I don't think Haye gets the credit he deserves defensively, sure he is no Mayweather, but against Barrett he was caught once off balance, but for the most part even when they were trading punches, most of what Monte landed was glancing or hit Haye on the shoulders or missed entirely. I think a fight between Haye and Arreola should be a mismatch in Haye's favor, but it only takes one punch, or him tiring himself out for it to change. Haye had Carl Thompson badly hurt, but he couldn't close the show and was stopped, same with when he fought Solis. It reminded me of Taylor-Pavlik. I think Haye has been learning to relax a little bit, and is pacing himself better.
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