I love the people bailing out of the Haye bandwagon "I was never REALLY a fan of his" ....rrrright. That's cool, that's ok, I don't mind you rats fleeing that sinking ship, I told you Haye was a phony from day 1!
I do mind when people assume the heavyweight division would be better off without the Klitschko's when right now they are the only fighters in that division worth watching. Say what you will about Wlad he's extremely skilled and 100% dedicated to the sport, that's not opinion that's FACT!
As for how the division would do without them? Well there are very interesting fights that COULD be made, I see 0 on the horizon that peaks my interest or even looks like it will be a good scrap not even Chagaev-Povetkin. I do hope for the sake of a fresh challenge that Povetkin steam rolls Chagaev but hell who knows what will happen its been so long since either fighter was in vs top competition.
I think there are some guys that can make for exciting fights but I don't give anyone a chance of beating the Klitschko's.
The reason I gave Haye so much crap is because he talked a lot.....A LOT and then fought in retreat the entire fight and adding insult to injury he complained to the ref and feigned fouls more than a Portuguese footballer! When Mike Tyson talked he delivered on his word, same with Ali, same with Lewis, Louis, and all the other greats. There is nothing wrong with hyping yourself up for a fight...but hyping a fighter just to hype it? It made David Haye look like no more than Peter McNeeley, that's a very sad statement even for me to make, but its true.
I'm hoping Wlad gets Arreola, Stiverne, Povetkin, and Valuev before he retires.
Was a fan of his, am still a fan of his. Obviously how much I think of him has to go down after how the fight turned out... but that's OK isn't it? You can think a little less of somebody without having to completely dislike them... right?
'Bailing on the Haye band wagon'... this isn't another case of you reading things the way you want to read them and going off on one against a none existent argument or opinion again is it Lyle?
I'll judge him better or more harshly depending on how much he can redeem himself... as with all fighters (Wlad is no stranger to falling short and improving himself, is he?)
You can't really knock Wlad, I don't dislike the guy. He's fought everybody available, he shows up in shape no matter who he's fighting and he behaves like a professional. He's just fucking boring... that is also a fact. How much importance you place on that fact is up to you.
He still has a way to go before he loses the honor of being the poster boy for the 'fat heavyweight contender' stereotype...![]()
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