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All have had career defining wins is suppose (Hatton-Tszyu, Haye-Valuev, Froch-Bute) but Froch definitely has the most impressive resume
Haye beat someone who got a gift against Ruiz and a 45 year old Holyfield and was also beaten by Chageav, hardly a career defining win, just because Valuev is over 7 ft doesn't mean beating him is a great achievement, the guy was sh!t really. Pretty bad when your best wins are Enzo Maccaranelli, Jean Marc Mormeck, Valuev and Chisora.
I think the good names on Hayes record are overshadowed by some absoloute dross that he fought during his heavyweight days. Froch has the best record and one i cant see being matched for a very long time.
Have to go with Hatton... Vince Phillips and Castillo are extremely underrated wins, then there's Tszyu, Collazo and the mini-Tyson (forget his name). Froch? Give me a break! Pascal was raw (still is!), Abraham, Taylor and Johnson were shot and out of their natural weight, Dirrell, well, what has Dirrell done? Froch lost to Kessler, lost to Ward. Without the Bute win, the guy's not even on the radar. Haye has a v.good win over Mormeck and has dealt well at heavyweight considering he started out at 190.
Mormeck was a heavy weight cutting. Valuev was a genuine HW contender. I'd say Valuev was better win myself.
My point is that it wasn't an impressive win. Bob Sheridan, during that fight, was going nuts over anything Haye did.... but Haye hardly did anything in that fight. I didn't want the big Russian to win - but I can't see how Haye even won that fight. One big punch that wobbled Valuev - that was it. But you don't score fights on how one punch in one round wobbled a guy once.