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This is a far cry from "Give me Wladdy." But I suppose he is a solid enough test for a HW moving up.
My man Lyakhovich would have been a much better fight personally, but Haye will look good while still leaving us waiting to see if He can mix it up with the big boys.
Depending on where Lyakovich's weight is right now,that would be much more dangerous fight right now,he's got suprising hand speed for a heavy,oddly enough I was dubbing my copy of Lyakovich Brewster on to DVD last nightQuote:
Originally Posted by boozeboxer
In my opinion Lyakhovich has been handled pretty poorly and then when he did have the chance to recitify himself........he stunk out the place in the shittiest HW fight of all time (and that is impressive).
After Haye fights Barrett we still will not no whether he can even compete with top opposition at HW. That is a question SL would have answered.
This is ok, I don't know how much Barrett really has anymore but its better than Chapman. Really if Haye had just not talked it up so much then this would seem like a pretty good first fight after a move up, no need to raise expectations too much.
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Originally Posted by OumaFan
I agree. But he created the criticism he is getting now. But if I was smashup I would be excited. Barrett actually has the potential to bang for awhile and have the stamina to make a real bout of it.
Decent fight for David. Would be surprised if this goes more than 3 rounds either way.
A good performance from the Hayemaker could get him the Klitschko fight but a poor one could really harm his chances
What happened to Kevin Johnson? I thought that would have been a decent test, certainly a tougher opponent than Monte Barret imo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Markusdarkus
Glad he finally go a fight.
Barrett isn't a bad fight for his first fight at heavyweight. Barrett has power.
Hope Haye puts on a good performance.
I dont think Johnsons camp came to an agreement with Haye, asking for too much money or something ?
I think its a good test fight to see if he can hang with the big guys. Barret looked in damn good shape against Fields, so hopefully he comes into this with the same mindset. I think this could be a decent fight.
a fully focused Barrett can give any fighter problems. I think this will be a better fight than some people think, its not going to simply be a blowout IMO
I was really hoping for Oleg Maskaev, Hasim Rahman, Tony Thompson, John Ruiz, or especially Nicolai Valuev.
Y'know, top 10 with marketable names, but guys that I think Haye could look impressive against.
Not much to gain right now from fighting Chagaev, Ibragimov, Virchis, Dimetrenko, James Toney, Arreola,
A few fights in with the first guys listed, then bring on the more dangerous fights with Wladimir Klitschko, Povetkin, or Sam Peter.
F'in Monte Barrett.
Haye better knock him out quick, like 2 or 3 rds quicks, or his stock goes right down.
This goes 2 rounds TOPS;)
Haye will blow him away and fast.