Comments Thread For: Haye Sends Chilling Warning to Klitschko With New Game

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I remember hearing about this. Was right around the time of the Rahman fight, if I'm not mistaken.

I've always wondered about it's veracity since, in all his pro fights, Vitali's never been put down, and yet somehow, in sparring gear, no less, a sparring partner manages to do it not once, but twice.

I think this belongs in the realm of "pics or it didn't happen"

I would absolutely believe it. Happens all the time, but is still largely irrelevant.

Your mental approach is completely different during sparring, and it depends on what stage your preparation is at. Your conditioning/timing may be off and the other guy could be ready to go, headgear/larger gloves/etc all usually make for a completely different, lower-key, approach, to the workout.

Sparring partners often bring more intensity than the fighter himself, and during sparring you will often be trying to work on one aspect in particular, which will sometimes change your approach and possibly leave you open or vulnerable. That is often by design, so cannot be overlooked.

It's just completely different and cannot be compared to a real bout.

Who cares whether that rumor is true, it probably did happen, but changes nothing, because it is completely irrelevant.