Does Boxing Need The Hayemaker?

**Kel** · 05-19-2009 03:41 AM

Originally Posted by pacman79

'I went with 'Yes', but not necessarily in terms of Haye per se... More what he represents - Boxers who are willing to take risks and promote the sport'

This is exactly the point I am trying to make.

Yeah I get you bud, that's why I voted yes too. Win or lose Haye is doing something every fighter should be willing to do.....take a chance and make BIG fights happen.

**Spicoli** · 05-19-2009 04:16 AM

Mixed bag here.Better to have the 'Homemakers' than not.A confident,punching comer & walking sound bite for media willing to fight the best.....is he able too is another question?

And for the many followers he has cheering.....count as equal the ones that are waiting & watching for another braggart to get sparked out.

**pacman79** · 05-19-2009 04:29 AM

Originally Posted by Spicoli

Mixed bag here.Better to have the 'Homemakers' than not.A confident,punching comer & walking sound bite for media willing to fight the best.....is he able too is another question?

And for the many followers he has cheering.....count as equal the ones that are waiting & watching for another braggart to get sparked out.

imo Haye keeps winning = Interest increases,Hype grows and boxings marquis division stays in the limelight a little longer!
Wlad wins = marquis division slips back into obscurity as it has been for the rest of the Klitschko reign.

Let's hope for the sake of the division,that come June 20th Haye not only talks the talk but walks the walk

**JazMerkin** · 05-19-2009 08:35 AM

There is no doubt that Haye could be good for boxing. I don't think boxing needs him, but with the only 2 remaining marquee stars to the casual fan, Floyd Mayweather & Manny Pacquiao, probably having at most five fights left between them, boxing is going to need stars to take over. I think Haye can offer that, I struggle to see anyone else who can on a global level apart from Kelly Pavlik. The general public are generally only interested from 135 upwards, so I think that rules out Juanma for a while, who is already arguably the biggest star in Puerto Rico (ie more popular than Cotto, not a better fighter yet). I think there will be a lot of guys who are stars but in their own countries.