David price..is he still a contender?

[imp]

Price has always been can we say fragile, he is a very big HW, long reach good boxing skills
but that chin is not the best, but theses guys are big and any punch off one of theses guys would
put any member of the public in la la land.
It may seem harsh how we judge fighters, but in reality they are not Joe public but a different
breed, David Price has hit his level I feel and it is way short of World level,

Hopefully he proves us all wrong..

[Dia bando]

Price has always been can we say fragile, he is a very big HW, long reach good boxing skills
but that chin is not the best, but theses guys are big and any punch off one of theses guys would
put any member of the public in la la land.
It may seem harsh how we judge fighters, but in reality they are not Joe public but a different
breed, David Price has hit his level I feel and it is way short of World level,

Hopefully he proves us all wrong..

Hopefully he does,! but what I've seen he looks like a rabbit caught in the headlights, when he's hit,
and he looks way out of his comfort zone.

[Dark Lord Al]

All the faults Price has , he brings big ko power and a fragile chin , that is a recipe for excitement.

[ross]

All the faults Price has , he brings big ko power and a fragile chin , that is a recipe for excitement.

Maybe but you need heart and guts as well.

Heart and guts is an essential for an exciting fighter and in the Thompson rematch he was very lacking.

His fight with Pala he showed a glimpse of it. He needs more small tests like that, like he did initially rather than being fed old british level journeymen. He needed rough fighters with ambition that could push him in to a bit of a scrap.

[Max Power]

eric;

I mean I agree with you that Haye would have obliterated Fury.

[ross]

eric;

I mean I agree with you that Haye would have obliterated Fury.

Really?

He struggled with an old Ruiz, took 3 rounds to throw about three punches against Harrsion, looked pants against Valuev and Klitschko, got dropped by Barret.

Haye knows which side of his bread is buttered and getting beaten up in sparring regardless of the tiny highlight real they released he knew he was in for a very rough night against the most live opponent other than Klitschko he had faced.

[Max Power]

eric;

I mean I agree with you that Haye would have obliterated Fury.

Really?

He struggled with an old Ruiz, took 3 rounds to throw about three punches against Harrsion, looked pants against Valuev and Klitschko, got dropped by Barret.

Haye knows which side of his bread is buttered and getting beaten up in sparring regardless of the tiny highlight real they released he knew he was in for a very rough night against the most live opponent other than Klitschko he had faced.

Yeah man really this time. No doubt about it whatsoever.

David Haye is an excellent boxer. If Adamek can handle Arreola image what Haye could do. Arreola has chin on Haye, that's it. And maybe a bit of power and stamina (maybe).

The skills and speed combined with Haye's definite punching power and elusiveness is a pretty overwhelming combination for any opponent but the very upper echelons of the modern eras.

He would clown Fury and knock him out.
He would annihilate anybody pre 80's
He'd be undoubtedly beaten imo only by guys like Lewis, Bowe, both Klitschko's and Mike Tyson.

You would lose money would you bet otherwise. Haye's mouth before the Klit fight was not completely unfounded.

If someone put a gun to your head and said pick the winner or you'd be shot, you would not put your money on Fury. He's decent but he is an oaf compared with Haye.

Another way to look at your examples is that Haye stepped up to the HW rank, he is a natural cruiser. In this HW era he is expected to fight massive opponents compared to his natural weight. And he's pulled through with all of them bar Klitschko which is nothing to be ashamed of. He even KO's them!

Compare Holyfield, struggling with fossils, got KD's by Cooper, finally fought Riddick Bowe, the then equivalent of Klit and got beaten too! I see no real difference there. Except Haye wasted some opponents and they were massive (even Ruiz was highly experienced and not exactly small! Plus he was reknowned awkward fighter).