Haye vs Skelton.....?

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  1. knighty

    knighty Active Member Full Member

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    Apparantly frank warren has offered Haye 600k for a fight with Matt Skelton.

    I gotta be honest , i think that would be a good first fight for haye , skeltons competive , never been stopped , hes apparantly ranked higher that rahman and hes not exactly the hardest hitting heavyweight!!

    He took chagaev all the way and if haye were to stop him people would surely take notice!

    Something tells me Warren is tryin to set up a heavyweight double bill late in the year with this and harrison vs peter! watch this space.......
     
    knighty, May 27, 2008
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  2. MexicanJew

    MexicanJew Jajajajajaja Full Member

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    Skelton is not a weak hitter, he has been known as a powerful puncher, but I agree it would be a good first fight. Skelton comes to fight and it give an honest assesment of how well Hayes can compete at HW
     
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  3. knighty

    knighty Active Member Full Member

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    his ko record is decieving. he kod a lot of bums in his early days but against danny williams and chagaev he didnt budge them!! put it this way he doesnt hit as hard as briggs , rahman , wlad , povtikin , tua ets...
     
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  4. RUSKULL

    RUSKULL Loyal Member banned

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    I like the way Haye talks **** about how he's going to obliterate a top 10 HW & then he's fighting either Rahman or Skelton :rofl

    Since when is either a top 10 ranked HW?
     
    RUSKULL, May 27, 2008
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  5. knighty

    knighty Active Member Full Member

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    skelton is number 1 in britain so its not a bad start!!
    how many top tens do you think will really want to fight him???
     
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  6. RUSKULL

    RUSKULL Loyal Member banned

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    Rahman is ranked #3 by the IBF & #4 by the WBC. That's ridiculous.................Skelton isn't ranked in the top 10 of any.
     
    RUSKULL, May 27, 2008
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  7. knighty

    knighty Active Member Full Member

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    i got the info off warrens website. probably his lot talking shite again , bout skelton being ranked higher!!
     
    knighty, May 27, 2008
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  8. RUSKULL

    RUSKULL Loyal Member banned

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    You'd be surprised. These guys fight for money, and if the money is right I think any of them other than #1 contenders/mandatories would entertain a fight against Haye.
     
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  9. Fat Joe

    Fat Joe Let's have it right Full Member

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    I saw that on Warren's site, I checked somw independent rankings and Skelton is nowhere to be seen. Having said that I think it's a decent fight to make.
     
    Fat Joe, May 27, 2008
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  10. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    600K USD or British Pounds?
     
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  11. ethandelahoya

    ethandelahoya p4p no#1 Full Member

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    i think this would be a good 1st for haye but.... skelton is a horrible man to fight and look good against he has a habbit of turning fights into snore fests and if haye didnt get him out of there(which i imagine he would if he connected clean) it cud turn out to be a nightmare of a 1st fight when he is trying to make an impression on the HW division, even tho he wud get the win
     
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  12. Fat Joe

    Fat Joe Let's have it right Full Member

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    No guarantees on that. Skelton is a good 50 or 60Lbs heavier than the Crusierweights Haye has been knocking out.
     
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  13. RUSKULL

    RUSKULL Loyal Member banned

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    Pounds, worth about 2.5 to the dollar last time I checked. Roughly a Million & a Half. Needless to say he's a ***** if he doesn't take it. There's no way a Rahman fight is worth that much cash.
     
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  14. RUSKULL

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    I don't think Skelton has ever been knocked out.
     
    RUSKULL, May 27, 2008
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  15. C HOP

    C HOP The World Awaits Full Member

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    correct me if im wrong has anybody ever seriously wobbled or hurt matt skelton?
     
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