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This Saturday Evening, Britain’s David Haye finally gets his opportunity to become a world champion when he fights the experienced Frenchman Jean Marc Mormeck for the WBA/WBC Cruiserweight championship.
For the most part, Haye has looked “the part”. With 18 of his 19 wins coming by knockout, the challenger will certainly be bringing the big guns to the Palais De Sport in Paris.
The only blot on his record is a fifth round stoppage loss to the experienced former champion Carl Thompson in 2004. Lack of experience contributed more to the loss than anything else.
In Mormeck, Haye meets a man with much more experience in the pro ranks. However, Mormeck is also eight years older at 35. Without a doubt, the bigger names are on Mormeck’s record. In his 12 year pro career, the Frenchman has defeated the likes of Virgil Hill, Wayne Braithwaite and O’Neil Bell, all World Champions themselves.
It’s a fascinating bout. Haye has flirted with the possibility of moving permanently up to heavyweight, win or lose on Saturday, and has already dipped his toes into the heavyweight ranks, winning his last fight in the first round over Tomasz Bonin.
From a British perspective, however, I hope for two things; the first being that Haye wins on Saturday night and the second that he stays at cruiserweight.
The mouth watering prospect of an all British unification bout fight with the ever improving WBO king Enzo Maccarinelli sticks in the mind.
Haye however shouldn’t be looking past Mormeck. Of the current cruiserweight crop, the Frenchman is considered the best. That being said, Mormeck can be tagged.
I believe Haye is something very special. With dynamite in his fists and charisma to match, I think the Bermondsey puncher will be bringing the belts home, possibly by a mid round’s knockout.
