Wait, wheres Elroy? Surely hed be on this thread stating that the old cruiserweights of the past simply could not compete with the cruiserweights of today?
Holyfield all the way. I still haven't seen anyone to trouble the sub-200 pound holy of '87. That's the one I felt was a great. His drive and will to win would break Haye down. At heavier weights it gets a little closer maybe but still the same result.
David Who? The guy who has achieved nothing in boxing except the ability to market himself into undeserved fights? Against Holyfield? This is a joke right? Hate does not hurt Holy field and that's the end of the fight.
Holyfield was not the hardest hitter we have ever seen, but he hit plenty hard enough to take out anybody he was landing on with any sort of regularity. He basically wrecked Michale Dokes with a single body shot, that Dokes couldn’t recover from. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEVJoHz6FpM
I'd go with Holyfield, the guy was a warrior and I would love to watch this fight to see if Haye would be up to the test. I do think Haye has some elements that he could use to his advantage but I feel like I never have seen Haye at his best potential as a Heavywight. Haye from everything I've witnessed talks a lot and then when it gets to the fight he playes it too cautious in his fights and has never been in a brawl like Holyfield would bring. He also doesn't appear to have the heart and drive to win like Holyfield had but I just find Haye really dissapointing in general with his performances at HW so it's difficult for me to say he'd win against someone like Holyfield.
David Haye would be subjected to the contents of the biggest can of whoop-ass ever opened in a public show for entertainment purposes. I don't particularly like the way Haye's conducted himself sometimes but that's no reason to punish a man so severely.