David Haye is Set To Return To Action on July 6th - Boxing News
Well, well, well, maybe this time he wasn't full of shit. Wonder who he'll be fighting?
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David Haye is Set To Return To Action on July 6th - Boxing News
Well, well, well, maybe this time he wasn't full of shit. Wonder who he'll be fighting?
i hoope its someone i can get excited about
My prediction is Manuel Charr, simply because he turned up at the Haye-Chisora post fight presser, he's called Haye out on numerous occasions and he was Vitali's last opponent.Quote:
Originally Posted by erics44
Angelina Jolie. She gets me excited.Quote:
Originally Posted by erics44
I'm happy he's fighting again, but he's still a complete idiot waiting that long to fight again from his last fight and he's just wasting career time. He should be active and keep fighting, the potential is there but not the brains when it comes to furthering his career IMO.
Hopefully we will see more of him and he fights more often, a fully fit Haye will no doubt be one of the best heavyweights in the world nowadays.
A face but nothing to hang on to. I need meat.Quote:
Originally Posted by superheavyrhunAngelina Jolie. She gets me excited.Quote:
Originally Posted by erics44
im not so sure, he could be doing it the right way, look at his career and look where he went in the amount of fights he had in comparison with other fighters in the top 2 divisions of this eraQuote:
Originally Posted by Tam Seddon
I don't think anyone would say Haye has ruined his career or that there is only one path to a championship, but I do think most fans are tired of listening to Haye's bull.Quote:
Originally Posted by erics44im not so sure, he could be doing it the right way, look at his career and look where he went in the amount of fights he had in comparison with other fighters in the top 2 divisions of this eraQuote:
Originally Posted by Tam Seddon
The fans want to see fighters that fight. Haye has been doing more talking than fighting and it gets hard to stomach after a while, in my opinion.
I think the majority are glad to see Haye shut up and start fighting, but there might be a few world class heavyweights that are unhappy with this change. I'm interested to see how it plays out. More quality heavyweight fights is a good thing!
That has been the problem for me, he's just chatted on the whole time about the only fight he's going to come back for is a Vitali one and then he eventually decides that he wants to fight now and come back. It's just like one big major attention seek IMO. He should have just carried on fighting after the Chisora fight and not waited a year to get back in the ring because he looked good and he could have had some good wins.Quote:
Originally Posted by beenKOedI don't think anyone would say Haye has ruined his career or that there is only one path to a championship, but I do think most fans are tired of listening to Haye's bull.Quote:
Originally Posted by erics44im not so sure, he could be doing it the right way, look at his career and look where he went in the amount of fights he had in comparison with other fighters in the top 2 divisions of this eraQuote:
Originally Posted by Tam Seddon
The fans want to see fighters that fight. Haye has been doing more talking than fighting and it gets hard to stomach after a while, in my opinion.
I think the majority are glad to see Haye shut up and start fighting, but there might be a few world class heavyweights that are unhappy with this change. I'm interested to see how it plays out. More quality heavyweight fights is a good thing!
I hope his toe's okay... :)
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Could it be the highly anticipated rematch vs Audley Harrison or Enzo Maccarinelli?!?!?Quote:
Originally Posted by bzkfn
It'll be someone like Alexander Ustinov, someone coming off a loss that's similar to Vitali.
Or at least it should be. Ustinov is hard hitting and taller than Vitali and also eastern European and if Vitali is the guy he wants he should aim for people similar to him.
Looking at the alphabet rankings, there's only a handful of names above Haye
WBA - Povetkin
WBC - Banks, Fury
IBF - Pulev, Jennings
WBO - Banks, Boytsov, Helenius
It's not gonna be Fury in a million (sadly). The two American's will probably do better PPV than the Euro's. Just hope Tony Thompson doesn't get the call up.
my money is on it being thompson
in fact ill be shocked if its not
Reports suggest it is indeed Tony Thompson who Haye will fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by erics44
what happened to Wilder vs Thompson?:confused:
Reports from where?Quote:
Originally Posted by bzkfnReports suggest it is indeed Tony Thompson who Haye will fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by erics44
Marketing wise Haye has been very cute going in the Jungle ;-).
