Buckle up for an historic heavyweight showdown between Ukrainian champion Wladimir “Dr. Steelhammer” Klitschko and England’s David “Hayemaker” Haye this weekend.
The hype that surrounds this match is due in part to Klitschko’s celebrity status in Ukraine and his terrifyingly impressive 55-3 record with 49 knockouts.
The major source of the building excitement, however, is the fierce rivalry between the two boxers that began in 2009 when Haye wore a shirt depicting him triumphantly holding the bleeding, decapitated head of a Klitschko brother (Wladimir and Vitali) in each hand. Wladimir was outraged.
The younger Klitschko thinks that Haye needs to be given a brutal reality check in the ring, while Haye has sworn to destroy him in the first round. Regardless, two years worth of trash talk and threats will finally be put to the test this Saturday in Hamburg.
July 2, 10:45 p.m., Inter TV channel, starting at 11 p.m., Hamburg Imtech Football Arena, Germany
