Thread: David Haye should fight a top HW next, not old Shannon Briggs

David Haye isn't getting any younger, he should fight one of the top contenders before he begins to fade, rather than wasting time with old Shannon Briggs.

Haye has looked good since coming back, he's ready for a real fight.

Whilst he has the quality to go in with the big boys he doesn't deserve it he fucked about with his career and now just wants to walk back into the blockbuster fights, fuck him let him rot with his milkmen and butchers.

I don't think to many guys would have looked bad against those opponents so it's hard to read, but otherwise I agree. If he's making money to fight these kind of guys then you have to figure he's content with doing that. Definitely won't be easier for him to face Joshua if he doesn't fight anyone good beforehand, and time is definitely not on his side there.

Lewis fought briggs nearly 20 years ago.

Nearly 20 years ago!

Briggs is in great condition but this is crazy.

I like haye..but I want the joshua/fury/wilder era to prosper...

Originally Posted by imp

I like haye..but I want the joshua/fury/wilder era to prosper...

At the moment I think Haye or Joshua spark Wilder easily, probably all the promoters do also!!!! We will have to sit back and see if the fly tipper versus klit affects that judgement.

Who are these supposed top HWs?
Wlad holds title... its because the era has been weak.
Fury has a title and now there are top HWs?

I so want that old man to knock Haye the (F) out.
LETS GO CHAMP!

Originally Posted by SlimTrae

Who are these supposed top HWs?
Wlad holds title... its because the era has been weak.
Fury has a title and now there are top HWs?

I so want that old man to knock Haye the (F) out.
LETS GO CHAMP!

Foreman dominated Briggs.

Originally Posted by SlimTrae

Who are these supposed top HWs?
Wlad holds title... its because the era has been weak.
Fury has a title and now there are top HWs?

I so want that old man to knock Haye the (F) out.
LETS GO CHAMP!

Wilder, Joshua, and Luis Ortiz are the top heavies many would like to see Haye fight.

I too would like to see Briggs KO him but I think it's pretty unlikely. Could happen tho as Briggs hits hard n Haye hasn't had a punch thrown back at him in two fights now.

Originally Posted by Hulk

Originally Posted by SlimTrae

Who are these supposed top HWs?
Wlad holds title... its because the era has been weak.
Fury has a title and now there are top HWs?

I so want that old man to knock Haye the (F) out.
LETS GO CHAMP!

Wilder, Joshua, and Luis Ortiz are the top heavies many would like to see Haye fight.

I too would like to see Briggs KO him but I think it's pretty unlikely. Could happen tho as Briggs hits hard n Haye hasn't had a punch thrown back at him in four years now.

Fixed that for ya

He took the easy road in his prime, no reason to expect him to take the hard road now. I have a great deal of respect for the support you show your guys across the pond but David has taken advantage of that in a disgusting way. His entire HW portion of his career has been the easiest possible path to the most money. He has not earned the wealth you bestowed him.

Haye is ridiculous and so are his fans.

Getting excited over his last two fights. Be honest would this cobra have got out of the first round with Fury, Klitschko, Wilder, Joshua, Parker etc? I doubt it.

Haye is in this just for the money obviously and I suppose fair play to him. But it does grate listening to idiots who think he could beat Fury. If he really thought that himself he had two chances already and wouldnt be fighting such shit opponents now.

Briggs is a godsend for him. Promotes himself, slow, old and unfit and most importantly a ranking.

There are not many more fighters he would risk it against now in the rankings. Molina and Duhaupas have just proved that even good journeymen are still dangerous.

I'm good with it since it will shut one of these two clowns up. Neither is a legitimate threat or contender right now, in my opinion. Come to think of it, both fighters were similar in that both could punch and looked the part, but fell apart against the best big men (both had stamina issues as well).

Originally Posted by ross

Haye is ridiculous and so are his fans.

Getting excited over his last two fights. Be honest would this cobra have got out of the first round with Fury, Klitschko, Wilder, Joshua, Parker etc? I doubt it.

Haye is in this just for the money obviously and I suppose fair play to him. But it does grate listening to idiots who think he could beat Fury. If he really thought that himself he had two chances already and wouldnt be fighting such shit opponents now.

Briggs is a godsend for him. Promotes himself, slow, old and unfit and most importantly a ranking.

There are not many more fighters he would risk it against now in the rankings. Molina and Duhaupas have just proved that even good journeymen are still dangerous.

I really don't think anyone is getting excited about Haye. There are some who think he would beat Fury, but that's because they don't rate Fury that much. There is a difference.
And I also think that of the names you posted, apart from Joshua, that guy probably would've have got out of the first round , because none of the others are particularly Heavy handed seek and destroy merchants, but it's pretty irrelevant cos the guy was shit.
You're right about all Haye is looking for is the money, and I'm not sure he believes he can be a champion.
He'll fight Briggs in a bullshit hype match up which will be some sort of crappy "semi final eliminator " then he'll have to fight someone with a pulse for a final eliminator and depending on how that goes , we see what happens .
If he wants to be a World Champion and is serious about, I think he should start chasing Wilder rather than Joshua.
But after what I've seen so far, this comeback may not get that far as I'm not sure he has the patience.

Haye should be ashamed of himself for beating this old joker up. Fair play to Briggs for clowning himself into a payday - I like him - but he's got a one round punchers chance then will get knackered and become a punch bag until he quits.

Ridiculous to think this fossil gave Lennox Lewis a decent fight in the 90s (in very brief patches)