Haye doesn't need to fight Vlad or Vitali to gain my respect. To me, he already gained some of it by beating Valuev, and he'll gain more of it by beating Ruiz. I'm not saying they are awesome boxers, but they are legitimate heavyweights. Of course, I'd give him more credit for beating Eddie Chambers, Alexander Povetkin or Cris Arreola. Vlad and Vitali destroy whoever is put in front of them. They've already gained my respect.
As to the thread, Nonito Donaire needs to step up his game which means stepping up in weight to bantamweight. I don't even want to see him fight Darchinyan again. He should move up in weight and challenge Agbeko, Perez, Hasegawa.
Also, Chris John against somebody competitive. There are so many great fighters in or around his weight: Gamboa, Lopez, Caballero, Yordan, Poonsawat etc.
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