David Haye's Last 5 opponents

[brocktonblockbust]

In reverse chron order:

Audley Harrison, age 39 (need I say more about this level of comp, other than that Harrison got beat by Dominick Guinn? You know, Dom the All-Time Great )

John Ruiz, age 38 1/2 (I cant believe this guy is still fighting)

Nicolai Valuev, age 36 1/2 (.....and he fought WHO??...46 year old Evander...whew...)

Monte Barrett, age 37 1/2 (....I cant believe this guy is still fighting....what was it, maybe 15 years ago he beat RJJ on a DQ Wow......he must still be fresh as a daisy, huh?)

Enzo Maccarinelli, OK he was only 28, so age isnt a factor in this one, but......(Maccarinelli fought WHO? Wayne Braithwaithe?? )


Sorry folks, this isn't pretty stiff competition, its more like he was fighting stiffs. Not looking too good for Haye vs Klitschko at all. This fight wont go 7 rounds, with Haye (best case scenario) being stopped on tremendous cuts and contusions, or (worst case scenario) Klitschko wiping him off the map in 4 rounds.

[HattonTheHammer]

In reverse chron order:

Audley Harrison, age 39 (need I say more about this level of comp, other than that Harrison got beat by Dominick Guinn? You know, Dom the All-Time Great )

John Ruiz, age 38 1/2 (I cant believe this guy is still fighting)

Nicolai Valuev, age 36 1/2 (.....and he fought WHO??...46 year old Evander...whew...)

Monte Barrett, age 37 1/2 (....I cant believe this guy is still fighting....what was it, maybe 15 years ago he beat RJJ on a DQ Wow......he must still be fresh as a daisy, huh?)

Enzo Maccarinelli, OK he was only 28, so age isnt a factor in this one, but......(Maccarinelli fought WHO? Wayne Braithwaithe?? )


Sorry folks, this isn't pretty stiff competition, its more like he was fighting stiffs. Not looking too good for Haye vs Klitschko at all. This fight wont go 7 rounds, with Haye (best case scenario) being stopped on tremendous cuts and contusions, or (worst case scenario) Klitschko wiping him off the map in 4 rounds.

and other than the guy who had an entire foot and 90 odd pounds he knocked every single one of them out the moment he let his hands go

you can only beat whats infront of you, im not questioning that they werent exactly of the best quality but how many heavyweights are anymore??

[brocktonblockbust]

not his fault, but Im saying he is hyped-to-infinity, undeservedly.

[erics44]

not his fault, but Im saying he is hyped-to-infinity, undeservedly.

you could look at it another way

audley (multimillion pound all british heavyweight title fight)
John Ruiz (his mandatory, been in with some of the best HWs of the last decade and never embarrassed, and had got better with age)
Valuev (WBA world champ, winning the title at only his 3rd fight at heavyweight)
monte (first fight at HW, stepping stone for all the top HWs)
enzo (very credible cruiserweight champ and for the unified undisputed cruiserweight championship)

not too bad i dont think, not many boxers in the world at the minute can claim such high profile fights for their last 5 fights

so stop complaining and enjoy the ride

[brocktonblockbust]

Thats a crap list. Crap, crap crap. Oh please. Oh PLEASE.

[Master]

I like the way you exclude Mormeck to win the title as undisputed champion, the rest is OK considering he has fought at 2 weights and holds a version of the title. If he beats the Klits, one after the other then that looks even more impressive.

[BIG H]

In reverse chron order:

Audley Harrison, age 39 (need I say more about this level of comp, other than that Harrison got beat by Dominick Guinn? You know, Dom the All-Time Great )

John Ruiz, age 38 1/2 (I cant believe this guy is still fighting)

Nicolai Valuev, age 36 1/2 (.....and he fought WHO??...46 year old Evander...whew...)

Monte Barrett, age 37 1/2 (....I cant believe this guy is still fighting....what was it, maybe 15 years ago he beat RJJ on a DQ Wow......he must still be fresh as a daisy, huh?)

Enzo Maccarinelli, OK he was only 28, so age isnt a factor in this one, but......(Maccarinelli fought WHO? Wayne Braithwaithe?? )


Sorry folks, this isn't pretty stiff competition, its more like he was fighting stiffs. Not looking too good for Haye vs Klitschko at all. This fight wont go 7 rounds, with Haye (best case scenario) being stopped on tremendous cuts and contusions, or (worst case scenario) Klitschko wiping him off the map in 4 rounds.

Quite ironic that a Marciano fanatic should talk about somebody fighting 'Stiffs'

[ross]

Monte Barrett, age 37 1/2 (....I cant believe this guy is still fighting....what was it, maybe 15 years ago he beat RJJ on a DQ Wow......he must still be fresh as a daisy, huh?).

