Why does everyone only think a boxer is as good as his last fight?

[oldboy1974]

David Haye being a case in point, a lot of dumb threads and posts are being put on this board slating the guy, if you look past the last performace (which i think was a smart fight) you will see he has finished his fights with epic style, a quality boxer is someone who can adapt and stick to a strategy that will beat a certain boxer and that is exactly what Haye did, sure, is wasn't pretty but to judge a guy on one unspectacular performance when his whole carrea has been pretty awesome just show plain ignorance.

[Bushbaby]

Good point,have a K!!

[oldboy1974]

Thank you very much.

[JakeNDaBox]

I liked David Haye as a cruseirweight but never saw long term success for him as a heavyweight. In fact, I hated when he instantly claimed the Enzo fight to be his last ever at 200.

Not to mention for all of the massive amounts of **** he talked ever since the Barrett fight about he's going to shake up the division, he quite honestly looks like any other heavyweight.

If what he did was wise against Valuev, then how exactly do you think he'll approach a fight w/ either Klitschko - assuming he ever steps foot in the ring with either?

But as far as the thread title goes - I agree that too much emphasis is placed on the most recent performance, but it doesn't always mean it's not true.

Chad Dawson's last three fights (and really his shaky performance in the 1st Johnson fight) are clear indications that he's a boxer first and foremost. We can pretend that he's something else, but even by his own admission, a boxing clinic is his primary objective.

Miguel Cotto's last fight is a better indication of his win-at-all-costs mentality than was the Margarito fight. Using the same fight, do we need further proof that Joshua Clottey is a frontrunner who will finds a way to mentally collapse if the fight is any sorts of close down the stretch?

Floyd... do I really need to finish?

What Have You Done For Me Lately isn't always the best way to gauge a fighter, but sometimes it's a lot safer to go by what you see rather than what you hear. Fighters like Haye depend on the latter to market themselves, simply to mask the former.

[oldboy1974]

I liked David Haye as a cruseirweight but never saw long term success for him as a heavyweight. In fact, I hated when he instantly claimed the Enzo fight to be his last ever at 200.

Not to mention for all of the massive amounts of **** he talked ever since the Barrett fight about he's going to shake up the division, he quite honestly looks like any other heavyweight.

If what he did was wise against Valuev, then how exactly do you think he'll approach a fight w/ either Klitschko - assuming he ever steps foot in the ring with either?

But as far as the thread title goes - I agree that too much emphasis is placed on the most recent performance, but it doesn't always mean it's not true.

Chad Dawson's last three fights (and really his shaky performance in the 1st Johnson fight) are clear indications that he's a boxer first and foremost. We can pretend that he's something else, but even by his own admission, a boxing clinic is his primary objective.

Miguel Cotto's last fight is a better indication of his win-at-all-costs mentality than was the Margarito fight. Using the same fight, do we need further proof that Joshua Clottey is a frontrunner who will finds a way to mentally collapse if the fight is any sorts of close down the stretch?

Floyd... do I really need to finish?

What Have You Done For Me Lately isn't always the best way to gauge a fighter, but sometimes it's a lot safer to go by what you see rather than what you hear. Fighters like Haye depend on the latter to market themselves, simply to mask the former.

If the Haye / any Klit fight materialises i am pretty sure he would fight a completely different fight again, there wouldn't be the huge height and weight advantage for a start and i'm pretty sure neither of the Klits would just plod forward swinging slow blows, Haye will adjust his style again and would have to use his skill as the Klits would make him have to fight, as for his step up in weight i think we have yet to see Haye fight to his full potetial, he has the skill and he certainly has the power, his staminer he can work on but my only concern would be his chin, unlike others on this board i'll give Haye the chance to prove himself before flinging the poop. i just wish he would stop all the trash talk, thats the one thing that makes it hard for me to warm to American boxers and is making it hard for me to like Haye as a person.