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On the one hand you have David Haye. Despite a rather weak resume, he has been dropped by three different people in his 22 fights at CW. Lolenga Mock, who is currently fighting at SMW, and had lost 4 of his last 5 fights prior to fighting Haye, dropped Haye. Then 40 year old Carl Thompson, who used to fight at LHW, dropped and then stopped Haye in the 5th round. Then 35 year old Mormeck, who only had 6 fights in the 5 years leading up to the Haye fight and was one fight off being stopped by Bell, drops Haye once again.
Then you have Wladimir Klitschko. In 55 fights at HW, Wlad who, in his 25th fight in 2 years, at the age of 22, was kicking the hell out of 250lb Ross Puritty for 10 rounds. In the 11th, a round Wlad had never seen before, and wouldn't be seeing now if this wasn't for a lesser belt, couldn't lift his gloves any more and fell from exhaustion after staggering away from a punching Ross, leading to his corner throwing in the towel. Before I go on there was one fight just before this that I haven't seen. Wlad was dropped in the first round against 238 lb Steve Pannell, but Wlad managed to drop Steve in the same round and came back in the second to stop him. Then 16 fights later (15 KO/TKO's by Wlad), he fights Corrie Sanders (18 1st round KOs) and after being brutally headbutted to the jaw twice in a row, was badly beaten, though only one of the KDs after the headbutts was caused by a clean punch. Then Wlad kicks the hell out of hard hitting Lamon Brewster (14 1st round KOs) for 4 rounds before suffering stamina issues in the 5th, caught by a viscious left hook from Brewster but he doesn't go down. After the bell, the ref pulls them apart and appears to throw Wlad to the ground by mistake. Wlad beats the count but doesn't look so good and the ref stops the fight (something he failed to do earlier when Wlad had Brewster badly hurt.) Then one fight against olympian Davarryl Williamson where Wlad touched the canvas for a split second and bounced right back up. Then Wlad fights Sam Peter where twice he is rabbit punched in the back of the head, one of them combined with a bit of wrestling. Finally after these damaging, illegal punches, Peter manages to score a legit KD of Wlad, but Wlad easily holds on to win the fight.
Keep in mind that all of the people that knocked down or stopped Haye are either former LHWs or current SMWs and all of them were either 190 or 200 lbs when they fought Haye and one of them was 40 years old. With Wlad, they were all legitimate HWs, 3 of them known for their power.
Then you have Wladimir Klitschko. In 55 fights at HW, Wlad who, in his 25th fight in 2 years, at the age of 22, was kicking the hell out of 250lb Ross Puritty for 10 rounds. In the 11th, a round Wlad had never seen before, and wouldn't be seeing now if this wasn't for a lesser belt, couldn't lift his gloves any more and fell from exhaustion after staggering away from a punching Ross, leading to his corner throwing in the towel. Before I go on there was one fight just before this that I haven't seen. Wlad was dropped in the first round against 238 lb Steve Pannell, but Wlad managed to drop Steve in the same round and came back in the second to stop him. Then 16 fights later (15 KO/TKO's by Wlad), he fights Corrie Sanders (18 1st round KOs) and after being brutally headbutted to the jaw twice in a row, was badly beaten, though only one of the KDs after the headbutts was caused by a clean punch. Then Wlad kicks the hell out of hard hitting Lamon Brewster (14 1st round KOs) for 4 rounds before suffering stamina issues in the 5th, caught by a viscious left hook from Brewster but he doesn't go down. After the bell, the ref pulls them apart and appears to throw Wlad to the ground by mistake. Wlad beats the count but doesn't look so good and the ref stops the fight (something he failed to do earlier when Wlad had Brewster badly hurt.) Then one fight against olympian Davarryl Williamson where Wlad touched the canvas for a split second and bounced right back up. Then Wlad fights Sam Peter where twice he is rabbit punched in the back of the head, one of them combined with a bit of wrestling. Finally after these damaging, illegal punches, Peter manages to score a legit KD of Wlad, but Wlad easily holds on to win the fight.
Keep in mind that all of the people that knocked down or stopped Haye are either former LHWs or current SMWs and all of them were either 190 or 200 lbs when they fought Haye and one of them was 40 years old. With Wlad, they were all legitimate HWs, 3 of them known for their power.
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