He came across well and obviously has gained a shitload more public appeal , baring his ass won't have done his female fanbase any harm so on that side of things he's done well.
Inactivity could be his downfall.. Gonna be a whole year out of the ring come July.
If its Thompson hell knock him out and I don't see that being a problem at all.
He should try for 2 fights this year anyway and then keep busy busy.
To be fair like him or hate him he is a good fighter and I.don't see any reason why he can't get himself into a mandatorry slot.
One things guaranteed ....People will start to take note of the Heavyweight division again...
Fuck ... We're already doing it now so his return can only be a good thing for boxing.
I still think he can beat one of the Klits I really do and he must know what he's gotta do when he faces one... Get in range , risk taking big shots and have a fucking tear up.
Best of British to him.
Some people are saying Haye will be fighting Jovo Pudar, the WBA #6 heavyweight.
I think they are talking to several people and haven't decided yet.
I am glad Haye will be fighting again. The reason why he is not active is because he has a vulnerable chin and if he can talk his way into a title fight then the better it is for him. The more he fights the more he risks losing so he prefers to fight once a year so he does not get rusty. Holyfield use to fight infrequently when he was champ so I think he prefers this method.
Looks like Wilder vs Thompson is dead, I'am not surprised.
Wlad has vulnerable chin, you don't hear him barking like Haye.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
If Wilder doesn't fight Thompson fine, but move it along...he needs better opposition to challenge him to improve his game.
Haye-Thompson, that's a fight I suggested AGES ago, but noooooo David Haye is "World Class" he doesn't "NEED" to attempt to prepare himself to fight someone big & tall and has good boxing skills. I wouldn't be shocked if Haye gets beat on the cards....remember Haye barely beat Valuev, I rate Thompson as better than that on his best day.
Haye's chin is like Khan's, Wlad's is more like Lennox ie slightly better.Quote:
Originally Posted by El KabongWlad has vulnerable chin, you don't hear him barking like Haye.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
If Wilder doesn't fight Thompson fine, but move it along...he needs better opposition to challenge him to improve his game.
Haye-Thompson, that's a fight I suggested AGES ago, but noooooo David Haye is "World Class" he doesn't "NEED" to attempt to prepare himself to fight someone big & tall and has good boxing skills. I wouldn't be shocked if Haye gets beat on the cards....remember Haye barely beat Valuev, I rate Thompson as better than that on his best day.
How the fuck is this guy ranked number 6?Quote:
Originally Posted by Freedom
Really want to find out who he will fight. For me there is only a handful I want to see him fight that are actually possible:
Ustinov - beaten by Pulev on his last outing but is a decent bit bigger then Haye that would make him a decent match for him and a fight that Haye should win
Mitchell - similar size to Haye and a decent name in America. Haye definitely the better boxer and should be able to stop him
Charr - another good matchup for Haye in my opinion and a decent name. Last guy to fight Vitali so a win would shoot him up the rankings
Boytsov - unbeaten Russian heavyweight who Fury was suppose to fight but ended up fighting Johnson instead.
Tony Thompson - recently beating Price would mean this fight could sell well in England. Haye too fast for Thompson and cant see him catching Haye like he did Price.
Adamek - Big name and looks to be declining.
