David Haye’s best win

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  1. Unforgiven

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    He's has a weak resume, for sure.

    His best win at heavyweight is Chisora, who he defeated convincingly by KO.
    (Others might say Valuev, but he didn't really do any better against Valuev than a 46-year shot Holyfield did earlier.)

    At cruiserweight, it is Mormeck.
     
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  2. Man_Machine

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    Valuev might well have been Haye's best opponent on paper, but I'm inclined to speculate that, by the time that bout occurred, Valuev had one foot out the door already, with his health problems quite likely to have been in the picture for some time before the fight.

    It was a pallid contest, to watch, as well.

    Chisora, whether he was truly world class or not, represented a severe domestic rivalry meted out in front of 30,000 live fans. To my mind, it has to be one of Chisora's best showings, as he applied the pressure of pace and varying tactics to make headway.

    Some of Haye's best work was seen in this fight, in my opinion. However, Mormeck was probably Haye's best overall performance as a boxer.
     
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    At heavyweight, Chisora , at 28, was Haye's only opponent under 36 years worth a damn.
    Haye beat old men, has-beens and never-was's.
    Mormeck wasn't exactly a spring chicken either.
     
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    The fact that Haye laid him out first, especially after Vitali never, spoke volumes about Haye's power. And it was ages until he got laid out again.
     
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    Exactly. That's why it's got to be his best win at heavyweight.
    Then again, most people don't rate Chisora much at all, so it shows how weak Haye's resume is.
     
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    I think the contenders back then were weak, that never helped.

    Eddie Chambers, Valuev, Chisora, Arreola etc.
     
  7. Unforgiven

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    Povetkin was decent, would have beat Haye.
    Chambers probably beats Haye or gives him hell.
    Arreola would have been very dangerous fight for Haye 10 or 11 years back.
    The young Tyson Fury was always better than Chisora, of course.

    But the British public went out and bought Haye-Harrison, so can't blame Haye for taking them all for mugs that they are.