Eh!?

Are you getting confused with Montel Griffin

Monte has acheived far less

[El Kabong]

not his fault, but Im saying he is hyped-to-infinity, undeservedly.

Actually it IS his fault because his team handpicked those fighters.

[ElTerribleMorales]

not his fault, but Im saying he is hyped-to-infinity, undeservedly.

you could look at it another way

audley (multimillion pound all british heavyweight title fight)
John Ruiz (his mandatory, been in with some of the best HWs of the last decade and never embarrassed, and had got better with age)
Valuev (WBA world champ, winning the title at only his 3rd fight at heavyweight)
monte (first fight at HW, stepping stone for all the top HWs)
enzo (very credible cruiserweight champ and for the unified undisputed cruiserweight championship)

not too bad i dont think, not many boxers in the world at the minute can claim such high profile fights for their last 5 fights

so stop complaining and enjoy the ride

Ruiz never was embarrassed? what about the shutout beating he took from a former Middleweight in Roy Jones? then James Toney who also repeated the same whooping (but came out positive for illegal substances, supposedly something to heal tear damage), and then there was Tua

and Valuev shouldn't have even had the strap due to the fact that a 46 year old Holyfield was robbed against him

[erics44]

not his fault, but Im saying he is hyped-to-infinity, undeservedly.

you could look at it another way

audley (multimillion pound all british heavyweight title fight)
John Ruiz (his mandatory, been in with some of the best HWs of the last decade and never embarrassed, and had got better with age)
Valuev (WBA world champ, winning the title at only his 3rd fight at heavyweight)
monte (first fight at HW, stepping stone for all the top HWs)
enzo (very credible cruiserweight champ and for the unified undisputed cruiserweight championship)

not too bad i dont think, not many boxers in the world at the minute can claim such high profile fights for their last 5 fights

so stop complaining and enjoy the ride

Ruiz never was embarrassed? what about the shutout beating he took from a former Middleweight in Roy Jones? then James Toney who also repeated the same whooping (but came out positive for illegal substances, supposedly something to heal tear damage), and then there was Tua

and Valuev shouldn't have even had the strap due to the fact that a 46 year old Holyfield was robbed against him

valuev was the world champ and yep ruiz was never embarrassed, you can talk about the tua fight as an ebarrasment but that was the only real slip in a very successful carear at the top

like haye or not he is a worthy world champ, and an exciting one

ruiz was the mandatory which isnt hayes fault

[marbleheadmaui]

I'm as tough on Haye as anyone. But if he scared to fight the Ukranians, it's not like there is a lot left over in that division. What gets me is the WAY he's fought in big heavyweight fights.

He threw, on average, THIRTEEN punches per round against Valuev. THIRTEEN! Not exaclty what one would hope for from a guy trying to wrest a "title."

He was damned near paralyzed against a somnambulent Harrison for two rounds, it was awful.

[ElTerribleMorales]

not his fault, but Im saying he is hyped-to-infinity, undeservedly.

you could look at it another way

audley (multimillion pound all british heavyweight title fight)
John Ruiz (his mandatory, been in with some of the best HWs of the last decade and never embarrassed, and had got better with age)
Valuev (WBA world champ, winning the title at only his 3rd fight at heavyweight)
monte (first fight at HW, stepping stone for all the top HWs)
enzo (very credible cruiserweight champ and for the unified undisputed cruiserweight championship)

not too bad i dont think, not many boxers in the world at the minute can claim such high profile fights for their last 5 fights

so stop complaining and enjoy the ride

Ruiz never was embarrassed? what about the shutout beating he took from a former Middleweight in Roy Jones? then James Toney who also repeated the same whooping (but came out positive for illegal substances, supposedly something to heal tear damage), and then there was Tua

and Valuev shouldn't have even had the strap due to the fact that a 46 year old Holyfield was robbed against him

valuev was the world champ and yep ruiz was never embarrassed, you can talk about the tua fight as an ebarrasment but that was the only real slip in a very successful carear at the top

like haye or not he is a worthy world champ, and an exciting one

ruiz was the mandatory which isnt hayes fault

how the hell is it not embarrassing to get your ass handed to you by a guy who's like 5 inches shorter than you and 40+ lbs lighter than you, and that was at the weigh in, lord knows how much on fight night

[iamasadlittleboy]

I would love it if Wlad knocks Haye out with a jab in the opening round.

[ElTerribleMorales]

I would love it if Wlad knocks Haye out with a jab in the opening round.

i'd laugh my ass off if Haye goes down from the first solid shot that Wlad lands