Tottenham striker Peter Crouch is among a group of Premier League footballers fearing for their lives, it was revealed today, as new WBA Heavyweight World Champion David Haye - fresh from his conquest of 7ft 2in Nikolai Valuev - seeks the next victim in his devastating spree of lofty-people-punching. Haye, now among the hottest property in the sport, was widely expected to tackle American John Ruiz...
David Haye arrived home in London last night as the most sought-after man in boxing and with WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko starting the verbal sparring ahead of their touted unification showdown next year.
• WBC champion offers 'full congratulations' to Haye • Londoner now the biggest draw in heavyweight division David Haye, the new world heavyweight champion, greeted Sunday morning in Bavaria still floating on the all-night celebration of his victory over the abnormally large Russian Nikolai Valuev and turned his attention immediately to another giant from the east, Vitali Klitschko. Nursing...
• WBA champion eyes 'mega-showdown' with Vitali Klitschko • Haye faces mandatory challenge of John Ruiz first In the afterglow of victory, with suitors queueing up like tax collectors, David Haye is entitled to believe that possession of the WBA heavyweight title is a calling card to untold riches. It might not be that easy. The probable scenario is this: he will defend his title against...
• Haye's focus was fixed – it was a mental tour de force • Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko are firmly in Londoner's sights In the fevered emotions that bubbled up immediately after he'd become the heavyweight champion of the world, David Haye said something that hit the spot: "What would have happened if I'd hit Wladimir [Klitschko] with that right hand? Or Vitali? They'd have been...
David Haye immediately set his sights on a "mega showdown" with Vitali Klitschko after being crowned as the new WBA heavyweight champion - but first he has to fight John Ruiz.
Oleg Maskaev, at a news conference Thursday, said he will fight Nagy Aguilera on Dec. 11 in Sacramento. Oleg Maskaev's journey to regain the World Boxing Council heavyweight title begins with a supposed tuneup fight Dec. 11 at Memorial Auditorium. During a news conference Thursday at the Red Lion Hotel, it was announced that the WBC has approved a title-elimination match early next year between No....
View full size photo uploaded November 3, 2009 Scott Christ of Bad Left Hook brings us the hilarious story of World Boxing Commission president Jose Sulaiman's motion that Cristobal Arreola be suspended for "cussing" following his loss to Vitali Klitschko: This was put to a vote -- seriously. It was agreed upon that Arreola would be suspended for six months -- seriously . This all took place...
After becoming incredibly emotional, including open weeping, after his corner stopped his September 26th fight against Vitali Klitschko, Chris Arreola “worked blue” and swore during his post-fight interview. Now the boxer has been suspended for six months. Tears flowed freely as he thanked the crowd and the boxer later relied on some industrial language to express [...]
• Arreola reacted after losing to Vitali Klitschko in September • Heavyweight punished for bad language in press conference The battered heavyweight Chris Arreola will have plenty of time to recover from defeat at the hands of Vitali Klitschko in September after boxing officials banned the fighter for six months for swearing. The American was in an emotional state after his corner had stopped...
On September 26, heavyweight titans will clash at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Ring giants VITALI KLITSCHKO and CRISTOBAL ARREOLA will face each other. The heavyweight match Klitschko vs Arreola will be shown on HBO. Physically, Vitali Klitschko has the edge against Chris Arreola, he's much taller and has a longer reach. But the undefeated Arreola is still a force to be reckoned with. Don't miss
Lennox Lewis 'comeback' for $50m. Yeah, right! Don King is reportedly ready to put $50 million on the table for Lennox Lewis to return from retirement and step into the ring against Vitali Klitschko. Yeah, right! Lewis has had so many comebacks in media exclusives since he left the ring more than five years ago - this just smacks of another chance to create a headline. The Ukrainian took back control...
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