Not bad, this might be standard, but this means that Manny would have the faith in not creating an advantage for his fighter. So this at least means that Manny and the powers that be might not see Haye as much as a threat as the hype* seems to portray. * There's a huge hype bandwagon around Haye right now. Just like Wlad's got a built in audience of "Wlad-lovers". However, it stands proven that Wlad's the top dog, so some of the Wlad hype is real. So far it is unfounded in Haye at the top heavyweight level, so it is what it is, hype. We'll see. I'm rooting for Haye this fight, just because I find Wlad a little boring, and I'm really put off by the fact that him and his brother will never take each other on. As a fight fan I want to see a unification. Anything preventing that will put me on the other side of the fence. I want a heavyweight champ that will take on everyone and his brother to unify. I want a fighter that destroys the common thought that, "the fans make the champion". I want the champion to make himself in the eyes of the fans.
What if Wlad hurts Haye with his first landed jab, and then puts him away in a round or two without getting hit? You won't give him credit?
If Haye was proven at Heavyweight? Then Yes, but the guy's chin was suspect at Cruiser, I could only imagine how bad it is at Heavyweight. I cant remember the last time Wlad stepped into the ring with a fighter that had a worse chin than his, Haye's is certainly comparable. The only way I give Wlad credit is if he goes toe to toe with Haye, and takes big shots without falling all over the place or going into one of his famous panic attacks. If Wlad can go to war with Haye and come out the winner, I will make a thread on ESB explaining to everyone how wrong I was about Wlad, and that I will convert from hater to nuthugger and join the Klit fanboy team, which includes the regulars, like Widdow, Ruskull, Kobe is God, Chef, and others.
This fight is going to be a one-sided butt stomping!! There is a reason why Haye left the Cruiserweight division when he did. He wanted nothing to do with guys who can take a punch like Cunningham and Adamek. Guys that are willing to walk through fire to beat their opponent. Haye knows this. Haye knows he will lose and lose badly. He talked all kinds of jive just to hype the fight. Unfortunately for his fans, they will see the real David haye on fight night. He just wants a big payday before he retires.
Haye wasn't afraid of anybody at Cruiserweight, he moved up to earn bigger money and because he thinks he will become the HW champion of the world. If Haye 'knows' he is in for a humiliating defeat I doubt he would choose to get laid out in his hometown in front of thousands of his supporters. If Haye is even capable of thoughts like that it is doubtful he would of become the unified CW champion.
Maybe he is dillusional...unified by beating two highly regarded cruisers with weak chins is no reason to think you can beat the two-headed heavyweight champ. There is no way, at this point in his career he beats either Klitschko bro. you're probably right...his ego has gotten the better of him. Now he has to face the music...poor guy!!