Rate Haye's performance against Monte Barrett

[The Gully Gad]

If Haye comes like that against Vlad he gets planted in the canvas and early

[Breadbin]

Hayes punches sound different.

[Pugilistic™]

I personally thought overall he was sloppy, He got the job done but he showed alot of flaws that will cost him against Wlad Klitschko.

[Dynamite Kid]

Difficult to say because Barrett was so bad/shot.

As soon as i saw Barrett's balance after the first 30 seconds i knew Haye was gonna win easily, it kinda reminded me of Rahman when he fought Wlad not long ago.

[The_Demon]

was way 2 eager to impress,better to watch than any of wlads recent fights though lol

[Squirrel]

A mixed bag; he got the job done and looked quite comfortable for the most part.

Negatives: he was sloppy and appeared a little overzealous and almost amateurish at times. However, given his performence against Enzo Mac prior to this fight I think a lot of it came down to nerves/the occasion/wanting to make a big statement. Also, he was noticably physically weaker than Barrett, he was getting pushed around a lot, and Barrett isnt exactly the strongest HW out there.

Positives: Haye's punch power is still something to be fearful of, and his hand/upper body speed are still frightening at times.

Overall, with dedication and ironing out some creases he could become quite the force at HW.

Can he take out Wlad and Vitali? long shot but it's possible. Can he take on the rest of the HW division? Yes, and for the most part with ease, I would say.

I give his performance a 4, decent.

[Ferris Bueller]

I agree! He completely wanted to put on a show and send a message. Unfortunately a lot of the knock downs were glancing blows which didn't look good even though they were effective. I also agree with the fact that Barrett had seen better days! I'd give him a 3.5 because he did get the job done.

[Dynamite Kid]

The most dangerous thing about what Haye was doing in that fight was..........when he was backing out he was not stepping over to the side, he was going straight back and shifting all his weight onto his back leg, which can leave very open if the opponent doubles up on the jab and puts a right hand behind it.

[Monkz]

I gave it a 3 he did get the KO but you can tell he was trying to catch the Klit brothers attention and was a little wild on some punches.

[Sage84]

The most dangerous thing about what Haye was doing in that fight was..........when he was backing out he was not stepping over to the side, he was going straight back and shifting all his weight onto his back leg, which can leave very open if the opponent doubles up on the jab and puts a right hand behind it.

I noticed that as well, and his hands didnt come up either, i ve just got visions of Wlad's 1,2 catching him as hes moving backwards. Little worrying....