Boxing is back big time.

[ElTerribleMorales]

dude Lyle give it a rest, i can't stand Haye yet i'm not even bitching about the dude as much as you do, people can't deny that the dude can talk shit with the best of them, making him a popular fighter, he's getting plenty of attention on a international level, does that mean he's a great fighter? no, but he is still getting buzz from fans

on a flipside, people can't really bash the Klitschko's either seeing how Vitali Vs Arreola got a good amount of attention, and that's pretty rare feat in itself for a HW title fight nowadays, but yea i don't think that Haye/Valuev or Pacquiao/Cotto are the only fights to bring boxing back to the mainstream, i go more with Cutmemick, DLH/Mayweather was everywhere leading up to the fight, same goes for Mayweather/Marquez, you were hearing bout piss drinking everywhere leading up to the fight lol

[El Kabong]

OK, I guess you have free reign to compare David Haye to Jesus if you like fellas, have fun with all that.

You motherfuckers are getting on my last nerve "Oh Lyle stop it, I'm tired of everytime someone wants to legitimately compare David Haye to the second coming of Mike Tyson or Jack Dempsey you have to go and try to correct them! GOD Lyle that gets so annoying what with you trying to base your arguments in reality...why don't you just give it a rest already"....why don't you guys grow the fuck up?

Have fun worshipping David Haye, I will vow right GOD DAMN now not to post anything about him even if I am specifically asked, that's how fed up I am with all of your bullshit.....I will not mention him until after only either Wlad or Vitali have beaten him, not if Ruiz beats him, not if he wins the Nobel Peace Prize, not if he cures cancer, only if Wlad or Vitali beats him, and I'll throw this in there only if they stop him in the fight, decisions don't count and when that day comes you guys are going to hate life because I'll hound every last fucking one of you about YOUR BOY losing until your eyes bleed.

[El Kabong]

...and if I break my promise I suggest I should be banned for no less than 1 month

[ElTerribleMorales]

OK, I guess you have free reign to compare David Haye to Jesus if you like fellas, have fun with all that.

You motherfuckers are getting on my last nerve "Oh Lyle stop it, I'm tired of everytime someone wants to legitimately compare David Haye to the second coming of Mike Tyson or Jack Dempsey you have to go and try to correct them! GOD Lyle that gets so annoying what with you trying to base your arguments in reality...why don't you just give it a rest already"....why don't you guys grow the fuck up?

Have fun worshipping David Haye, I will vow right GOD DAMN now not to post anything about him even if I am specifically asked, that's how fed up I am with all of your bullshit.....I will not mention him until after only either Wlad or Vitali have beaten him, not if Ruiz beats him, not if he wins the Nobel Peace Prize, not if he cures cancer, only if Wlad or Vitali beats him, and I'll throw this in there only if they stop him in the fight, decisions don't count and when that day comes you guys are going to hate life because I'll hound every last fucking one of you about YOUR BOY losing until your eyes bleed.

i can't stand David Haye and yet i don't bitch half as much about him as you do, yea he's garbage and not anywhere as good as most his fans think he is and make him out to be, but he does have a following, and quite a big one at that, don't know why you hate his fans so much cause you're not too different, you say Ali wasn't all that amazing yet try to make Wlad to be a god, give it a rest, this is a BOXING forum, not a i love Wlad nor i HATE HAYE forum, you, Lefty, and Xadu should unite cause honestly you got a lot in common...

[0james0]

David Haye might not beat a Klitschko, but I'm always going to back a guy that wants to beat them!

Especially one with a genuine chance of getting a result if on his best form.

[Memphis]

I love it

Someone posts that the Haye Valuev fight and the Cotto Pac fight have got people talking and Lyle winds up crying into his grits.

The fucker would go on a killing spree if anyone ACTUALLY said that Haye was the second coming.

[El Kabong]

I love it

Someone posts that the Haye Valuev fight and the Cotto Pac fight have got people talking and Lyle winds up crying into his grits.

The fucker would go on a killing spree if anyone ACTUALLY said that Haye was the second coming.

It's called hyperbole you cocksucker

[Memphis]

I love it

Someone posts that the Haye Valuev fight and the Cotto Pac fight have got people talking and Lyle winds up crying into his grits.

The fucker would go on a killing spree if anyone ACTUALLY said that Haye was the second coming.

It's called hyperbole you cocksucker

What is? What you say, or what others say?

In this instance it isnt is it, people are talking about those fights who normally wouldnt, thats a fact, like it or not.

If your talking about the crap you come out with well thats not strictly true either is it, unless hyperbole now means overexagerating with the intention of making oneself sound like a cock.

[ElTerribleMorales]

I love it

Someone posts that the Haye Valuev fight and the Cotto Pac fight have got people talking and Lyle winds up crying into his grits.

The fucker would go on a killing spree if anyone ACTUALLY said that Haye was the second coming.

it's not his fault that he's suffering from fanboyism, it's quite sad really

[El Kabong]

it's not his fault that he's suffering from fanboyism, it's quite sad really

I was right about Sam Peter and I'll be right about this.

As for your misinterpretation of my comments about Ali....I merely say that Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano have actual RECORDS and Ali does not. And yes I do realize he MAY have acheived more had he not had the draft dodging incident BUT Ted Williams may have been the greatest baseball player EVER but he fought in 2 wars which affected his numbers and thereby affected his standing in the history of the game, that is sad but it's reality.

Joe Louis 25 successful title defenses
Rocky Marciano 49-0-0

If we don't recognize the greatness of those acheivements then we're missing out on a big part of boxing history. Ali was talented as hell, but he holds no records and by that rational I have to elevate Louis' and Rocky's standings in MY All-Time Great Heavyweights list.

I simply disagree with you and then you act like I'm just shitting all over Ali's entire career why? I don't know...maybe it's because I found the way Ali acted as a person to be dispicable and maybe it's because I don't fully buy the celebrity hype that surrounds Ali just because of his brashness and political views, to break it down plain and simple I LOOK AT ALI THE BOXER WHEN I AM COMPARING HIM TO OTHER BOXERS. I don't look at his attitude or the fact he's one of the more famous fighters of all time and I think other people don't do that.

And why the hell do you bring up Ali in a thread not about Ali?....oh I'm sorry that reasoning only seems to carry weight when someone tries to use it against me.

[0james0]

I believe the most buys for a heavyweight fight came in the Tyson vs Holyfield 2 fight 10 or so years ago.

Not only was it one of the most popular fights ever, it was also the one where he bit Holyfields ear off. Watched by about 2m people!

I think Lewis Tyson is next, then Tyson vs Holyfield 1.

Oddly, Tyson vs Mcneeley comes in next. Yeah, Tyson vs ? He knocked him out in about 2 minutes, I even remember watching it. It was so big because it was tysons return to the ring after going in jail.