David Haye Still Waits For His Shot

The first time David Haye confronted the current heavyweight champ of the world in front of a sea of media, Wladimir Klitschko calmly replied with a few bits of advice for the former unified cruiserweight champ - Let me take care of my mandatory challengers and you go gain some weight, beat a decent heavyweight or two and then we can talk.

Well it looks like David Haye is taking the advice from the champion that he admittedly highly respects and ranks as a skilled fighter. Haye has bulked himself up to 232 lbs, which is much more than was expected for his heavyweight campaign (see photos). 

"I am eating well, living well and doing some serious training. My body fat is 12 percent and I'm currently in better shape than the majority of the division even at this early stage [of training]," said the Hayemaker. One down, one to go - However, it will remain to be scene whether or not the weight will affect his speed and agility, the traits that have made him so explosive up to this point.

Klitschko has kept his side of the bargain and defeated the mandatory challenger Tony Thomson and David Haye plans to do the same. He has a date set for his first high-scaled showing as a heavyweight (has had one previous heavyweight bout).  London's brand new O2 Arena, with a 20,000 seat capacity will be the location for his bout in which the challenger has yet to be named. Haye promises that the fight will be with a heavyweight ranked in the top 10 and that the opponent will be finalized soon.