Quote Originally Posted by Taeth View Post
Why is moving around intelligently nowadays always considered running? Is it foolish for a guy like Haye, who is known to have a weak chin to move away from a much larger opponent and not allow them to get off? Its just so frustrating to constantly hear about how these guys are constantly running when some of the most liked and famous boxers in the sports' history (Ali, Leonard, Roy Jones Jr) made some of the most boring fights imaginable with a lot more movement than guys get criticized for nowadays. Back then it was called skill and ring generalship, but today its called running. If you are in a ring even if its 24x24, if you were fighting a nobody, it doesn't matter how fast they are you could track them down if you had any modicum of skill. It isn't just speed and movement that is the reason why guys like MAyweather, Dirrell, Wladimir, Vitali, Haye today were so elusive. A lot of it has to do with skill. I think maybe its people who have never boxed, but maybe you should go into a gym, find a guy who is even relatively good, and try keeping away from him.
Exactly, Haye boxed to a plan and used SKILL to make a slower less talented, but far bigger opponent constantly miss, and it worked. Haye is known for his exciting style and the first time he change's and show's his true boxing pedigree people jump all over him saying how bad he was.

I was personally expecting more from Haye, but he got it tactically right and took the decision. I would be interested to see what would happen in a rematch though, Haye hurt Valuev at the end and I think he knows now he has the power to KO him. I don't WANT to see it though. If Valuev fights for a title again I hope it's against Wlad Klitschko, I don't think for one minute that Wlad would struggle but I would be interested in how he would yake to fighting someone so much bigger than himself.