Haye vs Maskaev ??

[Bomp]

I think its solid matchmaking. The last thing you want to do with Haye first time out is put him in with somebody with a real good chin. Maskaev has taken some good shots but his chin has definitely been cracked a few times. He does have power and that should keep Haye wary but he should be way too slow for David.

The fights OK, he's just been mouthing off a bit too much recently. Anyway, Maskaev has a suspect chin, but all the guys who got to him were huge compared to Haye so it'll be a good barometer of how he's carried his power.

[JamieFo]

could this bring something new to the HW division? Often you get guys top weights fighting each other and gets good media/ pfp coverage. Why so different with heavyweights. ?

[boozeboxer]

Come on Big O. I know he is past it, but if he can smack down this guy I will be happy.

[Spicoli]

I think this would be a perfect fight for Hayes 'debut'.Haye has Hand speed/power & Mobility coming in and although Maskaev is aged & susceptible,Oleg remains willing & rugged,a serious one punch threat,and a recently deposed Heavyweight 'Champion' ,a little bit of getting a seat on the bus for Haye.....If he does not catch a wicked left hook for his trouble's.

[rjj tszyu]

Can I just point out 1 thing? The following are a list of heavyweights that if they were around today in their primes would rule the division easily, and all fought at their best at or below 220lb.

Mike Tyson.
Evander Holyfield.
Larry Holmes.
Muhammad Ali.
Joe Frazier.
Joe Louis.
"BIG" George Foreman.
Sonny Liston.

I'm not trying to say that David Haye is in this league (only time will tell on that) but I see a pattern emerging in people who discuss boxing these days that they believe a heavyweight has to be a 6'8 250lb giant or they will not be able to make it in the heavyweight division. Well this is one thing I totally disagree with and I think that this is part of the reason that the heavyweight division has been so poor just recently they are getting TOO big. I mean Joe Louis used to weigh in at around 200lb and smack 250lb fighters all over the place. And as for power I honestly think that the 2 hardest hitters of all time are in my list above in George Foreman and Mike Tyson in fact that list is only short of Earnie shavers from having probably the 5 hardest punchers ever with Frazier and Liston there too. I think that too many people are trying to copy a blueprint that Lennox left but he was a one off, a very big guy with very good boxing skills.