Haye humbles Chisora, as the end justifies the means.

Haye humbles Chisora, as the end justifies the means.

On a rainy evening in West Ham’s Upton Park stadium, David Haye impressively dismantled a tough Dereck Chisora in five rounds. In front of an excited 30,000 crowd who created a tremendous atmosphere, it was a left, right combination that first sent Chisora to the canvas signalling the end. Chisora got up but was quickly downed for a second time following a flurry of Haye punches which forced the ref to count Chisora out to end the fight.

Following their embarrassing brawl at the post fight press conference after Chisora lost to Vitali Klitschko many was critical of the mere existence of this fight, both fighters had to apply for their licences again and the fight had to be sanctioned by the Luxembourg boxing federation. Many called for both fighters to be banned forever but however crude, boxing is built on grudge matches and feuds.

I suppose the most staunch of protestors will be upset that these two boxers are allowed to pick up a hefty pay check which was born out of that embarrassing evening in Germany. But this is their job and this is how they choose to make a living. Boxing is a hard sport and they work extremely hard to train and get themselves into shape for a big fight like this.

We all make mistakes, though most don’t get the same amount of money for their jobs I’m sure we have all made mistakes in our jobs or even outside of our jobs. What if you was told because of a mistake you couldn’t do your job anymore or make money to feed your family? I know it is hardly the same but sometimes you have to go what you have to do. I am sure they are not the first boxers or even human beings to take advantage of a situation and I am sure they wont be the last.

The fight started in an extremely quick pace as Dereck Chisora walked forward from the first bell, but Haye looked the better with the neater work, trying to box on the back foot using a lot movement and caught Chisora with a few shots. There was no surprise he wore trainers rather than boxing boots as his movement and speed was the key. This pattern saw Haye take the first two rounds.

In the third round Chisora came out even more aggressively and began to walk Haye down catching him with a few combinations, more notably his big overhand right. At the end of that round Chisora caught Haye with a sweet left hook which seemed to visibly cause David Haye a bit of distress.

That was Chisora’s best moment of the fight as in the fourth round Haye began to get back to his movement and neat and tidy work at a distance. Chisora tried to close the gap with jabs but was unable to tie Haye down. In the fifth Haye seemed to catch Chisora more frequently and as Chisora got more frustrated he walked onto a beautiful left hook, followed by a right which sent Chisora to the canvas.

David Haye is a notoriously good finisher and this was no exception as he weighed in with a combination of right hooks, followed by a left which saw Chisora sprawling to the canvas again. Looking physically unsteady the ref stopped the fight declaring Haye the winner in what was a good, brutal and exciting local encounter.

After the bout both fighters shook hands, thus ending their feud. Haye declared Chisora to be a tough opponent stating he hit Chisora with some of the best punches he had ever thrown, which would usually take out other fighters but Chisora took them. Chisora was gracious in defeat stating he owed Haye £20,000 (after a bet they had both made for charity) .

I predicted a Haye win, though I believe Haye to be the better fighter, I wanted Haye to win as I feel he could make more of a mark on world boxing than Chisora.

Although the world of heavyweight boxing may not have been as excited about this bout as the British were, there is no denying the statement Haye made in dispatching Chisora in five rounds, the same Chisora who took Vitali Klitchsko to points only five months ago.

I agree that Vitali wouldn’t want to fight Haye, even though his brother Wladimir comfortably beat him on points, Vitali is 40 now and only has about one or two fights left in him. I doubt he will want to face a young and hungry Haye who now has the experience and knowledge of fighting his brother.

Nevertheless if they do fight I believe it will be one of the biggest nights in British boxing history as I believe Haye will win, and for what’s more I am actually predicting a late stoppage…..Providing Haye’s toe holds out.