So, who should Haye fight before Wlad?

[Pullcounter]

Haye said that he will fight two top 10 opponents before Wlad. This is the list of top 10 by the ring magazine. Who do you think he should fight and why?

haye should fight ibragimov and destroy him and make wlad look like a *****.

[DiegoFuego]

I voted Ibragimov and I think it shows the board's intelligence that this was the #1 answer at the time of this post. Here's why:

Sultan is a former papercup holder (whatever they call heavyweight belts now) and Wlad was unable/unwilling to put him away. If people see Haye run in there and KO this guy (Ibragimov is a KO waiting to happen), people will be like WOW, this guy needs to be fighting Wlad.

But since he said he wants two fights, he might want to fight a Liakhovich first, then Ibragimov.

How many fights did Holyfield take before fighting Douglas? Wasn't it like 2 or 3?

[Feint]

I'll give him a pass for whoever he fight first because I understand that he has to make a name for himself with the fringe fans of the sport with a KO. But for his second fight I would like to see him go against one of the younger contenders such as Butler, Demitrenko, or Arreola.

[!!Captain]

I actually voted Virchis, I really want to see how two guys with tremendous power who are not afraid to engage for a change.

[The Hammer]

I actually voted Virchis, I really want to see how two guys with tremendous power who are not afraid to engage for a change.

I voted for Virchis too. Haye would have no chance: Virchis is slow but has good stamina, a great chin, and a punch that would put Haye to sleep very quickly.

[The Wire]

I think Povetkin would be a good match up for both of them. If Povetkin wins then he makes a better case for fighting Wlad, if Haye wins then he's Wlad's mandatory.

It's a shame that those are the top ten heavyweights in the world, though, isn't it a sorry state of affairs! I'm really holding my breath and hoping that Haye makes it as a heavyweight, the division needs someone with his star quality.

[The Hammer]

I think Povetkin would be a good match up for both of them. If Povetkin wins then he makes a better case for fighting Wlad, if Haye wins then he's Wlad's mandatory.

It's a shame that those are the top ten heavyweights in the world, though, isn't it a sorry state of affairs! I'm really holding my breath and hoping that Haye makes it as a heavyweight, the division needs someone with his star quality.

Those heavyweights are all very good, except Maskaev is old and shot, and Lyakhovich is mediocre. But neither are top ten anymore anyway, those are the Jan 21 rankings - add Dimitrenko and Arreola to replace them and the top ten are all good heavyweights.

[DiegoFuego]

The heavyweights suck so bad you have to give everybody a chance against everybody. Haye could be undisputed in a couple years if he's serious about fighting everybody unlike the other chumps.