AMERICAN SCREAM! US loves me, Haye declares.Byline: PHIL BARNETT BRITAIN'S David Haye Boxing career David Haye aka "Hayemaker" was born 13 October 1980 and is a British boxer who fights in the Cruiserweight division. Based in Bermondsey, England, Haye started out as an amateur winning a silver medal in the heavyweight division at the 2001 World believes he will have the whole of America behind him when he bids to bring the world heavyweight title back to the western world. Haye, 29, takes on Nikolai Valuev Nikolai Sergejevitsch Valuev (Russian: Николай Валуев; born August 21, 1973), was the first Russian professional heavyweight boxing champion and the former holder of for the Russian's WBA WBA West Bromwich Albion (English Soccer Club) WBA World Boxing Association WBA Weekly Benefit Amount WBA Wisconsin Broadcasters Association (Madison, WI) WBA Wireless Broadband Access belt in Nuremberg on Saturday aiming to become the first Briton since Lennox Lewis Lennox Claudius Lewis CBE (born September 2 1965 in West Ham, London, England) is a retired professional boxer who represented Canada in the Olympics and fought under the British flag as a professional. He is a former undisputed lineal heavyweight champion. to hold one of the heavyweight titles. Aside from the occasional spell, the belts have been dominated by eastern European fighters in recent years with the Ukrainian Klitschko brothers currently in possession of the other titles. Therefore Haye believes the American boxing public will be desperate for him to succeed against 7ft 2in Valuev this weekend. The Londoner said: "The Americans have taken to me, they like my attitude and what I did at cruiserweight cruis·er·weight n. In both senses also called junior heavyweight. 1. A weight division in professional boxing having an upper limit of 190 pounds (85.5 kilograms), between light heavyweight and heavyweight. 2. , cleaning up the division really quickly and causing a bit of excitement and hype in the heavyweights. "And obviously I'm fighting this big, hairy 1. hairy - Annoyingly complicated. "DWIM is incredibly hairy." 2. hairy - Incomprehensible. "DWIM is incredibly hairy." 3. hairy - Of people, high-powered, authoritative, rare, expert, and/or incomprehensible. Russian fellow so I know who they are going to back! "They are going to be behind me and you're going to see something special." Haye has vowed to produce "one of the most jaw-dropping knockouts of all-time" despite the size difference between himself and Valuev. To do that he must beat a man who stands nearly a foot taller than him and who has never been down on the canvas in his 16-year professional career. Haye, though, insists he wants to secure a place in history. The Englishman, who arrived in Nuremberg yesterday morning, said: "I've dreamed of the moment Valuev falls to the canvas and I truly believe it will be one of the most jaw-dropping knockouts of all-time. "Winning any fight by knockout is a bonus, but being in a position to knock out to force out by a blow or by blows; as, to knock out the brains s>. See also: Knock a giant is an exciting proposition. "Valuev has never been properly hurt before, let alone knocked down or out, and I'm now being given a chance to become the first fighter to bring 'The Beast' to his knees. "This is my chance to make history." Haye insists he has been taken aback by the interest in the fight. He said: "I'm being stopped in the streets and everybody - whether a boxing fan or not - seems to have an opinion." CAPTION(S): TAKING THE STRAIN: David Haye in training yesterday |
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