I predict Haye will end up like Khan.

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by Sundance, Sep 8, 2008.


  1. Sundance

    Sundance Active Member Full Member

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    Khan is a braggart and so is Haye, strong similarity in ego. Just don't be surprised if the Haye bubble bursts like Khan's did last week. Haye hasn't fought anybody in the divison yet, and I don't count Bonin, if Arreola is a club fighter what the hell was Bonin? A "Club Biscuit" fighter?
     
  2. TIGEREDGE

    TIGEREDGE Boxing Addict Full Member

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    you cannot compare haye to khan in a million ways. haye is the number one man in the world at cruiserweight who is making the Hardest Weight Jump in boxing

    Khan is a guy who hasnt thought at the top of british boxing. enough said
     
  3. The Wire

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    As people have already said, it's too late for him to end up like Khan. Khan's a novice who's first foray into anything even resembling world class ended in disaster whereas Haye is an undisputed champion. We'll have to wait and see how he does at heavyweight, but his lack of chin just makes him more exciting. But he's nowhere near as chinny as Khan - Khan gets put down by limited non punchers whereas Haye gets put down by massive punchers and gets back up.
     
  4. The Kurgan

    The Kurgan Boxing Junkie banned

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    Exactly. Haye has already secured his place as one of the best cruiserweights ever. Khan hasn't even secured his position as the best light-welterweight in the midlands.
     
  5. Sundance

    Sundance Active Member Full Member

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    One of the best Cruierweights ever? No he didn't, he won two title fights at that BS division and in one he was almost KO'd. Utter nonsense.
     
  6. TFFP

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    Go ahead and tell us about 10 better cruiserweights. He is in the top 10.
     
  7. Sundance

    Sundance Active Member Full Member

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    Out of interest, the guy that knocked out Haye at age 40 (Thompson) is he in your top ten? If he is it just underlines what a bull**** manufactured division Cruiserweight is, basically a junior heavyweight division. The best Light Heavies and Cruisers of all time wouldn't include Haye at present. It all remains to be seen about Haye, still a fledgling career.
     
  8. TFFP

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    Nice cop out. You don't have the knowledge to name 10 cruiserweights, nevermind order them.
     
  9. Sundance

    Sundance Active Member Full Member

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    Correct, it's a stepping stone division at best and Haye is a fledgling fighter at HW. And I take some issue with you about Khan, Khan didn't win any belts but he was/is a big big name in the media. Most people know who Amir Khan is, Haye is still largely an enigma to the public. Even if Haye is knocked cold by his upcoming TOP 30, soft hitting opponent, it wouldn't create as much headlines as Khan's loss. That's just a fact of life. Khan: celebrity, Haye: public enigma.
     
  10. D-MAC

    D-MAC Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Well said:good

    If you asked British Joe Public if they knew who Harry Greb was they wouldn't have a ****ing clue.

    If you asked British Joe Public if they knew who Manny Pacquiao was they would give you the same answer.

    That doesn't mean that Khan can be compared with them, just because the footie fans who occasionally watch the odd fight have been sucked in by the hype surrounding him and know his name.
     
  11. TFFP

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    That is exactly the point, Haye is in the top 10 great cruisers, because its a new division. Nevertheless, it is miles more than Khan has ever achieved, in addition to being lineal champion.

    Khan hasn't even been British champion, and is quite frankly a joke right now

    Who the public know does not even come into boxing achievement.
     
  12. Sundance

    Sundance Active Member Full Member

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    Mate, Frank Bruno was never a British champion, so what! For what it's worth I think Khan will come back and take a belt. My only point is...DON'T be surprised if Haye ends up on the canvass via a guy like Virchis or Arreola, and if god forbid, he comes up against an in form Vitaly K, I know who I'm backing: VK. Lightweight is far far more competitive than Cruiserweight, maybe five or six times more competitive, because A, it's an established weight, and B all the class South and Central American fighters are in those divisions or near.
     
  13. Benjiabc

    Benjiabc The Nottingham Hitman Full Member

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    :rofl :rofl
     
  14. TFFP

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    That wasn't your only point. You tried to make a very silly comparison between the two, even making some very weak arguments as to how they've achieved similarly. You left yourself open to getting schooled on the issue.

    And my point was to illustrate Amir Khan has done precisely **** in his career. No British title, nothing you could call even a "decent" win at world level.

    If that was your only point it would have been quite reasonable. There is a great chance Haye could end up in a heap. I'm not sure about Virchis or Arreola, but Vitali and his brother you have to make big favourites to beat him.
     
  15. LiamE

    LiamE Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You'd have thought the OP would have given up by now having been owned by all and sundry for 5 pages.