Anyone think the Haye fight was fixed

King and Sauerland didn't care because they've got options on Haye for winning.

 

Nope.

 

How exactly did it seem contrived?

 

NO.

For the love of God, Haye was always, always going to win this fight. He is immensely talented, Valuev isn't.

Hulk Hogan would lose to Naseem Hamed in a boxing match. If you can't fight, you can't fight. The size helps, obviously, and Valuev was clever at using it to his advantage, but he's not talented enough to beat the top tier of heavies. He can beat guys who are a bit more skilled, like Barrett, but not those who are a helluva lot more skilled, like Chagaev.

 

Course it ****ing wasn't lol

You try to 'contrive' a chicken dance like Valuev did, or the various cuts and bruises these guys come out with

People who believe this **** probably still leave their teeth under the pillow for the tooth fairy

 

...nah.

 

so basically what you're saying is that it looked fixed because it looked as if the judges were'nt paid off for valuev to win???

 

Are you sure he's seen Valuev before? Because he shouldn't have been that surprised if he has, because thats how Valuev lost against Chagaev and Holyfield and maybe even Donald. He plods around the ring when faced with good footwork, and doesn't really have the fire in him to fight angry, or throw 3 or 4 punch combinations to try and land. He just does the same old thing until he loses. Jab, jab, inch forward, jab, inch forward, throw overhand right.

 

No it was not.

 

As for King not looking unhappy, its not exactly the end of the world for him. Perhaps he's not unhappy because he DOES have the options on Haye's next fight and will hope to take that further?

King was in a no lose situation really, he didn't need to do anything dirty and there is no real evidence to suggest that was the case except for speculation. King covered all bases when the fight was made as he usually does.

 

This was a cash out for Valuev, anyone who thinks any differently is naive to say the least. Haye probably would have won anyway but the scorecards were going his way no matter what. His reaction at the end said it all, he didn't even look remotely worried about the scorecards...in Germany! It wasn't as if he had done so much that there should not have been even a doubt in his mind but he seemed to think it was a foregone conclusion, which it most likely was. Can anybody give me a recent example of a challenger winning the title in Germany without ko'ing or totally & clearly outclassing his opponent from start to finish?:huh I'm not saying there isn't one I just can't think of an example right now.
Just to make it clear, I think Haye was going to win anyway based on his talent but it wouldn't have surprised me if there were some guaratees put in place to make sure of it. Valuev has had fights fixed in his favour in the past so it is not beyond the realms of possibility that Haye would have too. In reality the only fixing Haye was going to need was a fair decsion so it makes no difference really.