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[b]Don't believe the markets, don't believe the naysayers - David Haye has got the tools to win his toughest fight yet and, if he uses them correctly, Wladimir Klitschko won't know what's hit him, says Alex Steedman.[/b] Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now was a 1970's blockbuster four years in the making. [b]Haye v Klitschko[/b] has similarly smouldered through the last two years but while the plot is somewhat more straightforward than its Hollywood predecessor, it looks sure to prove worth the Sky Box office expense as well as that wait. With 74 KO wins between them, [b]David Haye[/b] and Wladimir Klitschko will square off this Saturday in Germany as sworn enemies as well as the most dangerous and toughest opponent each has faced. Anyone who says that this fight is easy to predict...

Should the mischievous among you pair the names David Haye and Wladimir Klitschko together in the same sentence, expect to stir extreme reaction in your listener. Their story has been a saga, stretched over several years with enough twists and turns to have the scriptwriters in Albert Square craning their necks. It was late 2008 when Haye started calling out both Wladimir and Vitali at a time when the heavyweight division beckoned but neither really knew who he was. Soon after Vitali was a guest on Setanta Sports the night we watched Haye hammer Monte Barrett in five eventful rounds on his debut against the big boys. The pair sparred verbally and engagingly afterwards and the seed was sown. Indeed, it was Vitali who was originally penned in as an opponent for the 'Hayemaker' in 2009,...

It's normally good to listen to the [b]experts[/b]. When you're weighing up a bet, getting the views of the men who've been there and done it themselves, or seen decades of similar contests, can help you crystallise your thoughts. So with the [b]Haye v Harrison[/b] world title fight now just three days away it seemed a good morning to check out the opinions in the papers. Surprise, surprise - four out of five experts quoted this morning give big Audley a puncher's chance or more of winning. Betfair's punters have hardened their view in the opposite direction, with [b]Haye's[/b] price trimming a fraction to 1.16, and a first round stoppage in his favour the most popular outcome at 9.5. And on their side is that the most logical assessment comes today from the last bloke who did get...

The biggest heavyweight clash in Britain since Lewis and Bruno went at it in Cardiff 17 years ago promises to be our boxing event of the year but let's get it straight from the off - in terms of form, ability and levels, this is close to a mismatch. If it was a verbal spar maybe Haye V Harrison would be 50-50 with both fighters enlivening the build up with zealous jibes and generally engaging banter. Haye has promised Sky 3D viewers will be able to watch a one dimensional fighter get a three dimensional beating while Harrison has stared into the camera repeating "yes I can." Make no mistake, this fight will definitely pull in the casual viewer and [b]Audley continues to sound convincing[/b]. But let none of that persuasive patter about destiny sway you from the bare facts: Harrison...

We all love a rumour. It's human nature. Ask us and we'll tell you that facts are sacred, and spreading [b]gossip[/b] without any foundation is all wrong. But then tell us something in the strictest confidence and we'll soon whisper it to the next man along the line. Back when I was at journalism college the lecturers told you never to repeat claims without first checking the facts behind them. And believe it or not newspapers still do try hard to follow those principles. But in the [b]online[/b] world there are terabytes full of wild suggestions and stories, and whole chunks of the Web that are specifically designed to pass them on. That's something which [b]Audley Harrison's[/b] people know only too well, and he's given a masterclass this week in how to turn what might be fiction...