Congratulations to David Haye - WBA Heavyweight Champion of the World
Every so often you meet someone who just has that X-factor. And no i'm not talking about John and Edward or SuBo.
I'm talking about someone who is sublimely talented, the best in the world and then some more. I've been lucky enough to meet some true sporting legends and some absolute heroes of mine, but it is never more fun than when dealing with David Haye.
He walks with a swagger and talks with a swagger, but levels that with being one of the most friendly and approachable sports people you could want to meet.
On Saturday night David became WBA Heavyweight Champion of the World after beating Nikolay Valuev by a majority points decision.
For those of you not too familiar with boxing let me put this in some kind of perspective, as it is monumental.
David vacated the WBA, WBC, WBO cruiserweight titles so that he could move up into boxing's blue riband league - Heavyweight. Only one man has ever moved up to this division and become Heavyweight Champion - Evander Holyfield.
Previous to this fight David has had one Heavyweight fight - which he won - and his opponent this time round was a 7ft Russian giant called Nickolay Valuev. He stood a foot taller than David, had an 8 inch reach advantage and was 8 stone heavier. It is no surprise the fight was billed as David vs Goliath.
Before this fight Valuev had only ever lost to one opponent in a 16-year professional career, that's now two.
David very kindly came in to see us this morning sporting a huge grin as he listened back to 5 live's commentary of the fight that changed his life.
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Olie, May I take it Mr Haye has won you over then? lol
This is how it starts - the word "elite" used on the Socialism is it dead? thread. What does that mean - "elite" and who votes people into that strange and really non existent status but us - the allegedly gullible - if we let sentences like "David very kindly came in in to see us" - unchallenged. Dah! Nothing has changed - really.
Mr Haye won a boxing match. A World Title - how many left out there? World titles I mean? Well done David but really, Olie. If he had been roundly bested might I expect "David slunk into to see us.....?"
David is very lucky to be able to come and see a class act like the BBC - anytime and I have been pushing my own claims for years. Ask Shelagh and Nicholas. The reply - "steelpulse very kindly get lost!". And now back to allegedly fawning over the next "best thing since.........." lol
Subject: the berlin wall - Haye hits land of plenty
Anagram: SFO antipathy - deny hell - Her ill - bent law
Now David - kindly do NOT hit land of plenty again. lol
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Gasp! That throne sitting. I frowned I am afraid but like a certain football manager who can allegedly be almost guaranteed to unwisely speak after his team loses (why does that remind me of - well - me) I recall a wedding of a couple of celebrities who also should have allegedly known better.
So FiveLive I hear Liverpool were gifted a penalty? I didn't see it - the match but if Mark Lawrence was right - I disapprove of the draw and bad luck Brum. It speaks to my whole day I am afraid. Liverpool and Birmingham.
Subject: That seek to perpetuate political division
Anagram: Carpeted - Violets kith petition POTUS - AA lie
Shall we call it a draw then Violet's kith? But feel free to rant too! No offence anyone from Scotland! lol
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