Is David Haye the savior of the heavyweight division?

[noskill]

Wel yeh he is open but he's cleaned up at cruiser and he carried his left hand low the entire time.

Don't go telling me that the heavies are better skilled to take advantage of that.

Maybe Wlad but then you could easily argue 'what would happen to wlad when haye catches him'

The rest of that sentence should have been highlighted as well to finish my point. A dropped hand with more powerful guys usually spells disaster. There are plenty of fast HW's with good accuracy,although Haye can be hit with wild punches or just short ones.
I just want to see Haye work through some lesser fighter before getting a free ride in front of other contenders. These guys only fight once a year as it is,lol and I want some of the current guys to be established at wherever they belong,bottom or top so it clears out some. Adding a guy in and giving a free"front of the line" pass(we know he'd get one)will just delay putting all the crap talent where they belong. If he is better,let him work his way thru them,then call him a savior.

[Fenster]

The power he carries at CW does not mean it is the same power as a HW....Guys who are used to getting hit by..big 250lb punchers and getting hit by a guy who is strong at 195 is different...and anyone who does not think so needs to learn a bit more...

For what it's worth Danny Williams (sparring) says only Tyson and Vitali have hit him harder than Haye

[Shamrock]

I think Haye will add interest to the heavweight division but ulimatley his chin will prevent him from being a true force.

To be truly 'saved' the heavweight division needs more than one iconic exceptional fighter. It needs a bunch of very good similaraly matched fighters. Ali would not have been Ali without a a' big Ugly Bear' to beat at 21 or the trilogy with Frazier and the remarkable fight against the thought of unbeatable Foreman. It's the same at the lighter weights - Ray Leonard, Duran, Hearns and Hagler became great because of the fights they had against each other and other quality opposition. Gatti-Ward - Barrera-Morrales you get the picture... To be a great fighter you have to be in great fights against great fighters.

I for one do not want to see an exceptional heavweight come along only to face poor opposition. We need strength in depth and only then in my eyes will we see a true resurgence in the heavweight division.

[El Gamo]

Haye at HW:if he carries his power,that's alot of guys done already. HOWEVER,his chin will get tested as will his stamina.It's 50-50.can't wait to see him v a top contender!If his chin is better due to not cutting weight( a la Cotto),,this guy could be deadly,and I'm not even a Haye fan!