Can David Haye still make an impact?

I voted "no." It's unlikely that David Haye will ever fight again. He'll get a fight scheduled and subsequently get injured, calling the fight off or postponing it and getting injured again. Do not get sucked in to this guy's con game. How's that saying go? Fool me once, shame on you...???...can't get fooled again The saddest part out it, is the guy he last fought has made himself relevant again by fighting and beating somewhat decent opposition since. I think Haye will eventually start noticing his pile of money shrinking and start fighting weak opposition again, and having many British fans falling for the same game once again. Haye is weird. He finally fought a decent heavyweight fighter and beat him, then laid dormant since.

I think Haye has missed the boat. If he'd beat Fury and got the ranking, he'd have been able to get a fight with either the Stiverne-Wilder winner or, should Wlad become undisputed, Wladimir in the next year or two. Seems to me that Wlad will likely throw an ungodly amount of money at the Wilder-Stiverne winner to make sure he gets that fight next, and Haye will have to fight someone good to earn a ranking. Hell, Wladimir might not be interested in the fight unless Haye is his mandatory, so David will have to go beat a Povetkin or a Jennings to get the bout. I don't think Haye's up for it.

Very talented fighter, but a serial liar & a fraud. The sport is better off without him.

If he is the fighter he was before he left, he's still the 2nd best HW in the world.

A guy can't make an impact if he doesn't fight, simple This :headbang: His stock has surely dropped too, I know if I was a fan I wouldn't be in any rush to buy tickets.

A guy can't make an impact if he doesn't fight, simple

can he? absolutely. will he? seriously doubt it. haye doesnt have the drive anymore, he had the big fights and made lots of money in the process. haye is one of the few HWs who took his training seriously when preparing for a fight, he is an extrovert if i have ever seen one yet he would lock himself away from the world including his wife and son. no good food, no fun and just daily torture in the gym to get in shape. he doesnt have it in him to do that anymore. but he loves boxing, the big nights and the attention. when he goes to fights or just starts talking about the sport he gets that itch and then his ego takes over. haye is much too talented for stiverne and jennings, way too polished for wilder, joshua has a long way to before he is on world level, ortiz is a roid head, pulev is garbage, fury is slow and chinny and wlad looks more vulnerable than he has in a long time. the only guy right now who would beat haye is wlad and i actually think haye has a good chance of beating him too considering how wlad looked against pulev on saturday. Agree with parts of this. On paper, Haye is one of the best heavyweight's around, but his resume in reality is limited. He's been out of the ring for over two years now, any top contender would probably be too much for him in a comeback fight. Haye has never had it easy against giants, the like of Wilder or Fury. It also remains to be seen how capable he is physically after the injury. If he still has it, then the potential of a fit David Haye of old fighting his way into contention is quite an exciting prospect. But until that happens, it's still a fantasy.

However much I dislike Haye, it is too bad he didn't keep fighting. He doesn't have to torture himself in the gym when fighting at HW. I think he really doesn't love the sport as much as you suggest. He likes being a celebrity more than a fighter. he loves to fight, dude. he doesnt love the training but he does love to fight. he certainly enjoys the attention outside the ring, but i feel what he enjoys most is performing on the big stage and that falls into the category of being a fighter as far as im concerned. everyone has to work hard in the gym to get in shape, no pain no gain. heavyweights are no different.

I highly doubt he could KO Pulev either. He KO'd Chisora, someone not even big VK could stop. Pulev is not as durable as Chisora.

Haye is unpredictable, his strength is his KO power, that is what makes him a live dog in that division, he has the power to KO anyone bar Perez and Povetkin. Power to KO? I'm not so sure. Haye's pretty much an accumulation guy in the HW division. I guess his big KO win at the weight is Chisora, but the refereeing left a lot to be desired, no inside fighting permitted. He was just teeing off on a Chisora plodding forward and holding when they got close.

no. and the sooner people forget about him the better Yes, but I don't want to see him again.

no. and the sooner people forget about him the better

can he? absolutely. will he? seriously doubt it. haye doesnt have the drive anymore, he had the big fights and made lots of money in the process. haye is one of the few HWs who took his training seriously when preparing for a fight, he is an extrovert if i have ever seen one yet he would lock himself away from the world including his wife and son. no good food, no fun and just daily torture in the gym to get in shape. he doesnt have it in him to do that anymore. but he loves boxing, the big nights and the attention. when he goes to fights or just starts talking about the sport he gets that itch and then his ego takes over. haye is much too talented for stiverne and jennings, way too polished for wilder, joshua has a long way to before he is on world level, ortiz is a roid head, pulev is garbage, fury is slow and chinny and wlad looks more vulnerable than he has in a long time. the only guy right now who would beat haye is wlad and i actually think haye has a good chance of beating him too considering how wlad looked against pulev on saturday. However much I dislike Haye, it is too bad he didn't keep fighting. He doesn't have to torture himself in the gym when fighting at HW. I think he really doesn't love the sport as much as you suggest. He likes being a celebrity more than a fighter.

Haye is unpredictable, his strength is his KO power, that is what makes him a live dog in that division, he has the power to KO anyone bar Perez and Povetkin. I highly doubt he could KO Pulev either.

can he? absolutely. will he? seriously doubt it. haye doesnt have the drive anymore, he had the big fights and made lots of money in the process. haye is one of the few HWs who took his training seriously when preparing for a fight, he is an extrovert if i have ever seen one yet he would lock himself away from the world including his wife and son. no good food, no fun and just daily torture in the gym to get in shape. he doesnt have it in him to do that anymore. but he loves boxing, the big nights and the attention. when he goes to fights or just starts talking about the sport he gets that itch and then his ego takes over. haye is much too talented for stiverne and jennings, way too polished for wilder, joshua has a long way to before he is on world level, ortiz is a roid head, pulev is garbage, fury is slow and chinny and wlad looks more vulnerable than he has in a long time. the only guy right now who would beat haye is wlad and i actually think haye has a good chance of beating him too considering how wlad looked against pulev on saturday.

Haye is unpredictable, his strength is his KO power, that is what makes him a live dog in that division, he has the power to KO anyone bar Perez and Povetkin.

And Charr... ;) Of course Charr as well the heir to the WBC heavyweight belt :)

If he can avoid the likes of Povetkin, Pulev, Fury and Wladimir then yes he can make it. And Charr... ;)

If he can avoid the likes of Povetkin, Pulev, Fury and Wladimir then yes he can make it.

HAHA!!! Everybody knows Haye ducked Vitali. He was scared sh1tless, literally. Vitali punched him on the shoulder, stole his silly hat too, Haye reacted with a shy grin. There was a story Vitali choked Haye in a restaurant. If Haye wasn't scared of Vitali, he would have done what he did to Chisora. This just seems obvious. In a real fight, Vitali would literally rip his head off! :lol1: