Haye's cut in sparring changed heavyweight boxing forrver

Hindarance, Haye took 12 months off fury’s career and I’m a Haye fan.

Haye was getting beat up in sparring, the first cut was a cover up for me. When Haye signed to fight Fury it was the beginning of the end for him, he weren’t the fighter he once was.

That said, at the time, i ridiculed this fight and thought Haye was just after a quick quid the same as the Audley fight.
My opinion changed in time/

 

Fury was seen as a joke back then and most had Haye knocking his head off.

 

Haye knew he was finished with career ending injuries at the time, hence the 'cut' pull out.

Fury fought Wlad at the most optimum time to give him the best opportunity to win - Fury was at his peak and Wlad started to decline. The Wlad that demolished PED Povetkin was much more capable of destroying Fury.

If Fury beats Wilder he will become very popular with the British Public.

 

I agree with @Jurgen unfortunately for Haye, he was finished at that point. Far too many injuries, particularly the career ending shoulder injury that was brushed under the carpet for the first Bellew fight years later.

There is absolutely no way whatsoever that Haye could have beaten Fury with two arms, nevermind one (which was all he had). I liked Haye but let’s no rewrite history...he was sadly finished by that point.

 

Haye most certainly was not at his peak at the time the fights against Fury were scheduled, he proved that in the two humiliating losses against European level ,0-2 at world level cum PPV superstar Tony Bellew. Fury would have done serious damage to Haye in 2013. At any time Haye would have suffered against a 6'9 man with the fast hands, punch variety, punch resistance and natural ability of Tyson Fury. The whole nonsense was a major neagative to the career of Fury. Good business by Haye and Adam Booth though.

 

How shot was Haye in 2013? None of us know for sure.

After seeing Fury laid flat out on his back vs featherfisted Steve "uss" cunningham I have to give Haye a reasonable shot.

I can see it being very boring with fury herky jerking around and almost tripping over his own feet attempting an Ali shuffle, while Haye dances around the ring and twirls his hands like he's doing the macerena.

 

Did Haye have the injuries before the Chisora fight?

 

The Klitschko fight and bottling Fury twice is what made me loose respect for Haye.

 

His shoulder was ruined, so definitely shot.

 

Fury v McDermott 1 changed heavyweight boxing more than this did I think, just imagine the impact it would have had on Tyson's career had it been judged even remotely correctly. I'm a big fan of Fury, he's an education to watch and I've warmed to his weird and wonderful outbursts, he makes me feel alright about my rather loud wardrobe too, he lost that fight though.

 

We do know mate - he retired due to career ending injuries.

The recent comeback was simply for a bag of PPV loot fighting Tony Dosh. His 'comeback fights' wearing the giant nappy made it obvious that he should stay away from any live Heavyweight so he ended up with 2 bags of PPV loot fighting Bellew.

The PPV Mugths were reeled in big time for both fights - the scripted acting was a masterclass.

 

Fury won the rematch comfortably. Other than an early eyesore loss on his record, it would have had a negligible impact on Fury’s career.

He would be far from alone amongst heavyweight champions in having an early blemish.

 

To pull it off twice was quite something, Haye was quite clearly absolutely shot the first time around so I have to say well done to Hearn for managing to make it happen again, insane when you think about it.