Why is David Haye labelled 'chinny'?

Aren't we all glad that us posters here in the Brit Forum all have granite chins, I know I am

 

Like others have said he seems to be susceptible to shots on the temple which cause flash knockdowns. That's not being chinny in my book but does make hime fragile in its own way. TFFP yes Toney did get hit to the temple a lot but he was always moving away from the punch with his shoulder up which takes the sting out of it. Haye doesn't have the same defensive movement which I beleive is the difference there

 

No, he doesn't.

 

Hopefully it stands up to what Valuev has to offer. Valuev is not a big puncher and will probably land at least one decent punch on Haye in the fight.

 

This goes back to the perception of him that is accurate, that he is looking to cash in quick at HW by fighting the beltholders ASAP. He wanted both Wlad and Vitali, and he may have got Vitali but his public insults cost him that.

He has done exceptionally well in his promotion, to get Valuev and if he beats him, a shot at Wlad later.

He does need to adjust his style, but to beat both Valuev and Wlad he does need to take risks, his head movement and defensive skills when moving in are key. He has shown weaknesses before in this regard, but he can improve this, so lets see.

I personally seeing him still making mistakes against Valuev and winning, but against Wlad he pays for them and get stopped. Still a great a cheque in my mind and a well done to him.

 

Jim twite and solis... he never fought Froch don't know where you got that from.

 

LOL thanks

 

becaause any time a prospect suffers a defeat even if it is a TKO then they are automatically labeled chinny especially if they have been wobbled by lower weight fighters than themselves...sometimes they turn out to be labelled correctly sometimes not

 

The Thompson fight was a case of Haye collapsing with exhaustion. Similar to Macklin v Moore where the punch resistance was gone due to being fooked imo

 

I think too much emphasis is put on this issue when fighters are early in their careers. It happens all the time. Christ look at the shots Ali used to take off the biggest hitters and yet he got banjo'd by a 12st10 Henry Cooper!