http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq-KZVyGkqU Remember Herbie Hide? Great speed, great reflexes, some what small for a heavyweight these days, had knock out power in both hands, and was kinda chinny. Sound familiar? Though considered the tougher of the two brothers, Vitali stopped Hide in the second round.
Yes Hide was fast and explosive but Hide has a different style to Haye and Haye really does have a punchers chance against Wlad.
I say, at best, 8 rounds. While I hope Haye will win, I think at best, he will be knocked out in around 8 rounds. If he's as elusive as Byrd, with Hide's power, he will last that long. Wladimir stopped Byrd in seven rounds, Hide was crushed in two by Vitali. So, at best, eight rounds.
You have to laugh when you see Hide getting KOed by those hard but only grazing punches. He really did look like a glass jawed joke in that second round. Hide was very good in the first I respect the way he tried to make Vitali uncomfortable.
Just curious... How did you guys score that first round with Hide? I tend to think Hide was up.... Not that it matters.... I'm just sayin.
Wow never heard this comparison before!!! Haye and Hide fight nothing alike, and vitali and wlad dont really fight anything alike.
I gave it to Hide on activity. Hide's Chin is so bad he was KOed by the wind of VitKlit's punches. :roflatsch Hide is just another Glass Jawed British joke just like Haye is.
Well seeing as Vitali then was way better than Wlad and they don't fight a like and Haye is way better than Hide and they don't fight a like, why would it be anything like that fight?