Haye vs Usyk At Cruiserweight

Tough one to call. If a past prime Bellew can tag Usyk then a prime Haye most definately can. The Haye that destroyed Enzo is a dangerous proposition as his counter punching was seriously on point.
I'm not comparing Enzo to Usyk by any stretch either but, Enzo was dangerous with some very heavy hands and decent fundamentals and Haye humiliated him.

If Usyk gets hit flush he could very well stay hit as Haye will likely reckon his chances will be few and far between so will go for the finish. If that doesn't happen, Usyk out works him to a pretty comfortable UD.

 

Usyk was the king of the Cruisers during a period where the division was very strong, a lot stronger than when Haye was fighting at that weight. P4P at Cruiser Usyk is way above Haye and at that weight he'd simply have too much for him. I'd go Usyk UD all day long, possibly a late stoppage if Haye got desperate and left himself open.

 

A prime Haye easily!
Haye destroyed a younger Chisora

 

Totally different style of fight and totally different style of fighter. Usyk, as I'm sure you know, isn't an explosive KO fighter. He's a volume fighter who wears opponents down through his stamina, pressure and angles. It's incredibly effective and can make his opponents look basic. After Chisora was worn out after a couple of rounds he wasn't a threat whatsoever. Just because he wasn't explosively KO'd by Usyk doesn't mean that the victory wasn't as good.

I know we like to see big KO's in boxing - but it's a bit naive to think that explosive KO's make one fighter 'better' than another.

 

Usyk without a doubt.

 

Usyk stops a knackered Haye late but takes some lumps along the way.

 

At Cruiserweight it would have to be Usyk given his body of work against some superb fighters in the likes of Breidis and Gassiev. But given Haye's power he is a live dog in any fight at CW.

A match up at Heavyweight though would be much more interesting. Haye had a superb blend of speed and power.

Also can't compare the Chisora performances because I think the Chisora of the past 2 or so years has been consistently much better + fitter than the Chisora of that period.