Is Haye half good as Vitaly Klitschko?

**gmc_rfc_06** · 05-22-2016, 06:39 AM

The current version looks clearly diminished.

The 2010 version was an excellent fighter.

**Weltschmerz** · 05-22-2016, 07:12 AM

What's too bad is Haye ran from Vitali when the fight was there to be made.

**Robbie Barrett** · 05-22-2016, 07:55 AM

Originally posted by Weltschmerz

What's too bad is Haye ran from Vitali when the fight was there to be made.

Didn't Vitali promise Haye a fight if he beat Chisora and then back out of it?

**Tom Cruise** · 05-22-2016, 07:57 AM

Heavyweight Haye is mostly a myth.

I expect him to fight bums until he can cash out vs Joshua or, less likely, Fury.

**Weltschmerz** · 05-22-2016, 08:00 AM

Originally posted by Isaac Clarke

Didn't Vitali promise Haye a fight if he beat Chisora and then back out of it?

They had it planned but it didn't materialize somehow. It should have been made earlier, before Haye fought Valuev instead. Bottom line seems to be Haye dragged it for too long and Vitali lost patience/ retired. It's too bad cause it was a helluva fight we missed there.

Still like to see Haye with Joshua.

**Simurgh** · 05-22-2016, 08:09 AM

No. Vitali was an absolute beast even after the 4 years.

2008 Vitali KOs any version of Haye.

**Sadiqkingofko** · 05-22-2016, 09:00 AM

Vitali wins but is too slow to do KO haye. I'm a huge Klitschko fan but Vitali is one of the slowest punchers I have seen

**Dr Rumack** · 05-22-2016, 09:23 AM

Originally posted by Tom Cruise

Heavyweight Haye is mostly a myth.

I expect him to fight bums until he can cash out vs Joshua or, less likely, Fury.

Don't now how he gets away with it. He has done barely anything at heavyweight but has somehow managed to keep people talking about him. He will get another monster payday in the end too. Probably against both AJ and Fury.

**techliam** · 05-22-2016, 09:38 AM

Haye/Vitali was one of few potential fights that really got me excited for boxing again

There was nothing in Wlad/Haye at all... Wlad won most of the rounds, but those rounds only had 2 or 3 jabs in them.

Vitali isn't scared of a big punch as much as Wladimir is, and had a very active output. I don't see how that fight could be boring at all. But it never happened

Is Haye half good as Vitaly Klitschko?