David Haye Will Soon Be The Heavyweight Champ Of The World

WBA world heavyweight champion David “The Hayemaker” Haye successfully defended his crown against John “The Quiet Man” Ruiz by a ninth round TKO Saturday at the MEN Arena.

Haye (24-1, 22 KOs), only the fifth British pugilist in history to win a piece of the heavyweight title, knocked Ruiz (44-8-1, 30 KOs) to the canvas four times before his corner halted the mismatch.

“I knew he would keep getting up, he’s that type of guy with resilience and drive,” said Haye, 29, who held the WBA, WBC and The Ring Magazine cruiserweight titles before he vacated them to instead compete in boxing’s glamour division. “He wobbled, but he was still there and even when he was hurt, he kept chucking good shots back. But there wasn’t a shot that bothered me.”

Haye captured the WBA belt when he defeated Nikolay Valuev (50-2, 34 KOs) by a close majority decision last November at the Nuremberg Arena in Germany.

Although heavily-muscled, Haye is relatively diminutive in stature compared to most other heavyweights in the division.

On the contrary, Valuev is an enormous seven-foot Russian who tips the scales in excess of 350 Lbs.

Hence, their contest was aptly billed “David and Goliath.”

Prior to the bout, Haye cruelly and ruthlessly mocked Valuev’s ghastly physical appearance.

“He (Valuev) is the ugliest thing I have ever seen,” said Haye, who has continually expressed his admiration for past cruiserweight champ Evander Holyfield. “I have watched Lord of the Rings and films with strange looking people, but for a human being to look like he does is pretty shocking.”

Haye possesses tremendous skills and he has genuine power in both of his fists.

Some onlookers contend that he is the one prizefighter who can trump a Klitschko and ensure that the Ukrainian brothers don’t ultimately monopolize the heavyweight division.

“I’m nowhere near the complete article,” said Haye. “But, I’m getting there.”

However, other boxing experts believe that Haye simply couldn’t compensate for the amount of size that he would surrender to either Klitschko in the ring.

“Haye is an active fighter and he has very good skills,” said Mike Cappiello (33-6), a native of Brockton who once fought for the super featherweight title. “Haye is a good cruiserweight. But, he is just too small to overcome the size of the Klitschko brothers.”

David Haye may not be a “complete article.”

Still, considering the dearth of talent in the current heavyweight landscape, “The Hayemaker” could soon be that division’s newest king.