David Haye- wasted talent?

[Memphis]

I don't think so, he achieved pretty much all he could.


He could have won the IBF belt at cruiser but other than that not much else, his success at heavy was always going to be brief.


It shouldn't be a knock on him that he did all this inside 30 fights. Him being a prick for letting people down shouldn't come into it either.

[El Kabong]

Yes 100% Haye wasted time, talent, and money.


Haye lost to Odlanier Solis whom I suggested he fight to build up to a fight against Wladimir. By the way Solis just got beaten by Tony Thompson for the second time, this time he was stopped! The fight Haye fought vs Wladimir was dreadful. Wlad did what he wanted and David ran, flopped, and whined the entire fight and even AFTER the fight....my toe hurts

There were PLENTY of heavyweights Haye could have and should have fought. Before Audley Harrison was found out and after Lennox Lewis retired there was this whole renewed interest in the British Title....why not win that? Why not avenge the amateur defeat to Solis? Why not fight Tyson Fury...indeed Haye could beat Fury right now if he so wanted and the bank he'd make from that would be HUGE!


David Haye is a part timer, a showboater, and a flake.....I hope boxing is rid of him for good and he can take Steve Bunce's stupid ass with him!

[Fenster]

What's this about Haye's toe?

Is it on ITV? Is Eric in Barbados?

[Fenster]

Lyle, what are Wlad's top ten best victories?

[El Kabong]

Lyle, what are Wlad's top ten best victories?

Surely the one vs Haye is in the mix because it was a big fight, but come on the effort put forward by Haye was atrocious given the amount of shit he talked for FOUR YEARS. Also "best victories", how? Best as in biggest fights, most meaningful, best performances? I'm more than willing to list my take on them I just want to know how you want me to rate them.


David Haye annoyed me for YEARS as you well know, but I never doubted his skill level. He's a superb athlete, he just would rather do the talk show circuit than be in the ring and I think that's a shame especially for you British boxing fans because he could have been very good as a heavyweight had he stayed more active.

[Fenster]

Well Haye was clearly one of Wlad's best/famous wins so downplaying him doesn't do Wlad any favours.

If every fighter you best is "crap," how do you become "great?" You're just the least crap of a crap bunch.

[El Kabong]

Well Haye was clearly one of Wlad's best/famous wins so downplaying him doesn't do Wlad any favours.

If every fighter you best is "crap," how do you become "great?" You're just the least crap of a crap bunch.

Oh absolutely I understand and agree with that, and I've said that exact same thing about Floyd Mayweather Jr. and how he runs down his opponents. But I'm not saying David Haye is a crap fighter, I'm saying he had more talent than what he let boxing fans have. The fight vs Haye was a big one, certainly up there in terms of high profile wins for Wlad, but at that same time 4 years of "I'm taking the division by storm" 4 years of "I'm decapitating the brothers", 4 years of boasts and brags and to put out THAT effort vs Wlad come on, we all expected more, even as a Wlad fan I expected Haye to try to actually win pinkie toe be damned.

I'm not saying David Haye is a shit fighter the way I think Tyson Fury IS a shit fighter who is well managed. David Haye had all the tools to be maybe not the Greatest of his era, but certainly 2nd or 3rd after Vitali's retirement. I'm not sure how Haye would handle Wilder or Jennings or Joshua and maybe that's part of the problem, but I think he could hold his own with plenty of others. Maybe Haye didn't have that belief in himself, or maybe he didn't have the drive to prove that to his fans, I don't know. I just think he had a lot left to offer the sport and the fans of boxing and it's a shame he didn't.......and that's ME saying that and I have hated David Haye since forever! He was certainly talented, but I think just losing once and quitting like that it's very Prince Naseem of him.