I reckon Lebedev could take this. Guy is one hard little nut. Short and Squat - just the type to give Haye problems. Durability and toughness to survive the early Haye onslaughter. The power to hurt and dishearten Haye as the fight wears on. Lebedev gave Enzo Maccarinell a worse beating than Haye - not as expolsive but more calcuating and brutal - he messed up Enzos face bad. Maccarinelli acuquited himself well against Haye until the end - but he was never in the fight against Lebedev. Anyone think this guy could have taken Haye - at Crusierweight?
Really ? So what - you think David Haye is unbeatable or something ? atsch Haye is a good fighter - but he has trouble with short and squat types - watch the Frogemeni fight. Lebedev is a better fighter than Forgemeni with much more brutal punching in his arsenal. Haye is - well know for this - a good on top fighter - when he cannot dominate he is nowhere near so good. Lebedev has enough about it to take it to the type of fight where Haye cannot just bomb someone out but get involved in a real tough war and thats when you will see Hayes weaknesses.
Rewatch the fight. Quite a even uneventful 1st round. 2nd round - Haye deffo landed the better punches but Enzo took them. Only until the end in the corner did the wheels come off Maccarinelli.
Ruiz is quite a good example. haye nearly bombed Ruiz out in the 1st round and that would have looked a great result. However he didnt put him away - cos Ruiz is tougher than that. What followed as the rounds dragged on - was a unimpressive Haye lacking imagination and spark. The only thing Haye was lucky about - was Ruiz didnt really have much dynamic enough in his arsenal to trouble Haye. A younger brutal unrelentless fighter like Lebedev is a whole different problem - he would unload bombs on Haye - cut him and hurt him and keep the pressure on.
Lebedev beats Haye? Enzo aqquited himself well against Haye? Is that boxing gym/shed still at the bottom of your garden?
Lebedev is quite good and that left hand is lethal. With Haye's chin you never know... But you can't be sure until Lebedev steps up and beats better competition. Haye after a few rounds in an entertaining fight.