Outside of them there are very few people Id actually want to see him fight. I didnt mention guys like Wilder, Fury, Price, Helenius, Pulev etc. as I dont see a fight with them possible for July
Jonathan Banks should be on the list after all he stopped Mitchell, beyond that he's now Wlad's trainer and if Haye wanted to really get at Wlad then wouldn't going through Banks be the best route? You beat Banks up and then you've gotten inside the mind of Wlad's trainer???Quote:
Originally Posted by Silkeyjoe
Yea Banks on there tooQuote:
Originally Posted by El KabongJonathan Banks should be on the list after all he stopped Mitchell, beyond that he's now Wlad's trainer and if Haye wanted to really get at Wlad then wouldn't going through Banks be the best route? You beat Banks up and then you've gotten inside the mind of Wlad's trainer???Quote:
Originally Posted by Silkeyjoe
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Originally Posted by El KabongJonathan Banks should be on the list after all he stopped Mitchell, beyond that he's now Wlad's trainer and if Haye wanted to really get at Wlad then wouldn't going through Banks be the best route? You beat Banks up and then you've gotten inside the mind of Wlad's trainer???Quote:
Originally Posted by Silkeyjoe
This is genius. A bit too brilliant plan for Booth though. I was always quite open minded about him but seeing how far backwards Lee went in his first fight with him and how defensively unsound Groves remains I think he is a bit of a confidence trickster. Haye and Groves are explosive enough to cover a lot of flaws but could be even better with more rounded fundamentals.
Haye popularity in UK is vastly overrated.
I read it on boxrec and WBN but looks like they're speculating rather than reporting.Quote:
Originally Posted by FensterReports from where?Quote:
Originally Posted by bzkfnReports suggest it is indeed Tony Thompson who Haye will fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by erics44
Hey wait, not so fast!! WTF happened to Thompson-Wilder?!? You see.... THIS is what's wrong with the heavyweight division (well.... that, and the fact that the division just isn't worth a damn). These bozos spend their time posturing and "Twitter-ing" each other, but we're still not moving in any worthwhile direction. Meanwhile, the Klitschkos are not getting any younger, and Vitali is close to retirement. I imagine the brothers get together every once in awhile, and have a few laughs about the sorry state of the division and the lack of any real challenges on the horizon. Price was on his way up and got KO'ed by two-time loser (to Wlad) Thompson. Now all of a sudden everybody wants Thompson, thinking maybe it's a recognizable name and, well hey.... "he can be our next step up." But it all gets lost in the talk and the Twitter battles back and forth. Like the hopeless optimist most of us boxing fans are, I let myself get just a little bit excited about the prospect of Wilder-Thompson. And now it's off?!? It's like the division is bent on imploding.
ive just read on twitter that hennesey sez that if haye and fury win they might fight in the summer
it would suprise if they did, it would generate a lot of money in britain
How about Malik Scott v. David Haye?
Fury won't fight anyone who can beat him. He's a little bitch, all talk with nothing to back it up. Surprised he hasn't called out Floyd yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by erics44
He has sold more tickets and PPV 's then any other current British Heavyweight so I don't think his Popularity in the UK is over rated at all. Love him or hate him British people pay money to watch him. It's a fact.Quote:
Originally Posted by boyla
That's who I said in page one, that's the only sensible option in my opinion.Quote:
Originally Posted by Silkeyjoe
Shake off the rust, why fight a southpaw like Thompson when the guy he's aiming for is orth?
There is some truth in that, half of British boxing fans would love to see his smirk wiped off his face.Quote:
Originally Posted by GreenbeanzHe has sold more tickets and PPV 's then any other current British Heavyweight so I don't think his Popularity in the UK is over rated at all. Love him or hate him British people pay money to watch him. It's a fact.Quote:
Originally Posted by boyla
My favorite fighter is back. I hope he fights Tyson Fury.
Price just got stopped, it would be ideal for Haye to fight him now. No one to begin with and on a loss. Get tickets while you can!
I don't think Haye would fight Price, being friends and having used him as a sparring partner. In sparring Price makes sense in replicating the size of a Klitschko but getting straight back in with a big puncher would not make great sense for the big white scouse David. Would like to see the smaller black cockernee David smash the krap out of Fury though, unless Cunningham gets there first.