Haye is no Evander Holyfield ...

Faster :rofl :rofl

 

Evander Holyfield faster? LOL......atschatschatschatsch

But the most ridicolous assessment you've made is "he'll continue to rely on his power". Have you ever seen a Haye fight? How can you say that? Maybe he'll get knocked out cold in his first try at HWs, but no man with a grain of commonsense would say that he's a fighter who only relies on power. He's smooth, he's a beauty to watch, he can land every punch in the book but once again, I'm not saying this will be enough at HW, but at least he will be a HW who can fight, and not another slow plodder who resembles one of those guys who fight in the Toughman contest.

 

Haye's a faster puncher than wlad no doubt - but talking all into account, wlad would allow haye to have his fun in the first 3-4 rounds before breaking him down in the 7-8th round.

other than that, haye could destroy every other heavyweight (apart from maye solis)

 

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I'm not concerned so much if Haye will dominate at HW; he probably won't. BUT, you'd be hard pressed, I think, to say he doesn't bring a bit of excitement. Look at Povetkin - not the biggest or strongest guy in the world, but causing good ripples in the division.

If Haye steers clear of Wlad (Povetkin's potential mistake) for a while, he can win a belt and maybe help clear out the plodders. I have nothing to criticize in that.

 

Th Bonin fight was fairly typical of a heavyweight plodder , like most , Haye will KO them in one or two rounds.

Dont forget though , Haye has been in some tough fights , been down , been cut and lost. He is well schooled , experienced and lear'nt many lessons , its not like a inexperienced young fighter starting out , In my opinion , Haye is going straight to the top , it would be great to see him fight Wlad , the biggest test sure , but for me Haye wins.

 

Your post isn't logical. Just because his power is winning the day doens't mean he's relying on it at the expense of other things. He is a skilled boxer who has power. He is not waiting for one big shot and losing rounds at the same time. That is an example of a fighter who "relies on power".

 

That's not 'relying on power', thats no-one has been able to handle his power.

You can discount the one time that Haye went the distance btw. It was almost as if he had decided that he needed to do the full distance to prove he could and was actively trying not to knock the guy out. Barely threw a right hand all fight.

 

What an unbelievably stupid comment. What should he do, turn his power down to minimum so he can get a lower KO ratio, and not 'rely' on his power.

The one time he won without the KO was a deliberate attempt to go 12 rounds. But should he do that all the time?

Would you rather Tyson had fought like Chris Byrd so he did not get to 'rely'on his power? Moron.

 

Haye may not be as good as Holyfield but he doesn't need to be. The heavyweight division is terrible at the moment.

 

Haye is no Holyfield...


umm......what fighter is?

Not being on par with a legend is no disgrace.

 

I don't like the thread but isnt it great to have a heavyweight worth ****ing talking about? i can't even be bothered to watch the heavy title fights these days