macranelli has a good chance of the upset tonight.

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  1. sean

    sean pale peice of pig`s ear Full Member

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    i see a lot of my fellow uk fight fans are going for haye .

    while i think haye is the more talented fighter , and persoannly i want him to win, i think a calm macranneli with a game plan could beat him.

    i do not like what team haye has been saying to the press

    "i will ko maccranelli with the jab"

    "he is no threat i will blow him away"

    etc etc

    this could happen, but also i see it as a negative for haye.
    trying to live up to his boasts he could fight sloppy/make many mistakes and macranelli has great power in his left hook and uppercut and haye will be hurt if he walks onto them carelessly.

    i see haye coming out loose and relaxed loading up, but if he holds his left arm to low then macrannelli will time his jab v the non exsistent guard and a cautious jab and move approach from macrannelli ,waiting for haye mistakes to take his power shoits instead of initating could foil haye, give him few openings and allow macranneli to pile up points.

    a tight double arm guard/piston jab and decent leg movement will make this a hard fight for haye.

    no way you can just walk through macrannelli he hits hard as well, so i see this much more of a 50/50.

    hope i am wrong and haye shows real class to get his punches off and ko macranelli, but i can definatley see stratergy where macranneli is able to beat haye.
    he has the size/technique/power and is underated a lot because of his ko loss when he was 19.

    also there is the weight factor.
    despite haye looking in great shape , haye looks in the exact same shape at 220 plus in between fights and boiling down and big muscles makes you tired late in fights.
     
    sean, Mar 8, 2008
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  2. DamonD

    DamonD Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    To be fair, Maccarinelli (and Enzo Calzaghe in particular) have also been running the usual "He's fought no-one, Macca will ruin him" etc hype job stuff as well.

    Both guys punch hard, both can go down, both can get back up...that's why it's such an interesting fight, and yes Macca does have a chance.

    Still backing Haye though, based on what he's actually done so far compared to what Enzo has achieved.
     
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  3. Tencount85

    Tencount85 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Wouldn't be surprised if he won to be honest. I am picking him since Haye is such a favorite.
     
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  4. 41fever

    41fever Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If Macc stays disciplined and textbook he could pul it off...he has enough technique, speed and power
     
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  5. sean

    sean pale peice of pig`s ear Full Member

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    his defense is crucial.
    he must fight a braithwaite/conservative type fight behind a jab /tight double arm guard and not make mistakes.

    haye always makes mistakes , but will be willing to take risks.

    a big haye overhand right to the temple might negate all the macranelli defense though as haye really does have brutal power.
     
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  6. TRUEBELIEVER 66

    TRUEBELIEVER 66 Guest

    Macranelli will have to fight a near perfect fight to win, it's possible, but not likely, i didn't wager on this because i put my greenbacks on Peter to KO Oleg..
     
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  7. Dekkers

    Dekkers Team Bergeron Full Member

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    Macca certainly has a chance, but the average boxing fan should get behind Haye, he's a better for the sport, a guy who'll make interesting fights happen.
     
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  8. Welsh Dragon

    Welsh Dragon Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Nonsense.
    it`s Wales v England, i`m Welsh so i`m not going to back an Englishman and vice versa:)
    Macca`s as good for the sport as much as Haye is.
     
    Welsh Dragon, Mar 8, 2008
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  9. Farmboxer

    Farmboxer VIP Member Full Member

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    Upset is very possible. I consider it a tossup.
     
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  10. Dekkers

    Dekkers Team Bergeron Full Member

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    With Warrens' track record I strongly disagree, Haye was lining up a fight with Rahman as his 2nd fight at heavy, that wouldn't happen with a Warren fighter. Under Warren, fighters like Lennox would've wasted huge portions of their careers, like Hatton and Calzaghe.

    With you being Welsh though, I don't have anything against you going for Macca :yep
     
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  11. nickthegreek

    nickthegreek Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Im with Maccaranelli on this one, not by KO, but by a close UD.
     
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  12. cjk44

    cjk44 Member Full Member

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    Cant wait till big mac starts throwing that left hook.
     
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  13. Welsh Dragon

    Welsh Dragon Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Great atmosphere at the O2!!
    C`mon Macca!!

    Aint no stoppin us now. haha nice tune to come too Haye:)
     
    Welsh Dragon, Mar 8, 2008
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  14. Cobbler

    Cobbler Shoemaker To The Stars Full Member

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  15. Arriba

    Arriba Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Kinda wish this one wound up on page 22 somehow huh?
     
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