Is it fair to say Thompson is better than Haye?

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  1. iceferg

    iceferg Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    After all he is supposed to have KO'd him in sparring.

    My question is other than the Wladimir performance what seperates them? and as far as the Wladimir performance goes I think Haye gets too much credit, his performance was no better than Sultan Ibragimov's.

    Of course Thompson was not going to be at a greater risk of getting stopped, he actually tried to win.
     
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    iceferg Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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  3. boxfanlut

    boxfanlut Boxing Addict Full Member

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    TT KO'd haye in sparring??? Errol spence JR is better than any version of floyd cause he gave him a black eye in sparring.
     
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  4. mrbassie

    mrbassie Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If Haye had ever had any inclination of fighting the other contenders we might actually know for sure.
     
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  5. iceferg

    iceferg Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yeah but seriously, what has Haye done that warrants all of his hype at heavyweight? He went life and death with Valuev and beat him no more convincingly than Chagaev if at all and he was well beaten by Wladimir and did no better than Sultan Ibragimov.

    Other than that he has KO'd a few second tier guys who are not even on the level of Tyson Fury's best wins but he gets this ridiculous hype.
     
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  6. shadow111

    shadow111 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Haye is by far the more talented skilled boxer. I can't see TT beating Haye. Haye would likely be able to out box him to a decision. Haye is more elusive than Price and wouldn't get into a slugfest with TT like Price did.
     
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  7. iceferg

    iceferg Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Exactly it's just the Floyd Mayweather scenario of never fighting tough guys who may not suit your style and then fans acting as though that means you win by default.
     
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  8. iceferg

    iceferg Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    but Price's problem in the rematch was stamina. Also I don't see how Haye is the far more talented boxer. Thompson has a better heavyweight resume than him by far imo.
     
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  9. damian38

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    H2H Haye probably decisions TT, but resume-wise, Haye's HW resume is pretty weak, his best wins being Chisora and old and slow Valuev, there's an argument that TT, beating a dangerous up and coming puncher like Price twice, tough as nails Guinn and Krasniqi, has a better resume
     
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  10. itsa huge bitch

    itsa huge bitch Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    haye beats thompson.....but their hw resumes are pretty similar
     
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  11. boxfanlut

    boxfanlut Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Life and death?? Valuev landed 5 punches at best.
     
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  12. itsa huge bitch

    itsa huge bitch Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    my word
     
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  13. derrick

    derrick 6ft4 215 bring it on Full Member

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    TT beats Pulev with total ease.
     
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  14. The Pummler

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    And Haye landed about 4 at best. That was a fight Haye should have lost
     
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  15. kostya by ko

    kostya by ko Boxing Addict

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    :good Haye fights everyone in ESB hypothetical match-ups. He has this huge resume of HWs that he is deemed to have conquered by virtue of superior theoretical performances.
     
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