Will David Haye make an impact in the heavyweight division?

[DeepSleep]

Depends on what you mean by impact. If you mean sell tickets and generate excitement then yes he most certainly will. If by impact you mean gain titles and defend them then no I don't think so. He may win one and defend it a once or twice but I think his chin and lazy defense will let him down and I don't think his power will be able to bail him out against the big boys. I wish he did though I get bored watching the Klitchkko's slaughter everything on two legs over two hundreds pounds without being pushed and fat slobs coming in looking like they're prepped for a hotdog eating contest but what can you do eh... I hope I'm wrong cause he's entertaining to watch and the average guy can appreciate how he boxes (KO or get KO'd).

[TheManchine]

He will make an impact with his mouth but little else.

For the past year or so he has just been running his mouth. I'm still waiting for him to do something besides talk and pull out of fights.

[MANGLER]

Haye vs the K bros is the only HW fights anybody cares about. Haye can KO guys and be KO'd, so he's good for the division. I think he loses to either of the K bros, but the fights should be good. He'll still fight 1 of em eventually.

[Xyei]

He will make an impact with his mouth but little else.

For the past year or so he has just been running his mouth. I'm still waiting for him to do something besides talk and pull out of fights.

[The Hammer]

Last year Haye said he would defeat two top ten heavyweights and then fight Klitschko.

So far, he's fought only once in 15 months against a past-prime former fringe contender Monte Barrett.

I think he needs to at least defeat one top ten contender like Arreola or Dimitrenko before having another title shot. I can't imagine Haye as someone they'll talk about in twenty years - I very much doubt if he'll ever win a world title, and even if he did somehow luck into one, such as for a vacant WBC vs. Maskaev, he wouldn't be able to successfully defend it.

[120]

he'll make an impact on the canvas when he hits it face first...hehe

[Joe2608]

If he stops chasing the K brothers and just bowls over a few top Heavyweights, then challenges Wlad and Vitali he could easilly. I feel he just wants to get a fight with Klitschko straight away though and just try and bomb him out in the first few rounds. I don't think he wants to box for much longer.

[Davros?]

Its very difficult to tell, if he does fight Vitali next and wins and beat Wlad then he will if he gets knocked out then he wont, very few fighters are really talked about 40-50 years after they retired.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Not if he fights Vitali lol

[Dirk Diggler UK]

If he stops chasing the K brothers and just bowls over a few top Heavyweights, then challenges Wlad and Vitali he could easilly. I feel he just wants to get a fight with Klitschko straight away though and just try and bomb him out in the first few rounds. I don't think he wants to box for much longer.

Completely agree. I was thinking this might be a blessing in disguise and he'd get a couple of fights in against top 10 contenders like Dimitrenko, Povetkin or Chris Nipple but he seems intent on fighting Vitali now.....why are all the pretty ones so dumb?