David Haye - Vitali Klitschko....Does anyone else fear revisionism after the fight?

I think for some, it will be inevitable. Anytime an older fighter who is on the comeback trail loses to a younger premier fighter, the argument of old age is always brought into the equation.

Now here is the flipside, what if Vitali ends up beating Haye? Are people going to say things like:

1. Haye was not a real heavyweight

2. Haye had not fought enough matches at heavyweight

3. Haye was too green

4. Vitali cought him with a lucky punch

 

You simply have to admire David Haye. Most boxers are just talk, but Haye really backs up what he says and always has done.

How many other fighters(especially American ones) would have travelled to France to fight a Frenchman, managed by Don King on a Don King show, when he could have easily picked up either WBO or IBF belts in the UK? Almost none I'd say.

 

Such excuses would have absolutely zero validity. Vitali is a magnificent heavyweight with an iron chin. He wiped out the generally recognized number 2 hw in the world in his last fight. If a former cruiserweight can defeat him in only his 2nd fight at hw, it would be a staggering achievement and one of the greatest wins of recent years, and no amount of excuses will be able to change that.

I think Haye could beat Wlad but not Vitali.

 

Incidently, I think Haye is the one who should win. He is in top physical shape, has deadly handspeed, good skills and can hit very hard ( probably even at heavyweight ). Although Vitali's win over Peter was one that warrants great recognition, the simple fact of the matter is, David Haye is in a much higher class than Peter, and probably highter than Vitali at this point.

 

No matter who wins it will go both ways with the revisionsists.

 

True enough.

 

I wouldn't be too afraid of that. If Haye fought Wlad and somehow won, we would sure get plenty of "now fight someone who doesn't have a glass chin" threads. However, Vitaly is regarded as a better fighter and is certainly much tougher and more dangerous for Haye than Wlad. If Haye beats Vitali he'll get the credit.

Vitali won't get the credit for beating Haye, though.

 

I saw a similar thing happen with Hatton-Tszyu and Pac-Oscar (which I also thought had zero validity, Tszyu was p4p#3 at the time, and Oscar was a bit weight-drained but had shown no signs of being shot prior to that fight and he still had great size advantages), but I never saw it happen re Calzaghe-Lacy. How did anyone manage to discredit that win? Lacy hadn't been inactive for a long time, he wasn't weight-drained, he was peak/prime - what was the excuse? He was severely out of his depth and got a beating by a vastly superior fighter, I don't know how that can be excused, it was as black and white as it comes.

If Haye beats either Klitschko, there can be no excuses, it will be a sensation. I love Haye, I will be rooting for him.

 

I think it would be better for the sport if Haye wins. Boxing is in dire need of young, fresh talent. Its in need of an action packed heavyweight division. Haye beating Klitschko would be a good start in the right direction, and furthermore would increase our chances of seeing a unification of the titles.

 

It would certainly see a unification of the titles - because if Haye beats Vitali, Wlad will climb aboard and try to get revenge for his bro.

They have both done it for each other in the past remember.