Comments Thread For: David Haye Says "Heavy" Weight Will Not Stop a KO Win

[GRANDSLAM]

Weigh in picture:


Looks good to me, i think today you need more than 220 pounds as an heavyweight. It will help him to smash Ruiz into retirement. His chest and shouldermuscle look stronger.

He looks in great shape, slightly concerned about a loss of speed but I pick Haye by 5th or 6th round stoppage

[ChopperRead]

What I get out of this is that he didn't train as hard for this fight and that's got to be a little discouraging if your a Haye fan. Not to say that's he going to lose, but the fact that apparently isn't willing to put in 100% with each fight.

Considering the fact that he fights approx once a year that's pretty sad.

They should change his name to David "Lazy" Haye.

[ChopperRead]

Haye used to struggle to weigh 200 lbs at CW in 2005. He would've been 210 in fight a lot of the time.

So to be 215ish for his last few HW bouts is what 5 lbs heavier in 5 years. I actually thought that was too little.

Haye was 235 lbs in the build up the the Barrett fight at one point, and I was somewhat surprised to see him lose so much come fight night.

He must've been 230+ in the camp for this fight and has trimmed down in to shape, in quite a timely fashion.

I think he's actually taken things quite gradually and well.

If Ruiz drags him into deep waters the extra weight could be a factor -- and lead to a late Ruiz TKO win.

[Kris Silver]

If Ruiz drags him into deep waters the extra weight could be a factor -- and lead to a late Ruiz TKO win.

You make Ruiz sound like some kind of evil life guard, in any case that's 5 lbs more for Ruiz to "drag around".

What makes you so informed to say it's not just natural growth, but "extra weight"?

[paul750]

What I get out of this is that he didn't train as hard for this fight and that's got to be a little discouraging if your a Haye fan. Not to say that's he going to lose, but the fact that apparently isn't willing to put in 100% with each fight.

It's only 222lbs. That's still relatively light for today's heavyweights, former cruisers or not. He may have intentionally put a bit extra on because it's Ruiz he's fighting. He seems in very good shape; the sort of shape most heavyweights will never be in.

[IMDAZED]

Haye is in for a tough night.

[ChopperRead]

You make Ruiz sound like some kind of evil life guard, in any case that's 5 lbs more for Ruiz to "drag around".

What makes you so informed to say it's not just natural growth, but "extra weight"?

I guess we'll just have to "weight and see," HAR HAR HAR!

[SluggerFan]

I can see the headline now, if David Haye wins, Floyd Sr will spout "Well, he's bigger than he's ever been, he must be on steroids!"....

[Kris Silver]

I guess we'll just have to "weight and see," HAR HAR HAR!

Good grief.

10k bet?

[The_Demon]

I don't really see how taking on extra weight in the form of fat is "good".

Don't get me wrong, I'm sure he trained hard and he still looks better then 90% of the heavyweights out there. All I'm saying is I don't think he put 100% into this fight.

If you dont think haye put 100% into this fight then your tripping

looks better than all of the other heavies like you said and is the fastest out there by a long way