Quote Originally Posted by AdamGB View Post
Despite what the WBA (and haye's camp because they want to build Valuev up) will tell you, Valuev was just beaten by a 45 year old boxer who is shorter and lighter than Haye.

That of course doesn't mean that Haye will DEFINITELY win, but I wouldn't be too concerned.
Holyfield is 6'3 (same height as Haye) and doesn't just try to beat someone 1 punch at a time. He's been a hard worker his whole career and has NEVER been easy to beat.

As for Haye looking silly, I don't think you have to worry about that, if he doesn't look silly to you already he's NEVER going to look silly to you.

Although Haye has this bravado about him and although he seems to be in fine shape, I just can't help thinking that he's mentally fragile. I don't think he's retarded or anything, I just think when the going gets tough Haye won't like it. Haye seems to me to be a guy who likes the easy road instead of the hard one, he wants to joke around and lob one huge punch in at a time and pose for the cameras and I just don't think he's talented enough to do that....and before anyone calls me a hater, there are a TON of guys not talented enough to do that.

Haye may very well beat Valuev but I do not forsee him doing it in incredible fashion or anything....not to the point where I would fear either Klitschko brother fighting him. It's more than likely that Haye will have a rough go of it, he's not a tested power puncher at heavyweight, he's never taken much punishment at heavyweight, he's never shared the ring with someone as big as Valuev before OR (and this is surprising) someone who could hit as hard as Valuev. Valuev doesn't usually blast people out of the ring, but when he lands it's going to not be fun for David and I wouldn't be shocked at all if Haye got KO'd.

I hate on Haye a whole bunch, mainly because the bastard deserves it, but I'm being very realistic here. Haye is untested at heavyweight, he's smallish for a heavyweight, he relies on 1 power punch at a time, he has a style which can EASILY be stymied with the jab, and his chin was God awful at cruiserweight (it may or may not have improved). Haye might beat Valuev but win or lose I think Haye is going to have one of those "borefests" he enjoys talking about so much