David Haye V Nikoli Valuev

It was billed as David verses Goliath. And once again, David won.

Thanks to you charming readers voting in the recent poll, I took your advice and backed Daivd Haye to win on points in his WBA World Heavyweight Championship fight with Nikoli Valuev, the Russian giant. The £5 investment went some way to recover the damage made in earlier bets which was making a loss of just under £20.

After earlier checking the odds at www.oddschecker.com and keeping a stern eye on the site all day, I was able to get the most out of my money after learning the odds had drifted from 3/1 to 10/3. My £5 stake rewarded me with a £21.33 payout, which comes to £16.33 profit. This meant that a lot of the previous damage had been rectified, as well as providing me with enough money to get back to university on the Sunday evening.

I was unable to watch the fight itself due to it being broadcast on Sky Box Office, a pay-per-view subscription service of £15 which would have been covered by winning the bet. Personally, I would much rather spend the money on something I consider worthwhile. Jason Manford's new DVD would be nice.

The fight as it happened at www.guardian.co.uk

Time to put my money where your mouth is.

On Saturday David Haye takes on Nikolai Valuev for the WBA heavyweight championship. I know its early days in this blog but I want you, the readers, to predict who will win the fight and by what method.Whatever the result of the poll, I will back that outcome.

Leave all your comments below to discuss the fight, and dont forget to vote.