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| Wednesday, 30 April 2008 | |
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There's been so much publicity about David Haye lately. Ever since he's gotten involved in a mud-slinging fight with Wladimir Klitschko more people are considering Haye to be a heavyweight threat than ever. David Haye is full of boxing talent, which has recently been showcased against the two round demolition of Enzo Maccarinelli. So the question remains... is he a real heavyweight boxer?
I have to be fair. He is most certainly a good heavyweight boxer. Is he good enough to compete against the best heavyweight boxers? I think not. First off, I consider the cruiserweight division to be heavyweight's in-shape softer-hitting fighters. In other words, the cruiserweights are the heavyweight boxers who don't hit hard and decided to get in shape and lose weight to compete in a smaller weight class. I don't really believe that they are truly smaller than heavyweights. Many former great heavyweights made easy transitions from cruiserweight to heavyweight like Evander Holyfield or James Toney. Mike Tyson himself use to make the 200lb weigh-in limit at one point. There is no doubt that Haye can compete with real heavyweights. He certainly has speed, power, and great boxing ability. He might be considered a bit weak-chinned because of his flash knockdowns against smaller opponents. I honestly feel it has more to do with his overly-aggressive lifestyle that leaves him vulnerable than the fact that his chin is truly "weak". Will David Haye be a threat to Klischko? NO! His boxing skills are lacking. He's relying too much on speed and power to win his fights and I see many holes in his boxing tactics. First off, Haye lunges too much. That cost him during the amateurs against Odlanier Solis and it will cost him again if he tries that against Klitschko. Wladimir has too long and too fast of a jab for Haye to get away with lunging in. Haye also has the looping right syndrome like Jermain Taylor's big right hand where his right hand is dropped a little and looped as he throws it. You can see when Haye's about to throw the right hand, it's so obvious. Most of his opponents are so scared of his speed and power so they don't look to counter so much as they look to avoid it. Klitschko however, hooks very well off the jab. I also feel that Haye is not a combination puncher. He fights many of his fights one punch at a time and is always looking for the knockout. The only time he DOES throw combinations is when his opponents aren't firing back. Haye moves well but lunges too much. My guess is Klitschko knocks him out easily if they ever meet anytime soon. The one thing I will consider though is that Haye might have a weak chin right now because he is draining himself to make the cruiserweight limit. This is the same argument I have for Cotto since he was able to move up to welterweight and hasn't shown any chin problems since.
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written by Smith , May 01, 2008
Tyson's lowest fighting weight was 212.
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