Better read that article again, it says he'll fight an opponent TBA on that date with the winner to get a WBC title shot later this year.:deal
Hide has good alround ability, and can smartly win a belt imo.. he has to fight a smart fight tho.. know his limitations..
Hide is much better fighter than Haye. Haye has been running from Hide for a long time now. Vitali Klitschko sure put the hurts on Hide and Vitali was a 5-1 underdog! However, Haye knows better than to fight Hide. Hide was very fast, hit very hard, was too small at heavyweight, probably not at cruiserweight, "if" he has not gone down hill too much he could very well be a world champion again, at cruiserweight.
Yeah he built his own mansion in Norwich. I read he filed for bankruptcy just a few years later. Surely that was rubbish.
Frag and the Pole are pretty poor so Hide has a great chance to win the belt. Pretty poor division really.
Hide has looked really rusty in his last few fights and hasnt managed to ko anyone recently. Be interesting to see how it pans out.
We will soon find out. I have not seen him fight lately, but he used to have lots of speed and good power. He was to small for fighters like Bowe and Vitali.