Haye Career Heaviest

Probably not gonna look as sharp. He had what looked like some sort of back support tape at the weigh in. Lets hope he is fit.
I like having Haye back in the mix if he is 90% as good as he was. He gets too much stick on these forums. With him, Joshua and Fury as well as Wilder there are some good fights at heavyweight now.

 

Won't matter. He could be 290.

 

Always thought he needed to be over 16 stones after he made the move up from cruiserweight. And that's certainly the case now; can't possibly hope to be successful and be giving away nearly three stones to the likes of Fury. But something about him on the scales didn't quite look right as if the extra weight wasn't planned. It's hard to explain, he looked 'cut' but a bit bloated at the same time. My big fear, if he has come back for the money, is the motivation to train wasn't the same. It might be that or it might be age but my gut feeling is 90% of what he was is the best we can hope for.

 

He is clearly off the steroids, not training as hard as he used to, and as a consequence has gained weight...
His face looks different.
I dont think this is the real Davide Haye. It looks like a ghost.

 

It's the vegan diet that he even made it back..


The extra weight will add to the power a little bit..

 

Don't forget haye is bulking up to his fighting weight... Not training down. It's unlikely this wasn't know, planned, expected and desired.

His physique does look a little different, but I think this is really the difference between a cut body in early thirties and mid thirties. As a guy of roughly the same age in good shape... I can relate. It gets tougher to look so chiselled, and this version of hate just looks a little softer at the edges.

 

Will haye not be looking past this fight and potentially trying to bulk for fights later in the year. Maybe he's realised he needs to be heavier to compete with the big guys like fury etc and so he is trying to gain some size over a longer period and then will concentrate on conditioning when he gets a big fight

 

Was not hugely impressed by di Mori's condition either, first full time camp but still sporting a beer gut. Kind of makes me think he's a bum that won't last a round of two.

 

The extra weight plus the lay off and age will probably mean that he won't have the same speed and reactions. This could be a worry as Haye was never seen as the most durable.

Haye's stanima was always a question mark, too, and with McGuigan saying he gassed after a minutes sparring when they first trained together, you do worry if he can go the distance. It really doesn't seem like he was doing much cardio on his lay off.

There could also be a loss of power due to the shoulder injury.

It would be good if Haye is close to what he was as he would add more excitment to the HW division. But, you do worry as Haye's main strengths (power, speed, reactions) will have decreased during the layoff and this could make his weaknesses more apparent (chin, stanima).

 

Hes prob just on test not test and GH like usual

 

Makes me question how seriously has he taken the training. I mean I don't really know who this guy is he's fighting but I doubt Haye's killing himself in the gym over him.
Hopefully Haye looks like he still has it, gives us an exciting follow up fight against someone then loses and goes away.

 

Looking at Boxrec, David Haye's weight has fluctuated at heavyweight even before the de Mori fight. It did surprise me a bit to be honest.

De Mori 227 Lb
Ruiz 222 Lb
Valuev 217 Lb
Barrett 215 Lb
Chisora, Klitschko, Harrison - 210 Lb

 

:deal

 

Didn't see this coming. I liked a light Haye as he should accept that his advantages are speed, reflexes, agility etc. When someone adds 10 or 15 pounds, I often think it's a placebo effect. Haye will now say and think he is significantly stronger and have staying power as a heavyweight. In reality, his game should always be hit and not be hit.