Haye vs Bellew - Some surprised, some not.

Bellew said Haye would gas. Haye was ging forward in the 11th with Bellew doing little and looking knackered.

 

Great post

 

I ve got a feeling because of wear and tear on his body over the years he cant get down to 15 stone. Hes probably limited in what he can do in the gym nowaday.

He was training for months...for this fight. I m sure he had a date planned for a fight that fell through prior to the bellew fight being made. Was doing a training camp in that time and still came in at 225 or whatever it was. Could be wrong tho.

Maybe they planned that weight but seeing him in that first six rounds...am amazed they didnt get it off him when they seen his timing etc was off in training and how slow he was. Again maybe just the injury playing a part. Hed be better not scheduling a fight. Going away and seeing if he can get down to 210 injury free. Its a tough one because no one really knows the extent of the injury he seemingly went in with. If it did even effect him or not.

 

Did you watch the same fight??? You don't think there was a reason for his lack of mobility and the dragging of his right heel?

 

He had a lack of mobility in the first 5 rounds before the injury happened. Then again you probably thought Haye won every round.

 

No. He had a lack of mobility due to the injury he was carrying anyway, which was aggravated to the extreme by rupturing in the 6th. There is no 'before the injury happened' in this case. He was already injured, even Bellew admits he knew this.

I have stated several times on here that I had Haye 4 -1 up before the 6th. That is no secret.

 

Lets be honest. No one really knows the extent of the injury going in. All i ll say is if it didnt hamper him in the first six rounds...his career at anywhere near the top levels over. I think it pretty much is anyway with the injury. Looking at another lay off at 36. He couldnt really afford any set backs giving his age and lack of activity.

Personally think the injuries scuppered his training camp and his fight. Doesnt matter though looks like his times up. Tbf to bellew the game plan was always see out the first 4 then kick on. So losing them first few rounds meant nothing really. It was a pretty inconclusive night overall. Doesnt change the outcome hayes pretty much done.

Gutted cause genuinely believed he had a great chance of smashing and grabbing the heavyweight scene. But after seeing that...its over. Weather its been the injury or not.

 

Ironically I think he has a better chance of Hearn agreeing to an AJ fight in the next 2 years now, than he did before the Bellew fight. Obviously subject to his achilles operating at the same level it did pre injury after his rehab.

 

Clearly his ankle was in a bad way from the outset. Why on earth would he go to Germany to see a doctor in fight week. He was truly ****ed.

 

He,d just be cannon fodder now. I still think its been the injury thats done him going in. Regardless though...its another lay off with no training at 36. The body looks like its had it tbh. Hes been injury prone ever since he moved to heavyweight. I think his legs have gone as well unless hes had the achilles problem since the comeback. If one thing saturday night showed...its a young mans sport.

 

Bellew had it won, why take a chance getting caught while he was so tired? Even an injured Haye could do some damage to a knackered boxer.

 

Fair point. Think I need to let this go.