To be fair, while we were all guessing (I said 230), Haye himself and his trainer Booth were saying consistantly that they weren't going to put bulk up and up and up...as it turns out, they've done pretty similar to his previous HW fight against Bonin. If he beats Barrett, I expect him to add on a few pounds more as he goes along. But he won't do it just for the sake of doing it, and he'll never blob up.
just saw a pic of barrett-haye weigh in (just their heads) and haye looks a solid 1 to 2 inches shorter than barrett. don't know if haye is w/o shoes but if not, he aint 6'3
Thank God the Internet wasn't around in this form in 1973, people would've been writing off Larry Holmes for years for getting knocked down by the unknown Kevin Isaac in his seventh pro fight.