Think he meant strength wise. Building muscle to hang with the bigger fighters. Manny lost some of his speed. He's still fast as **** but just not as fast as he use to be when he was at 122/126. Also I dont see a big drop off in speed from Haye..... Maybe doesnt commit as much to his punches because he's fighting bigger guys but he's still fast. Def the fastest heavyweight in the top 10.
manny in the cotto fight, didnt seem to lose a step, haye is no where near as fast as he was at cruiser. fast as wlad?
Well compared to Cotto who's handspeed isnt that great and the other welterweights his handspeed looks the same as it was but I bet if you look at his fight with Barrera and then his fight with Cotto you'll see he's slowed down a bit. And I def think he's faster then Wlad and I really dont see the big drop off from Cruiserweight and even if there was Pacquiao is the exception not the norm. When fighters gain 20 pounds they usually slow down considerably.
I see a lot of wishful thinking here by Haye fans. Whistling in the dark for a good reason................
Yep, he put on tons of muscle and now has the physique of a bodybuilder to present himself as a real heavyweight for marketing purposes. Really he's just a blown-up cruiserweight, and his timidity at heavyweight is testament to that. Think he fought scared in the Valuev fight? Just wait...