Would Haye be a Good Heavyweight Champion?
March 31st, 2009
By Chris Williams: In looking at a worse case scenario of David Haye somehow defeating Wladimir Klitschko on June 20th to capture the IBF and WBO heavyweight titles, I’m wondering what kind of heavyweight champion Haye would turn out to be? Haye has a legion of followers who see him as a risk taker, a fighter who’s unafraid to fight anyone. I don’t things like that. In looking over Haye’s record while fighting as a cruiserweight, I see a lot of fluff in there, opponents that were nothing more than fodder to pad his record with.
If Haye was a true risk taker like many people like to attribute to him, he would have stepped up to the plate and immediately fought a good heavyweight like Alexander Dimitrenko, Alexander Povetkin, Chris Arreola or a decent one like Kevin Johnson.
Haye didn’t do it. Instead, Haye opted for the safe, easy fights against Barrett and Bonin, both of whom he defeated. So, if we want to have a good idea of what kind of heavyweight champion would be, all we have to look at is his two prior heavyweight bouts before landing a fight with Wladimir, as well as most of Haye’s career as a cruiserweight.
Haye will probably be the same kind of fighter he was in the past, and will seek out the opponents that he sees as beatable. I see Haye as a Felix Sturm type heavyweight champion, taking on the easiest non-mandatory challenger he can get. Instead of seeing him being a big risk taker like his fans seem to think he is, he’ll likely go the soft route, take the easy fights and try to hold onto the heavyweight title for as long as he possibly can.
I’m usually always right about by observations about fighters and I see Haye as being the safety first type heavyweight champion. Wladimir Klitschko takes a lot of heat for fighting timidly, and rightly so because he does sometimes, but Wladimir has been good about taking on the best opponent possible, even when fighting his non-mandatory challengers. I can’t see Haye doing that.
Usually, when a fighters that talk a lot are the worse ones when it comes to fighting the best in the division. Haye talks loudly, yet when it came to picking his two earlier opponents at heavyweight, Haye gave us a good indication of what kind of champion he would be if he’s able to defeat Wladimir.
I’m now hoping that Wladimir sends Haye into stratosphere with a punch, and keep us from having to deal with him as champion. Boxing needs real warriors to keep the sport healthy, not someone that sits on a title and takes the easy fights.
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This writer is obviously is obviously blind and most probably a yank. Haye has never ducked anyone and i can’t wait to see him knock vladimir out cold. it will happen you’ll see.
LOOKS LIKE YOUR A BIT WORRIED THAT HAYE MIGHT ACTUALLY WIN! SO YOU NEED A BACK UP PLAN TO SLATE HIM EVEN THOUGH HE HAS BEATEN THE BEST HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION THERE IS! YOUR A JOKE!
Haye is a fighter that can bring some life into the heavyweight divisions. The Klitscho’s are the most boring fighters along with Nikolay Valuev and Chagaev. Haye could beat Wladimir, Valuev and Chagaev but not Vitiali hes to strong for Haye and could take everythink he threw at him.
GOOOOO HAYE!!!!!
Chris, you sound like a part time boxing fan with little knowledge of boxing apart from what is fed to you through ESPN and US Press.
You and Scott Gilfoed are so biased in your opinions that your articles sound like rants.
hahaha your idiocy know no bounds.Haye has a padded record? He’s fought CHAMPIONS and beaten CHAMPIONS to unify the cruiserweight division.Who has Arreola fought? BUMS and NO HOPERS. What titles does he hold? Surely the “coveted” NABF and WBC continental title warrant a title bid for him. His nickname “The Nightmare” is pretty spot on too as thats what he gives to everyone who even catches a glimpse of him and the sheer thought of him ever being better competition for Haye than the big man Wladimir Klitschko at this stage is nightmarish.Seriously what did you do to deserve this gig?
i love this site it cracks me up this is beyond funny hahahahaha.. haye u are a bad bad champion always takin the easy fights im sick of u…oh wait the bloke hasnt even won the title and is getin bashed over it lol chris u are comedy tanx u, i cry with laughter everytime i read ur work, keep it up
Chris , with articls like these this is why you are not writting for espn or HBO. If you can understand you cant just pick a fighter and say yeah i feel like fighting arreloa 16 march, you just dont do that. You have to negotiate and do lots of other things before the fight is made. Please consider this before you start slagging off are fighters.
I said about Williams last article that this was his best one yet.
I stand corrected, hats off to you Mr Williams. There actually seems to be as many contridictions and confusing remarks in there as there is words.
Ignoring the clear over the top bitterness like “in a worse case scenario of Haye actually winning” and “im hoping Vlad sends Haye into the stratosphere with a punch” its the contridictions.
Haye takes it easy until he stepped it up to fight Macormak and Macrenelli, Not really and he did step it up and he did beat them both. So he proved himself. What was your point?
Haye will prob go looking for more easy fights at heavyweight. IS this after hes challenged and fought both Klitchkos maybe? Lookin for the easy fights my arse
Haye is a talk of the tape, he wants a shot at Wlad. Why should Haye fight for the Title and he still don’t Prove anything by beating the weakest Heavyweight Monte Barret. Haye need to face Chambers first then Brewster and if he beats these two guys then, yes,he needs a Title Fight vs.Wlad.But till then Haye you can’t talk your way to Victory.
“I’m usually always right about by observations about fighters”- i’m not surprised you say this judging by your other articles, and also would not be surprised if it was a load of crap judging by your other articles.i agree with mike as well
HAHAHA
CHRIS!!!!!
ARE U KIDDING ME!!!!
HAVE YOU ACTUALLY WRITTEN AN ARTICLE HAVING A GO AT HAYE BEING A BORING CHAMPION WHEN HE HASN’T EVEN WON IT YET?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?
Chris Chris Chris……your last article stating how you thought Haye has and i quote a ’99% chance being beaten by Wladimir’ but how you would not be surprised if he did win was one thing….but this is AMAZING!!!!!
You clearly have some unexplained hatred of David Haye why i’m not too sure
BUT JEEEEZ LOOK AT THE FACTS
Haye took on enzo – a fight many thought he would loose when he had very little to gain from it to what he took from it in order to PROVE he wasn’t afraid to fight anyone
THEN he moves up to heavy weight and immeadiatly challenges EITHER OF the the most dangerous fighters in the division (your boyfriends the Klitschos)
AND THEN before a fights even been signed you have a go at him for being a boring champion who will only take easy fights!!!!!!!
Can you please keep writing these articles cos they are hilarious!!!!
can’t wait for your next one chris!!!!
he would be a good champion in this dead division but he wouldnt have nowhere near the popularity of Bruno or Lewis
he will be a better champion than either of the klitscho brothers thats fact there will be more excitement in one of his rounds than both the robots careers chris williams get back in your box you tool
So it’s official, Arreola is the great US hope (a good fighter – who has he fought?)
God you no nothing. Seems to me your attention seeking which really is pathetic how old are you 12? Anyway haye was the UNIFIED crusierweight champion he fought the champions and he beat them. According to your brilliant mind having 3 world titles means you have a padded record…. I cant belive how much rubbish you can fit in to one article. I think the problem you have with haye is he’s british and you can’t stand that fact. Keep em coming and we will all sit here and laugh at you.
why do the writers insist on each attacking british writers, its almost like other writers critism isnt quite sharp enuf that they have to add their knife. borin n nuffin new.