Was Haye a legit HW or just a blown up CW?

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  1. Webbiano

    Webbiano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Probably a Lewis topic going on right now that we are unaware of
     
    Webbiano, Mar 22, 2012
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  2. AnotherFan

    AnotherFan Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I am of two minds when it comes to Haye. Great talent. Picking up titles at CW and HW and then make a go for Big Scary Wlad is not half assed. But even so, he is a bit of a clown. And even more so is his trainer.
     
    AnotherFan, Mar 22, 2012
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  3. Post Box

    Post Box I'm back too, bitches Full Member

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  4. Stinky gloves

    Stinky gloves Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yeah, that is a big black hole in the history of HW ATG ... either Klit should
    just once fight SNV, otherwise they will never be ahead of him on the list.
     
    Stinky gloves, Mar 22, 2012
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  5. ingredientity

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    Point being? Does this mean you would suggest all defeated fighters on Valuev's résumé to be blown up, or "fake" heavyweights just because Wlad would probably defeat him?
     
    ingredientity, Mar 22, 2012
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  6. Little Pea

    Little Pea 'A' grade boxing fan Full Member

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    He has the size and skills to be a true HW.

    Just not the heart.
     
    Little Pea, Mar 22, 2012
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  7. Boxing Fanatic

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    he was just a total disappointment. he never lived up to his expectations. he fought like a ***** against audley, and valuev. he didnt have the balls he had at cruiser. what a shame
     
    Boxing Fanatic, Mar 22, 2012
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  8. Webbiano

    Webbiano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    How the **** did you infer that from my post?:huh
     
    Webbiano, Mar 22, 2012
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  9. ingredientity

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    A question, a suggestion, a possibility, a proposition, a thought, an idea. I'll take that as a no.
     
    ingredientity, Mar 22, 2012
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  10. AnotherFan

    AnotherFan Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Nice try, but you are too cheerfull to count as a real hater.
     
    AnotherFan, Mar 22, 2012
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  12. Faerun

    Faerun Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Agree wholeheartedly. His size was alright, his skills very advanced, his speed and slickness ridiculous for a HW, even his chin held up perfectly against Wlad and but his heart didn't. Oh well.
     
    Faerun, Mar 22, 2012
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  13. Webbiano

    Webbiano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Haha yer :D
     
    Webbiano, Mar 22, 2012
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  14. demigawd

    demigawd Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Haye wasn't a blown up cruiser, he was a weight-drained heavyweight. The only reason he was ever a cruiserweight was because the limit was raised to 200lbs (a weight he still struggled to boil down to).

    I couldn't imagine him being able to make 190 for more than 10 fights.

    Simply put, David Haye's career could not have happened the way it did prior to 2003.
     
    demigawd, Mar 22, 2012
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  15. AnotherFan

    AnotherFan Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hold on here, man. Advanced skills? My impression is that Haye has poor skill, but he had made up for it with talent. It worked out well until he ended up in the ring with that obsessive boxing freak Wlad.
     
    AnotherFan, Mar 22, 2012
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