Will Vitali's Legacy be Complete without Haye?

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  1. RJJFan

    RJJFan Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Haye is clearly the best HW opponent Vitali can fight, yet he is fighting the Charrs of the world.

    If Vitali retires without fighting Haye, will Vitali's legacy be complete, or will it always have a question mark on it?

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  2. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ Full Member

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    It would help to have Haye on his resume, but it isn't necessary.
     
  3. MVC

    MVC Boxing Junkie banned

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    Lewis. TKO6. That's his ?.

    The question all will ask is, Why is it that in my prime, I cannot beat a fat 38 year old man who was ready to retire?

    But yes, he needs Haye and then go
     
  4. Bane

    Bane Let the games begin Full Member

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    Absolutely spot on.
     
  5. Bane

    Bane Let the games begin Full Member

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    It speaks to Vitali's legacy that Haye would be his best win.
     
  6. Manning

    Manning Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :patsch Nobody cares about Haye outside of England. A win over Chagaev would likely mean more for his legacy. Besides, Vitali might pull off the unthinkable and upset Charr which would see him break the ATG top 5 list.
     
  7. damian38

    damian38 BigDramaShow Full Member

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    it would make his resume look a bit better, mainly because of Haye's ****-talking, but it doesn't change his legacy

    to all the critics, what exactly has Haye done as a HW? Haye has dissapointed as a HW, there's no denying it, he said he would change the face of boxing, then fights jokes like Ruiz, and Fraudley, then he dissapointed against Valuev and embarrassed himself by falling to his knees in front of Wlad

    there's really no one out there he could beat to seal his legacy but Wlad, but as that's not happening, case closed
     
  8. madballster

    madballster Loyal Member Full Member

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    Who the **** is Haye? Vitali is fighting Charr, that's all he needs for his legacy.
     
  9. DanishFightfan

    DanishFightfan Boxing Junkie banned

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    Corrie Sanders is better and Hide is equal imo...

    Peter is only a notch below Haye..
     
  10. sneakyright

    sneakyright Active Member Full Member

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    Vitali suffered a tko in the defining fight of his career. Whether he KO's an historic nobody like Haye in the 6th or the 10th round makes no difference, imo.
     
  11. Uncle Rico

    Uncle Rico Loyal Member Full Member

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    What Robney said. Would be a good addition, but not a necessary one. His loss against Lewis is worth 10 times more than a good win over Haye, to be fair.

    If I were Vitali, I'd take a page of Lennox's book. You're the very end of your career and not as physically good as you used to be, so is it really worth one last fight against pretty dangerous guy?
     
  12. madballster

    madballster Loyal Member Full Member

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    Vitali would make a sweet $7-8 million vs. Haye, that's what the only thing he may be interested in. The money Haye brings is 10x bigger than the tiny speck of insignificance he'll be on Vitali's track record.
     
  13. tezel8764

    tezel8764 Boxing Junkie banned

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    Haye made like 25mil from the Wlad fight? lol If Vitali destroys this opponent it will add to Haye's bargaining power of talking **** and hyping up the fight.
     
  14. Bane

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    Sanders was pretty bad imo, not to mention woefully conditioned in addition to being 38 years old, the only reason a win over him was meaningful was because be beat Wlad in such devastating fashion.

    I genuinely think Vitali has a very poor resume of opponents. And I think if Sanders is a better win than Haye then it looks even worse.
     
  15. Bane

    Bane Let the games begin Full Member

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    And no he doesn't need Haye, but anything less than a knockout of him will look very bad for him, and a loss I think would be a decisive blow to his resume.