Quote Originally Posted by bzkfn View Post
I don't think Wlad took anything from Haye. He just defeated him, he didn't dish out a beating in any way, it was just a clear Wlad decision and other than a little hurt pride, I don't think it has effected Haye on a massive scale.

Lyle is very bias on this and his hatred towards Haye kind of leads him to say things harsher than they actually need to be. He called the Wlad-Haye fight perfectly for years though so I have alot of respect for that. Either way you look at it Haye turned up for the payday rather than the glory. It pissed alot of us Brits off though because it is very clear that Haye's skillset is capable of much more than this once a year "talk a fight" parade we are given. My belief is still that Haye could clean out the division, but I don't believe he really wants to do it.
Very fair post about the fight.

I think Haye realized almost immediately that the task at hand was quite different then what he saw endlessly no doubt in the Purity and Sanders fights. I think Haye turned up for the payday shortly after the first bell. It was simply not the same fighter he watched on tape. He was my biggest let down with that performance since Kirk Johnson met Vitali. He never even tried to get under the jab with a blister hook. Peter did it and he is about as fast as a leatherback turtle.

As far as "Lyle's" prediction goes I cant really comment because I was not all that active here at the time. I never even knew who Lyle was to be frank until recently. Now I know its Mr. Kabong. I'll continue to call him El. I enjoy his non sugar coated approach and in hindsight he's spot on and I'm not convinced that hate has anything to do with it. Hayes a blowhard who has no connection to legacy. And he fooled me completely.