David Haye's Effort Against Wladimir Klitschko Leaves Something to Be Desired

David Haye failed to unify all the heavyweight titles when Wladimir Klitschko dominated him in a lackluster fight in Hamburg, Germany. It was his last ditched effort on his career. One last fight to be the undisputed heavyweight champion, one fight that could very well save the heavyweight division.

It was one opportunity for Haye but somewhere down the line he stopped engaging, letting Klitscho pile up points along the way.

David had a perfect script. After achieving the undisputed cruiserweight champion, he wanted to unify all the belts in the heavyweight division, then retire. He got his WBA heavyweight title after defeating the freakish 7'2" Nikolai Valuev, and then defended it twice against John Ruiz and Audley Harrison.

However, to unify the belts, he would have to go through the top of the food chain, which is the Klitschko brothers.

Prior to the fight, David never dared to shake Wladimir’s hand. For him, it’s a sign of weakness. It’s not the way he was brought up in the school of hard knocks, way back when he started lacing gloves in the old school boxing club of Fitzroy Lodge. He could have stayed in the cruiserweight division and retire as an undisputed champion. However, he felt he could do something to bring the heavyweight division back into its golden days—back into the limelight.

Last Saturday was the culmination of all this talk, all the pre-fight hoopla. This was supposed to be the most anticipated heavyweight boxing match for years. However, it failed to live up to its expectations.

The heavyweight division is back to normal once again—back into its boring state. The Klitschko’s once again ruled the division, and as David Haye finally shook Wladimir’s hand, it was a sign that he might finally retire.

David Haye fought and failed to deliver. For once it was a fight that got everybody’s attention, and for such a long time the heavyweight division shook up. A former cruiserweight went up to challenge the heavyweight greats.

Nobody thought he could do it but for such a long time at least one man tried.