I wasn't impressed with Haye at all...

Yeah that punch :good

 

**** sake, just when I thought I had saw it all on Brit ESB:shock:

A mainstay of ESB, respected & IMO a legendary poster like Strike getting absolutely torn to shreds by a baying mob for having the balls to tell it like he saw it regarding David Haye, who Strike admits himself is his favourite fighter!

Hayemania has now officially entered the Brit ESB building.

I was here all those years ago when Hattonmania swept this forum like a rash, & anyone who didnt agree that Ricky was the hardest man on the planet was shouted down by the blinkered bozo brigade... looks like Haye is now the new Hatton of Brit ESB!

To be fair to Haye, I think hes a better fighter than Hatton, but I have thrown the comparison out there... Take from it what you will, from an old skool ESB brit Forum poster who was posting here when most of you guys who are slaughtering Strike right here & now were still in their nappies.

 

have to agree with strike - it wasnt a disciplined performance and quite a few problems. a lot of the problems though were because he was so keen to please the home crowd to build his stock though i'm sure. he was too keen to get the KO so it was just constant right hands to the head - but also this is because it was his strategy for ruiz. despite all the talk about him not underestimating ruiz, it was clear haye was more worried about winning in style as he knew he had the beating of him. all in all, no need to worry too much as i reckon if haye was fighting a kltischko he would be far more disciplined.
wish he would have thrown more body shots though - its just he's so keen to get out of there before getting hit he doesn't throw combos.

 

Noob, you'd have a point if everyone was ripping into strike, but they are not.

 

Just a joke Dunky, really don't wish to spend the next two days fending off your Scottish wrath.

 

How many points decisions does vitaly have :rofl. How many will haye have by that age or should i say how many ko loses will he have?

 

I more than doubt Haye can do what he does now at Vit's age, 38/39.

 

I give haye credit. he's a good hw and proved to be alot smater inside the ring than i thought capable especially after the wild Barrett fight.

I still would like to see him take on some better/fresher opponents like the Arreola/Adamek winner or Sam Peter. If he could the same to them as he did to Ruiz, I'd be very impressed.

 

Touting Haye as an amateur? Considering he most likely should have been selected for the olympic team on his amateur form that's hardly insightful.

On your other points. Haye is ALWAYS wild when he has a man on the verge of quitting. it's what he does and it will never change. And calling a man lazy when he's gassed is just plain bizarre. His stamina is poor and loading up on shots is incredibly strength sapping. It's no surprise he takes the odd round off.

My, how delightful. But utterly, utterly irrelevant.

Yeah right. That's why you claimed you weren't impressed at all. If you could find NOTHING in that performance to impress you then I stand by my original comment. Go and watch another sport, cause you obviously don't appreciate this one.

Again, this is Haye. What was that quote a few years back 'When I fight I'm either knocking the guy out or getting knocked out'. I don't see how you can claim haye as your favourite yet somehow see this as some fatal flaw that will stop him reaching his potential. All the things you're moaning about are what makes watching Haye so good.

The best way to judge people is by their own standards. You claim you're going to rip through a division Koing every body then expect some criticism when you throw about 10 punches during a 12 round snoozefest. You shouldn't expect criticism for actually doing it.

A discussion of what he's doing wrong and how he might come unstuck against better fighters is perfectly valid. Nit-picking what was a pretty good, and quite exciting performance, isn't.

 

Nonsense. I can't see anyone claiming Haye is great, just that it was a good performance.

And since when did time served on the internet count for anything? I've been on it since it was about a dozen pages long. Do my posts get extra points for that?

 

Dunky theres is no comparison whatsoever between Haye and Hatton. If fans want to jump on the next big thing let them. Hatton was unique in that in the eyes of his fans he could do no wrong. In terms of style and the way they were both promoted and their subsequent fights theres ZERO comparison.

 

I knew when the word Hatton was mentioned either yourself or Betty wouldnt be able to resist on having a dig.

 

With respect, Mr Bean could have sold out that stadium if he was German or German based.

 

Dunky and Strike sitting in a tree...........



Just kidding.