Klistschko wins unanimous snore fest
 By John J. Raspanti, Doghouse Boxing (July 4, 2011) Doghouse Boxing (Photo © Ph.D. Yuriy Nesterenko)
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By John J. Raspanti, Doghouse Boxing: In a fight were a solid punch was something of an anomaly, Wladimir Klitschko (56-3, 49 KOs) scored a unanimous decision victory over David Haye (25-2, 23 KOs) in front of nearly 60,000 soaked boxing fans at the Imtech Arena in Hamburg, Germany.
Haye talked the talk but didn't walk the walk. He rarely threw punches in combination choosing instead to stay on the outside and try to land a heavy shot. Klitschko was his usual self, laying back behind his long jab and throwing right hands.
Before the opening bell rang, Klitschko looked tight but extremely focused. Haye wandered around the ring and gazed at the crowd.
The first round was a combination of feinting and jabbing with Haye trying to hand a left hook or over hand right. Klitschko stalked and jabbed but rarely connected. In round two Klitschko did connect with a few jabs and just missed his heavy right. Haye was finding it difficult to reach Klitschko as the big man pulled away or blocked his punches.
Haye finally landed a hard right hand in round three as Klitschko brushed it off and landed his own right as Haye nodded and smiled. Haye connected with a couple of jabs and another right at the bell that might have stolen the round and drew blood near Klistchko‘s nose.
Rounds four, five, and six were carbon copies of the earlier rounds with Haye feinting but not letting his hands fly. Klitscko’s jab was finding his face more consistently. Haye landed a strong right in round seven that knocked Klitschko back. Haye was trying to fight in spurts but still wasn’t throwing enough punches.
Rounds eight, nine, and ten continued the trend as Klitschko landed his jab and Haye looked to connect with a bomb.
Haye was on the canvas in round eleven courtesy of a slip or a flop. Referee Geno Rodriguez called it a knockdown as Haye looked on in disbelief. The last round saw more action as Haye landed his best punch of the fight. His right hand hurt Klitschko, but the Ukrainian fought back landing a number hooks of his own.
All three judges had Klitschko winning easily by scores of 117-109, 118-108, and 116-110.
"He was scared to fight me," Klitschko said in a Associated Press story. "I was expecting more of a challenge in the ring, but he was super defensive."
In the same story Haye complained of a toe injury, "I couldn't give everything I needed to, it was really frustrating.”
Just to prove his point, Haye stood on a table during the post-fight news conference.
"There was a bee that bit you?" said Klitschko with a small smile.
Klitschko now holds the IBF,WBO and WBA titles.
Haye had been calling out the Klitschko brothers for over two years. An injury had canceled the first showdown. The size difference was apparent throughout the fight as Haye bent at the waist. Klitschko stood tall and did what he wanted. To beat him, a fighter will have to get under his jab and pound the body. Klitschko reminds me of a man walking his dog on the same path every single day.
Get him off that “path” and somebody might beat him.
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