Haye Turns Down David Tua Fight!

Why does everyone think that fighting McCall is such a big test? Juan Carlos Gomez, a former cruiser, easily beat McCall twice and so would Haye.

Infact, watching a young and extremely hard-hitting fighter beat up on a 43 Year old former crackhead is not a good thing. McCall's chin is strong, but he's only human. McCall's chin would lead to him getting brutally punished in a one-sided mismatch, I dont want to see him get seriously injured. Anyone who wants to see this match is a sadist. McCall ought to retire, and I think that if he fights Haye he'll get brutally beaten up and probably stopped on a TKO after about 6 rounds. He'll probably stay on his feet, but the referee or ringside doctor will stop the carnage out of mercy.

David Tua is a much harder fight for Haye than McCall and his name carries much more respect that McCall's does. Tua also has an iron chin, but unlike McCall has the ability to actually hurt and KO Haye. He's 9 years younger than McCall and still capable of being in competitive and exciting fights.

Tua's punching power, iron chin and relatiely young age makes the Haye fight very interesting. Haye's management know that, and they know that Tua is someone they should stay away from. To beat Tua requires incredible stamina and discipline, coz all it takes it one shot and its over. You also need awesome stamina, because Tua's power carries all the way through a fight. He is just as capable of knocking you out in the 12th round as he is in the 1st. Haye's stamina is a question mark, and he isn't the type of fighter who will put on a boxing clinic and keep Tua at bay like Chris Byrd and Lennox Lewis did.

Why did they want to make this fight in the Ukraine anyway? To try and sell Haye to the Ukrainian audience?

 

Ya think?!

He's 43 and hasn't beat a significant opponent in 12 years. Switch out "fading" for faded.

 

First why the **** would he fight in the Ukraine?? The money was probably ****. Tua is not ranked high by anyone,

 

I knew he was going to try to go after McCall. I knew it!

 

I remember them saying it would be a while before they fight, so they had time build muscle and go up in weight. There was alot of talk about Haye fighting Rahman when it looked like the fight with Enzo wouldnt happen.

 

A Tua fight is not what David Haye needs anyways. There's much easier and safer ways to the top.

 

Its been a slow slide though. He really isnt that much worse than he was when he was in his 30's. He basically marches forward through shots like they are nothing, looking to land that big right, sometimes thats all you need.

He has consistently been ranked highly since he lost to Lewis. He holds wins over Akinwande, Sinal Sam and Saleta in that period, plus a couple of acceptable journeyman.

For a weak chinned, dodgy stamina having cruiserweight like Haye he still poses a serious threat.

My comment was mainly to do with the fact Ive seen him start to actually react to punches more and more than he ever did. Like they are affecting him and therefore his ability to soak up punishment might be diminished.

 

I disagree I feel McCall is a bigger name on his resume. The last respectable name on Tua's Resume was a DRAW with Rahman in 2003. He has ruined his career by inactivity. McCall has been fighting and had the balls to to his mandatory on the line against Gomez. McCall has been more active in the past just because he lost his last fight against a top contender doesnt make him less a name. I mean who beat Lewis before Who Didn't. I mean you could really use the McCall once knocked out Lewis to sell the fight.

 

This talk about needing all that time to become a HW is BS. Haye was 210lbs at fight night against Macca, is probably 220lbs already and will be 225lbs, his ideal fighting wheight, by June already, without a problem.

Thing is, Haye should stay away from big punchers like McCall and Tua for now, who are the biggest threats to his weak chin. Rahman, not so much bc he is slower.

Rahman, Moorer, are names he should be after for a start.

 

I can't wait for this chump to get exposed again. David Tua would have done it, and now Rahman might.

 

Gomez was real puncher when he was in cruiserweights...in heavyweight any suitable opponents take fight on points.

 

Agreed.

A win over McCall would be much better than that over Tua.

McCall was interm champ wasn't he? Til he lost it to Gomez.

Anyways, I knew Haye was going to go after Mccall. He wants to get his name up with KOing somone who is known as having an iron chin (Tua, McCall).

 

Right. I see too many of you guys taking Rahman too lightly, and assuming he's just a sacrificial lamb being fed to Haye.

Rahman has been in the game long enough to know that his time is slipping and I bet he'll train and prepare for this fight like never before.

Rahman may beat Haye. Not out of the question, and I think it's probably gonna be about 60% Haye, 40% Rahman, as I see it.

Rahman is a monster puncher, himself, let us not forget, and Haye has been known to hit the deck, a time or three.

 

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I'd love to see Tua catch the KOable Haye with a shot like he caught Moorer or Ruiz with, then stand over him and say, There, how about some of that? That's good stuff, isn't it? LOL

It sounds like Tua is now seeking out better opposition. Great to see, at long last. GO, TUA!

 

about as much chance of tua getting going as vit klit getting back in the ring and at long last adding a good win to his resume.