Which of these old legendary heavyweights would David Haye have beaten?

I wouldn't favour him over any of them, has a chance against Morrison and maybe Byrd. The rest mop the floor with him.

 

Buster Douglas and Chris Byrd and maybe Tommy Morrison

 

Buster Douglas maby

 

Douglas, Byrd & Morrison

 

1. Lennox Lewis? Lewis by KO
2. Mike Tyson? Tyson by KO
3. George Foreman? Foreman By KO (old Foreman also by KO*)
4. Muhammad Ali? Ali by UD
5. David Tua? Tua by KO*
6. Chris Byrd? Byrd by UD (Haye has has a good punchers chance)
7. Riddick Bowe? Bowe by KO
8. Evander Holyfield? Holyfield by KO*
9. Buster Douglas? toss up. Douglas was too inconsistent
10. Larry Holmes? Holmes by KO (old Holmes by UD)
11. Joe Frazier? Fraizer by KO
12. Sonny Liston? Liston by KO*
13. Ray Mercer? Mercer by KO* (Haye has a UD chance if Mercer is lazy)
14. Tommy Morrison? toss up
15. Ike Ibeabuchi Ike by KO


*Haye loses these by decision instead of KO if he decides to run all night.

 

Well you'd have to look at Morrison, Byrd, Douglas and Tua as the ones in which Haye has a genuine chance to win, but on the other hand he could quite easily lose them all. To be honest I wouldn't favour Haye over any of them.

Douglas on his day would beat Haye, but his day didn't come around very often, Haye would beat most versions of Douglas I think. I'd fancy Haye over Tua, post Ibeabuchi, but anything before that would get a nasty beating. Morrison is 50/50 I reckon. Byrd, is one I do fancy Haye to beat, he's not the fighter people make him out to be.

 

Buster Douglas, but not the one from Tokyo.

 

Byrd would make him miss and Byrd would land on Haye. Haye not beating Byrd. Morrison is a 50/50 fight. Prime Mercer is also 50/50, but Haye is NOT knocking out Merciless Ray.

 

I think Byrd UDs Haye, but I give Haye a good puncher's chance with Byrd.
Byrd is the only heavy on this list, who Haye does not have to worry about their power. Haye will be more likely to engage and let some haymakers fly. Haye's hands can be fast too. So he could find a home for a big shot. That picture of Ike blasting Byrd comes to mind. Turned the fight around in one shot.

 

I don't think anybody would ever suggest the notion of Haye stopping Mercer.

 

Haye has the physical and athletic intangibles.. But he doesn't have the skills or craft to beat the HW ATGs

 

He'd have beaten David Tua, easily.