Haye vs. Solis

[killersheep]

I hadn't seen this video before from the 2001 championships.
Haye did well in the 1st round, and then Solis started dialing it in.
This was at Heavyweight in the amateurs, I wonder if we will ever see a
rematch now that they are both smaller heavyweights. Haye looked
completely spent in the 3rd round, the stoppage wasn't good, but the
end seemed a foregone conclusion by that point.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKkXL3M3JXs

[El Kabong]

Smaller heavyweights? Odlainer is breaking scales!!! He weighed 262 in his last fight!!!


Talented yes, but also very hungry

[killersheep]

Smaller heavyweights? Odlainer is breaking scales!!! He weighed 262 in his last fight!!!


Talented yes, but also very hungry

I should have said shorter.

[El Kabong]

True.....I would like to see Haye, Solis, and Povetkin all fight each other eventually.

[killersheep]

True.....I would like to see Haye, Solis, and Povetkin all fight each other eventually.

As to where these guys are in their careers those fights all make sense.

[WelshDevilRob]

Haye took a shoulder injury into the bout with Solis the same injury ruled him out of the Commonwealth Games - he might have had one fight and then couldn't compete in the next round.

He went into the Solis fight as the underdog against a more experienced foe. Haye had only recently moved upto the Heavyweight division.

Great credit goes to Solis for taking that huge shot in the 1st round.

As for now, Solis has seemed to lack dedication - he has the talent but maybe not the focus.

He was mean't to be fighting Johnson but Kevin pulled out as he has a potential shot at Vitali in December. I'm not happy that Johnson pulled out to protect a shot as Solis would have been a good test for him.

Now old campaigner Fres Oquendo steps in and the result is not a formality. I think we can judge Solis more after this fight.

If Odlanier and David both have decent runs then a rematch is a natural.

[Rantcatrat]

Not sure Oquendo is making it to NY:

FIGHTHYPE \\ NEW YORK BLOG

[The Fightfan]

Damnit this is what I am talking about. We need a heavyweight tournament right now. I've made a little better of a list now. Solis, Johnson,Haye or Valuev,Boytsov,Povetkin,Chambers.

[The Fightfan]

Not sure Oquendo is making it to NY:

FIGHTHYPE \\ NEW YORK BLOG

I love the part were he says "no one has convincingly beat me yet". Didn't Tua dispose of him early in his career?

[Majesty]

I think they should do like a "Super Six" tournament yearly or like every 6 months or something with a different weight division each time.

it would be something awesome to look forward to like "Super Six: The Heavyweights" or something like that.

[El Kabong]

I love the part were he says "no one has convincingly beat me yet". Didn't Tua dispose of him early in his career?

Yeah but he was really boxing the hell out of Tua, David may have won 1 round and that was the one where he KO'd Oquendo.

Fres is a solid fighter, shame he isn't fighting Solis.

Solis is supposed to fight MONTE BARRETT....I suppose he won't get any credit as David Haye OBVIOUSLY ruined him.

[ryanman]

i remember watching the 2001 final live.
Haye did well i thought against a far more experienced foe. I think Haye was only 19/20 years old at the time. And i think he had only been at heavy a short time. When Haye tags him in first round it sort of reminds me of the lean in Michael Jacksons smooth criminal video.

[El Kabong]

Haye obviously didn't have enough HYPE built up to be able to compete with Solis....he needed more smoke blown up his ass before he took on a big fight like that, if he would have been hyped up he wouldn't even have needed to fight or would have pulled out due to injury.


who injures themselves FUCKING SHADDOW BOXING!!!

[skel1983]

Haye obviously didn't have enough HYPE built up to be able to compete with Solis....he needed more smoke blown up his ass before he took on a big fight like that, if he would have been hyped up he wouldn't even have needed to fight or would have pulled out due to injury.


who injures themselves FUCKING SHADDOW BOXING!!!

Haye imo still has the stamina issues, we will soon find out.

[El Kabong]

Haye imo still has the stamina issues, we will soon find out.

...if by stamina you mean his giant ego is going to come crashing down when he gets punched square on the jaw by a real heavyweight.Then yes, I agree