
Originally Posted by
paddy448

Originally Posted by
Bilbo
I don't see how anyone can say he won that fight easily. Aside from rocking him in the 12th round neither fighter did anything!
It was the most pants fight I've ever seen.
And he didn't fight a perfect fight. He performed no better than John Ruiz or Evander Holyfield did, in fact I think they both beat Valuev better than he did, but neither was an attractive proposition for the heavyweight division so they both got robbed on the scorecards.
Valuev has only fought 4 fighters who wern't complete bums and all four of them beat him, but only Haye and Chagaev got the decisions because Holyfield and Ruiz are unpopular champions for the image of heavyweight boxing.
Valuev was a manufactured champ like Primo Carnera, who got the belt because he's a freakshow and people wanted to see him.
Now Haye has come along and is more marketable so he gets the win over Valuev despite doing a worse job than Ruiz and Holyfield against him.
I don't object to Haye winning, Valuev should have 4 losses on his record at least I just don't think Haye should get much credit for it.
It is less impressive than Amir Khan beating Andreas Kotelnik or Barrera imo.
Valuev is a garbage fighter.
John Ruiz will be a tougher test for Haye.
once again bilbo u make me believe my own thoughts are bullshit cause u make so much senese,lol, too be honest with u i didnt see the ruiz fight i only saw the holyfield fight, and yeah hoyfield made it look a better fight than haye but he didnt make valuev miss like like haye did. can i ask u who u thought won the fight haye vs valuev and why
I think Haye just about deserved to win. But I think both John Ruiz in their first fight and Evander Holyfield beat him more impressively. Oh and Chagaev of course.
When a fighter loses to John Ruiz, Ruslan Chagaev and an almost 50 old Holyfield you know he ain't up to much.
Haye performed about as well as a nearly 50 Evander and John Ruiz, one of the maligned and mediocre champs in recent years.
All Haye proved was that he's not even close to being one of the top players in the division.
If he fights a Klitschko he loses as uneventfully and routinely as Rahman, Brock, Arreola, Chagaev etc did before him.
He brings nothing new to the table apart from a big mouth.
Odlanier Solis will be a bigger threat to the top guys than Haye. Even Thomas Adamek has as much chance of making an impression imo.
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