The big Wladimir Klitschko vs. David Haye fight was held yesterday in Hamburg, Germany. While the fight wasn’t able to live up to the expectations that people had for it, it was a big night for the Klitschko brothers. With his Unanimous Decision victory, Klitschko defeated his trash-talking rival, justified his position, and now holds three of the four major belts. Moreover, the Klitschko brothers as a tag-team now own all four of the major belts, their long-stated goal. Below, you can see Klitschko vs. Haye pictures from the fight, a recap of the evening and more.
The first few rounds of the bout saw Haye jumping in and out, using lots of quick feints and head shakes, and working behind his own jab while throwing first and lunging in with reaching rights. He was ahead in the early going, but soon it became apparent that Klitschko was taking over. Wladimir stayed steady, utilized his size, reach and power, and kept Haye from unleashing much of an attack.
The fight was largely devoid of action, and the most intriguing factor in the fight was that right from the get-go Haye was trying to get Klitschko penalized for pushing him down. Haye went to the canvas more than a half a dozen times in the fight, but every single time it appeared as if he just dropped down there to try to get that point deduction. At first it worked and the referee bought it, but as the fight went on it became obvious to everyone involved, and the referee had had enough.
—> View our complete Klitschko vs. Haye round by round for more details of the fight as it happened.
Klitschko vs. Haye Results – Photos
By the end of the evening, there was no question as to who won the bout. ProBoxing-Fans.com scored it 116-110 for Klitschko, while the three judges had scorecards of 117-109, 118-108, 116-110.
After the fight, Haye was more humble, and tried to blame his weak performance on a broken toe. Klitschko wasn’t happy with his performance and said it was hard to hit Haye, but was happy to be dominant nonetheless and have Haye fighting scared.
The fight almost didn’t come off at all, at the last minute. Pouring rain was drenching the open-air stadium and getting the ring canvas slick and wet. The canvas was replaced prior to the main event though, and everything went off as planned. Even the ring walks had drama though; Haye delayed his by more than 10 minutes, keeping everyone waiting, while Klitschko had a whole mini-play with extras and actors as a part of his ring walk. Only in Germany… Don King, take note.
