOU WATCHIN IT.....SAD PR,.ICK. SIR STEVE­ JONES YOUR A LEGEND.

    From deesydave, on Fri 6 Nov 7:09AM

  18. sirstevejohns calls Haye a tree dwelling monkey??­ haha...what a closed minded racist @#$%.­ 'Great' Britain...what a fukn joke. I cant­ wait to see this fight. 2 awesome athletes ready to­ prove their worth. Either way its tough for anyone to­ call. Leaving racist remarks on here shows what a­ non-life some folk live. SIRSTEVEJOHNS you are the­ cancer of Britain. Do something useful, choke on­ something.

    From jessetxo, on Fri 6 Nov 3:22AM

  19. Haye will take him out in the 9th. will be to fast for­ the big Valuev .mark my words

    From alan, on Fri 6 Nov 1:20AM
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