Last Saturday in Hamburg Wladimir Klitschko defended his heavyweight crown against David Haye of great Britain. The fight was almost universally panned as a lackluster affair by the general public, especially in light of the pre-fight antics by the challenger from the U.K. Haye’s inability to find a solution to the conundrum that is Dr. Steelhammer turned the “fight to save boxing” into another glorified sparring match with Wlad as the victor. There is no doubt that a great many people were happy with the outcome of the fight. I, unfortunately, am not of that opinion. For me, Haye’s bluster and personality was something that boxing needs to appeal to the general public. Also, the categorizing by the media of Haye as the foul-mouthed braggart and Klitschko as the gentleman was a necessary story line, but ultimately one that was easy decipher. In reality, I believe that Klitschko was just as guilty as Haye of behaving childishly. The difference was that when Haye chose to talk trash it was entertaining, and when Wlad tried (mostly due to the language barrier) it was cringe worthy. Read more: http://www.boxingnews24.com/2011/07/wladimir-wins-boxing-loses/#more-72291
