David Haye sparring with Mariusz Wach!

[El Kabong]

Deontay Wilder AND Mariusz Wach?! Sounds about as good as it gets.

David is going to be razor sharp.

Just because they are sparring doesn't mean they are sparring hard or well. However, Haye has brought in some quality guys to prepare for Fury and I never really figured Fury had a shot to beat Haye anyway....Tyson just doesn't have the power to make Haye wary. That might lead to Haye exchanging more which would be dumb because Haye doesn't have the greatest of chins, but I digress.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Deontay Wilder AND Mariusz Wach?! Sounds about as good as it gets.

David is going to be razor sharp.

Just because they are sparring doesn't mean they are sparring hard or well. However, Haye has brought in some quality guys to prepare for Fury and I never really figured Fury had a shot to beat Haye anyway....Tyson just doesn't have the power to make Haye wary. That might lead to Haye exchanging more which would be dumb because Haye doesn't have the greatest of chins, but I digress.

Gee boss... thanks for that thur heads-up boss

In all seriousness - do you actually think that they won't?

I could be wrong as I don't know a great deal about the nuts and bolts of boxing particularly outside of the contest itself but get the impression that Haye, not being a rough house fighter, will be working on specifics - with his objectives being relatively acute.

I only say that as I've heard that Booth likes to think of himself as the master tactician.

If this true, then they seem to have the right people for the job therefore IMO Haye just needs to go to work.

[p4pking]

He's sparring with a drug cheat who also attempted to remove padding from his gloves prior to the Wlad fight, a woman beater, and a convicted kidnapper I say add a few polar bears to the mix and lock the gym doors.

[El Kabong]

Gee boss... thanks for that thur heads-up boss

In all seriousness - do you actually think that they won't?

I could be wrong as I don't know a great deal about the nuts and bolts of boxing particularly outside of the contest itself but get the impression that Haye, not being a rough house fighter, will be working on specifics - with his objectives being relatively acute.

I only say that as I've heard that Booth likes to think of himself as the master tactician.

If this true, then they seem to have the right people for the job therefore IMO Haye just needs to go to work.

Well you hear Wilder talk about how good of friends he and Haye are....maybe they aren't pushing each other in camp as hard as they should. I don't know, but Haye IS a Prima Donna and it wouldn't surprise me if he took Fury lightly.

Booth is not a trainer in the boxing sense of the term, he gets people in shape but I haven't seen him add much to his fighters. He certainly didn't have Wlad figured out now did he? He tried stilts to mimic Valuev, a glove on a pole to mimic Wladimir's jab...he's done some creative but very ridiculous things as a trainer and at this stage in the game I don't think the gamble is worth it but Haye trusts him (don't know if that's wise) and that's all a trainer really needs. Granted he was going up against a very technical boxer and an All-Time Great Trainer in Manny Steward, but he offered Haye nothing in the corner. I think Ronnie Shields would be better for David, maybe Freddy Roach, maybe Mayweather Sr or Roger Mayweather. Haye has attributes he could take advantage of better. Haye COULD fight on the inside, it's about confidence, it's about technique, and muscle memory and when Haye fights in his own little style he's a fighter who is 1 handed...he's not going to cross a guy up with feints, he's not setting up his big punches, he'll jab every so often and then swing for the fences.

Haye needs better combinations, better defense, and he needs to be more aggressive...not even so much in throwing punches but just cutting the ring off, making his opponent work.

Luckily for Haye Fury is a big dumb oaf who fights like a big dumb oaf and if Booth is some sort of "master tactician" he should have a plan for Haye to dominate Fury.