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Valuev is a giant who got by befuddling opponents with his size. He was slower than Haye, missed 95% of his punches, and got stunned by a midget by comparison. I agree with others that Haye moved around a lot but the fact is, he tagged the bigger guy far more than the other guy tagged him. The thing that is preposterous to me is the fact that people keep saying that Valuev was more active.
What does being more active mean really? Swinging, moving, jumping up and down? All those activities suggest activity, yet none indicate a victory in a fight Valuev moved forward the whole fight, true. The problem was that he was searching, searching for a target he could not find while committing tons of punches to kill the air around him instead of the fighter in the ring around him.
How is Haye supposed to push back a 7 ft tall giant, with a truck? He did what he had to do by outlanding the much taller, heavier beast with tactics that he had to use. If moving forward and swinging wins fights and punch landed percentage and effective punching means nothing then guys should just swing for the hills like a tough man contest because that seems to be what some people want to see- throw the technical skill in the trash because the FANS don't want it.
What does being more active mean really? Swinging, moving, jumping up and down? All those activities suggest activity, yet none indicate a victory in a fight Valuev moved forward the whole fight, true. The problem was that he was searching, searching for a target he could not find while committing tons of punches to kill the air around him instead of the fighter in the ring around him.
How is Haye supposed to push back a 7 ft tall giant, with a truck? He did what he had to do by outlanding the much taller, heavier beast with tactics that he had to use. If moving forward and swinging wins fights and punch landed percentage and effective punching means nothing then guys should just swing for the hills like a tough man contest because that seems to be what some people want to see- throw the technical skill in the trash because the FANS don't want it.
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