I was impressed by Haye's hand speed and power last night. If his intentions are genuine, I fully expect him to make some noise in the HW division. He made Enzo look ridiculous last night....
Did anyone catch the look on Calzaghe's face when his fellow Welshman was sent to the ropes looking like a rag doll.....lol. Calzaghe was shocked!!!
Haye has the ability from what I've seen to do some damage in the HW division. I think his move to the division is a much welcomed spark the division needs. Klitschko disgraced the division with that pitty-pat crap of a fight a few weeks ago. Dreadful, simply dreadful.
"Looking at Haye and Macca there was plenty of power but not the same kind of power as Sam and Oleg, not even close"
Sorry but fooking lol.
There wasn't- steroid guy.
i think he beats pretty much everyone at HW except Wlad
Of course he could and Vladimir as well.
But what about Peter? Last night was as good of fight night as any if you had Showtime and HBO. First we saw Haye and Macca, then Diaz and Campbell, then Peter and Oleg. Good fights and all clear results. A really good night for boxing.
But what about Peter? Peter won by KO throwing and landing several clean blows, sending and older, injury worn Maskaev to the corner clearly hurt. Both fighters were hurt through the course of the fight, but that's what we expest from a championship fight- isn't it? But Sam was the better fighter and is the better fighter-
And if you saw the fight you know he won fairly without throwing that really good gorilla over hand right to the back of the head, I don't think it's a rabbit punch more like a gorilla punch. That gorilla punch actually landed on Oleg's chin last night and was the first punch to start the sucession of clean punches that put Oleg out.
But enough of that- The difference last night was the size of the fighters, and by that I mean power. Looking at Haye and Macca there was plenty of power but not the same kind of power as Sam and Oleg, not even close. There was more sharpness and skill in Haye's shots, I don't doubt that! When Haye threw those counter rights to Macca's face it took a 'Mayweather like' precision. But that skill could be disrupted when we find a really big Sam Peter shoulder a 'big but not as big as' Haye into the ropes wearing the Brit out and eventually showing him the difference between heavweight and cruiserweight power. Forty pounds is a whole lot of power- especially when the heavier man is trained down to that 250-260 range., and Haye has been rather quickly buit up to 230
If he doesn't adapt he won't last that long. However Haye will feel that and he will adapt to it. Because Haye is on a mission after all, and after listening to him after the fight he has called out the heavyweights like you think a young confident fighter should do. He reminded me of what the division needs a champion like Muhammid Ali who always had a lot to say.
P.s.
I wish the fighters would start grabbing the mic from these announcers after these fights. Screaming: "I am the King of the World ain't nobaody badder than me!!!!" I look forward to seing that.
But Haye has a shot at doing what he plan's to do. And he could be that skillful heavyweight we've been waiting for using boxing prowess to defeat the feared heavyweight power.
Haye should fight Rapheal Butler or Joey Abell from MN in England for one of his many tune up fights. I'd like to go to that.
I can't wait to see Haye get exposed at heavyweight...He has a weak chin and stamina issues...his defence is shit, he keeps his left hand too low and that is a recipe for disaster against someone like Wlad or any heavyweight that can punch.
Interesting. I'm sure that I saw you bigging Haye up a short while ago. Now that he wins and some people are claiming that he'd have a chance against Wlad (way too early to say so with any authenticity) he's suddly shit, with shit style, shit chin, shit defenses and is waiting to get exposed.
I'm interested to see what he can do in the division, he needs to hold his left hand higher. He doesn't have to drain himself to make weight anymore so that should help his chin but will the extra weight slow him down? He's a fighter that relies on his speed to get his punches in. We'll see.
Yeah defense has been heavily highlighted here but maybe he'll work on it give him chance... i think this guy his so much potential is untrue but he needs to be wise, wise about his attributes and wise about who to fight and when - he cant be thinkin hes gonna make an immediate domination hes gotta focus and work on his weakenesses and not take fighters lightly !
but ye .. TONS of potential here. i agree with whoever said about him bein like a Nigel Benns. Indeed but some reason his fights seem more so excitin (not sayin his better then benn just yet but his fights have been more excitin)
reguardless of what he does the fact that he is vunerable , with a loose defense coupled with what looks to be dramatic firepower one thing is sure, his fights at heavyweight are gonna be exciting better than these hug and jab fests we have been witness to of late.
To be fair Macca should've kept his guard; hands up high and chin down (as he even said himself) bu Haye's skill is undeniable.
I think he can EASILY claim Klitschko's belt. Klitschko is all power if anythink and hes got too much of a long reach... whereas Haye is smaller, fast, powerful - he'll catch klitschko from under Wlad's jab and KO him. I mean Klitschko has an infamous glass chin.
i truly, honestly think that Haye is the new Lennox Lewis and potentially Eubank ! just needs to prove it. So cant wait :D he is a potential future-great but time will tell i spose.
I can't wait to see Haye get exposed at heavyweight...He has a weak chin and stamina issues...his defence is shit, he keeps his left hand too low and that is a recipe for disaster against someone like Wlad or any heavyweight that can punch.
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