David Haye enters IBO heavyweight rankings at #9

[Stickman]

I'm not too sure I agree with how they do their rankings. He's never even competed at heavyweight, and he's ranked 9? Makes no sense to me. I'd have waited until after his first bout, just to see if he buckles under the first heavyweight jab he catches on his chin, before I ranked him at all. But hey, what do I know? I still think common sense could save the world, so everyone already knows I'm bat**** ****ing crazy.

[Stickman]

Well, Haye has fought a couple of time at heavyweight, and he is the unified champion at cruiserweight, so that perhaps is enough for them to give him the #9 position.

And we can all agree he's at least better than a lot of the old, shot heavyweights like James Toney and Oleg Maskaev, and the mediocre prospects like Mike Mollo and Derek Rossy.

But it would be better if he would schedule a fight for late summer or early fall, instead of waiting until the end of the year.

He's fought at heavyweight? I had no idea. I thought he'd been at cruiser his entire career. Well, I guess it's not as nuts as I first thought.

[squealpiggy]

He's fought at heavyweight? I had no idea. I thought he'd been at cruiser his entire career. Well, I guess it's not as nuts as I first thought.

He fought a decent (but by no means stellar) opponent at heavyweight known as Tomasz Bonin (40-2 22KO) who was TKOd in 9 by Fraudley Harrison. Haye destroyed him in one round.

[The Hammer]

Haye also fought at heavyweight against Valery Semishkur (won by KO 1) and Garry Delaney (won by TKO 3). Semishkur was a tomato can, while Delaney had been a decent fighter in his prime, but was shot by the time he fought Haye.

http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php...5774&cat=boxer

[duffgun]

I just want to see haye fight at heavyweight now even if its against an old guy like Maskaev.