David Haye considering taking the mandatory route in order to get a fight with Vitali

I'd say he'll have 2-3 more fights if this is true. He could face Johnathon Banks who fought in a WBC semi-final eliminator bout in November. Fury-Cunningham meet next month in an IBF title eliminator for the #2 spot and the winner faces Kubrat Pulev, so they might be out of the question, even though I'd love to see Fury beat up Haye!

We'll see what happens.

 

Vitali will not back up and hop out of the zone nearly as much as his brother, so David has the proverbial good "Puncher's Chance" against him.

 

Don't think Haye can hurt Vitali. He is much faster, though. He has a better chance against Vitali than he did against Wlad, for sure.

 

How old is Vitaly now...? Haye only chance at beating a KLIT was with Wlad...Vitali will KO him inside of 6 rounds.

 

Hopefully we will have an opportunity to see.

The way Vitali walks in with his hands down and chin exposed, he is wide open for a right hand over the jab he brings back low.

 

Vitali's started looking pretty old lately. If I were him I'd just retire before he ends up losing to somebody he'd have toyed with 5 years ago

 

So was Ali. In theory.

 

Vitali KOs by accumulation of his shitty arm punches, he won't land that much on Haye.

And Hut, seriously, that comparison ...

 

Vitali is now 41 and has slowed down a bit too. I still give him the advantage over Haye, of course.

 

Between an unorthodox heavyweight who kept his hands down, brought his jab back low but used length for defense and rarely got hit &...... yeah I agree stupid comparison.

 

Come on. Would you compare Hatton & Duran coz they were both rough fighters who liked to be on the inside?

 

I'd compare an aspect of their style if they did something similarly, sure

 

Vitali hasn't had his failure in technique exploited because he's fighting shitty fat bums who are half his size, Ali didn't have it exploited because he had the speed & head movement to get away with it. I don't think they're really that comparable..

 

The whole point is that both have done much better than they theoretically should have. In 60s experts thought that Ali would lose as soon as he fought a good enough opponent since his style was so risky. The same happened with Vitali (and apparently some still keep hoping). Of course, Ali fought much better opponents but that is besides the point: their approach and style were somewhat similar and both have beaten most of their opposition easily. Nothing suggests that Haye is so much better compared to the rest that he exploits Vitali's style.

That being said, I see this as nearly 50:50 based on how Vitali has looked in his last couple fights. He has lost the snap of his punches and against that useless Charr he got hit much more than before, so apparently his swift reflexes and commanding left hand are eroding. Haye's movement and quickness of his right hand might spell trouble

 

The future of the Heavyweight division?

 

:tick:

 

Haye is garbage... Few have gotten more mileage out of little more than a big mouth

The sad thing is that Vitali is WAY past it now, so Haye actually has a chance

A few years ago he would have beaten Haye into a swollen mess

 

No idea who is but I can tell just by looking at him - no. Looks like an east end bouncer.

 

As a fighter Haye is pretty much of a copy of the current champion, without the jab and bit less clinching. Haye, like Wlad, waits for his opponent to come in and then counters with the right, that is his whole game. As a person I liked him first as he is a charismatic, quick-witted guy but with all his bitching and not producing makes him very annoying, I wouldn't like to see him as a champ

 

He cant deal with height but vs anyone who isnt a super heavy you're guaranteed some drama. He's above average in the excitement department

 

I don't see all that much similarity between Haye & Wlad, tbh. Both tend to rely on distance for defense but thats about as far as it goes.

 

As long as the other guy makes the fight and leads, then I agree Haye becomes very exciting. His bouts against Chisora and Ruiz were cool and I'd like to see him take on Povetkin, Arreola or Adamek. Him facing Chambers could be even more boring than Wlad-Chambers was

 

Use distance, avoid getting hit at all costs, never lead, land a booming right hand, never throw to body. Haye moves more whereas Wlad bases everything on the jab and Haye runs whereas Wlad hugs. They are pretty similar

 

By the standards of this division? I suppose

In general? He's about as exciting as a photograph... His style is horrible

 

Haye is allot more like Naz stylistically than Wlad if there's a comparison to make. Wlad has a high, methodical output, can lead or 'return' can move forward if need be - Haye just relies on walking guys onto bombs.

 

Against guys who aren't huge (sorry to keep making that qualification in every sentence but its a big one::) he near enough averages a KD or serious wobble in every round. Being an afffletic sort there's zero 'rewatch value' but as live events his fights are usually pretty exciting.