Thread: Haye to fight Hasim Rahman in March

The opponent has finally been revealed. It appears Haye's promoter
Frank Maloney is holding talks with Top Rank to stage a fight between
Haye and former heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman 45-6-2, (36KOs).

Dan Rafael of ESPN reports the fight is being eyed for late March in England.
Rahman's manager Steve Nelson told Rafael that his fighter would likely
take a tune-up bout before meeting Haye, possibly on a Feb. 7 Versus
card. Nelson is confident that Haye is biting off more than he can chew by
taking a big step up in competition against a heavyweight like Rahman.

- 21st December 2007', ESPN

Originally Posted by WelshDevilRob

The opponent has finally been revealed. It appears Haye's promoter
Frank Maloney is holding talks with Top Rank to stage a fight between
Haye and former heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman 45-6-2, (36KOs).

Dan Rafael of ESPN reports the fight is being eyed for late March in England.
Rahman's manager Steve Nelson told Rafael that his fighter would likely
take a tune-up bout before meeting Haye, possibly on a Feb. 7 Versus
card. Nelson is confident that Haye is biting off more than he can chew by
taking a big step up in competition against a heavyweight like Rahman.

- 21st December 2007', ESPN

Good fight i predict 6th round TKO for Haye.

I said this would have been a good fight for him to get his name into America. I think Haye will batter him to be honest, but its a good choice of fighter for him !

Originally Posted by Ricardo "Finito" Lopez

Originally Posted by WelshDevilRob

The opponent has finally been revealed. It appears Haye's promoter
Frank Maloney is holding talks with Top Rank to stage a fight between
Haye and former heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman 45-6-2, (36KOs).

Dan Rafael of ESPN reports the fight is being eyed for late March in England.
Rahman's manager Steve Nelson told Rafael that his fighter would likely
take a tune-up bout before meeting Haye, possibly on a Feb. 7 Versus
card. Nelson is confident that Haye is biting off more than he can chew by
taking a big step up in competition against a heavyweight like Rahman.

- 21st December 2007', ESPN

Good fight i predict 6th round TKO for Haye.

I hate to follow you around like a lost puppy, but I gotta agree, he will beat Rahman within 6. I am surprised Hasim is still fighting, and gets fatter all the time. I'll go with a 5th round ko. Maybe after that Haye can take Tye Fields off the radar.

im so so so so so glad that Haye hasnt jumped on board the British domestic roundabout. I would love to see him knock Fraudley out though !

Good choice of opponent, genuine heavyweight, but on the slide. He'll still have to be very weary of Rahman's power, which is the type of power he'll have to get used to.

Someone did a post a few weeks ago asking who Haye should fight , i said Rahman , which is a good name for Haye , will see if Haye has a chin at heavy ,

What a fucking bullshitter Haye is...'You're all gonna think i'm crazy when you realise who i've chosen as an opponent'. Fatboy Hasim on the slide??
Wow, Haye you devil! You're really letting it all hang out!
Haye will knock him out in 3 or 4 and get the whole of the UK hyped on how Haye is better than Lewis because Lewis took 5 rounds to K.O Hasim and lost once, only to be dissapointed when someone fresh exposes old glass jaw for what he is.

I wouldn't be suprsied if Haye go knocked down or even out.
Hasim Rahman had a Closely scored fight against Oleg Maskaev current WBC.

Originally Posted by Wasp

I wouldn't be suprsied if Haye go knocked down or even out.
Hasim Rahman had a Closely scored fight against Oleg Maskaev current WBC.

that doesnt mean shit, Haye WILL knock him out, wait and see.

Originally Posted by Wasp

I wouldn't be suprsied if Haye go knocked down or even out.
Hasim Rahman had a Closely scored fight against Oleg Maskaev current WBC.

Hasim Rahman had a Closely scored fight against Oleg Maskaev current WBC.

Thats not saying much because Oleg is mediocre fighter at best.

Originally Posted by Althugz

What a F****** bullshitter Haye is...'You're all gonna think i'm crazy when you realise who i've chosen as an opponent'. Fatboy Hasim on the slide??
Wow, Haye you devil! You're really letting it all hang out!
Haye will knock him out in 3 or 4 and get the whole of the UK hyped on how Haye is better than Lewis because Lewis took 5 rounds to K.O Hasim and lost once, only to be dissapointed when someone fresh exposes old glass jaw for what he is.

Oh come on mate your going over the top here. Yes Rahman is on the slide but he is decent opponent, and Haye needs to work his way up to get a shot at Heavyweight title, you can't expect him just to jump right in with the big boys straight away.

I dont think Hayes chin will be a problem at heavy it looked like it was down to being weight drained but we will see.

Originally Posted by gally

I dont think Hayes chin will be a problem at heavy it looked like it was down to being weight drained but we will see.

His chin wasn't the problem it was his stamina thats why he lost against Thompson. Because he used up too much energy trying to finish Thompson in the early going.

Originally Posted by Ricardo "Finito" Lopez

Originally Posted by gally

I dont think Hayes chin will be a problem at heavy it looked like it was down to being weight drained but we will see.

His chin wasn't the problem it was his stamina thats why he lost against Thompson. Because he used up too much energy trying to finish Thompson in the early going.

And that was only his 11th fight. He bit off more than he could chew as he was still vastly inexperienced.
The loss was a good learning curve for Haye and like you say it was down to him punching himself out.

Oleg mediocre yes, but his record is just as good as anything Haye's.

I don't think much of Haye, Mormeck had haye in all kinds of trouble at times. Haye is lucky the guy is 35.

If you talk about Hayes stamina being a problem take a second and think about these plus 30's he's fighting. LOL

Last opponents.

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And 41 Carl Thompson knocked him out.