Hmm, lean toward Wilder. Haye at HW is a little bit of a myth. Decent win against Chisora and....nothing else of note.
Thing is, that's probably better than any of Wilders defences, Chisora was prime and hungry and tough, Fury was on a comeback and Ortiz is an old man
Haye. Too quick, decent angles, slips well and can bang hard. Wilder only has his right hand (which is admittedly good). Tells me a lot about Wilder that he didn't even try to push for a unification with Joseph Parker. Talks too much about "One Name, One Face, One Champion" without actually trying to unify as previous history shows since he claimed the WBC. It leads me to believe that TeamWilder are well aware of a flaw(s) within his game that hasn't quite yet been fully exposed. Hence the current match making. Haye, in his prime, I believe would expose these "covered" flaws. Weight wise, off memory, they are / were quite similar which levels things up a tad, too.
He might well be but I'd still lean toward Wilder splattering him. I'm sure I remember Del Boy hurting him. Thompson starched him and he was dropped by Mock too. I won't mention the Bellew fights as he was a cripple for those.
Its a tough call. Haye would have to get him out of there early. If Wilder connected it would be game over.
Wilder will not land that right against Haye. Haye is too sleek for him and has superior ring IQ. Once Haye throws his own Haye maker its curtains for Wilder
This thread has really kicked off lol, intense discussions. 105 votes With Haye in the lead I think Haye's parrying skills were Matrix/Neo level... back in the day, even against Bellew... he was really good at dodging
Thing is Wilder usually waits a long time to let his hands go and Haye has good reflexes to at least avoid Wilder's right for a few rounds. In the meantime, Wilder is open like a barndoor and Haye knows how to land punishing blows. This would be over inside 3-4 rounds.
I would go with Haye. He has a Fury-like defense but KO-Power himself. Dont laugh at me, but: Wilder should fight the K-1 Kickboxer Siala-Mou "Mighty Mo" Siligia (6ft1 (185cm); 282-300lb (127-136kg), Samoan decent like Tua but bigger and heavier) it will be a question which one lands his right hand first. Mo only has his right hand but so does Wilder. Francnois Botha said the right hand by Mo was the hardest punch he ever got hit with (and he got hit by Tyson, Lewis and W. Klitschko). I am aboslutely not sure if Wilder would beat Mo simply because Mo could send him in coma also with 1 punch. Wilder never fought an elite puncher to this day. + Mo likes to hit bigger people, sending the 7ft2 (218cm) 364 lb (164kg) behemoth Choi Hong-man down with one hard punch (noone was able to to this with one punch) This content is protected Mo can easy be outboxed by a journeyman with good jab (Lamar Stephens), but Wilder cant outbox anyone. My underline message is how can a guy with one weapon be Champion for almost 5 years now with 10 title defences? There is only one anwere: Fighting grandpas like Ortiz and an out of shape Fury. Sorry man but Wilder wouldnt be champ for 1 year in the era of Lewis, Tyson, Bowe, and even the Klitschko brothers. You need more than a right hand to be a long-time champ. PS: Fury would also not be a longtime champion in those eras, but at least he knows a little bit about the Queensburry game. AJ too!
