Haye: “I’m going to be dishing him [Ruiz] out Haye all night long”
February 22nd, 2010
By Scott Gilfoid: World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye (23-1, 21 KO’s) will be facing the stiffest test of his career when he faces two-time heavyweight champion John Ruiz (44-8-1, 30 KO’s) on April 3rd at the M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom. Although Haye’s narrow 12 round decision win over WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev was his best fight as a heavyweight to date, Ruiz looks to be a step up from the 36-year-old Valuev in ability.
In an article at Sky Sports News, Haye says “He [Ruiz] comes towards me, he never runs from people. He comes out there and tries to press the action and press the fight and it will give me plenty of openings to counter him.” Maybe, but I doubt it. There wasn’t much countering done by Haye in his last fight against Valuev. In that fight, Valuev constantly pressed forward looking to engage with Haye.
Instead of standing his ground and countering, Haye ran around the ring looking to avoid Valuev. I sure hope that Haye doesn’t do that against Ruiz, because there won’t be much countering done if Haye is moving all the time. And for that matter, there probably won’t be much action if Haye doesn’t stop moving. The good thing is that Haye doesn’t seem to move very well. He looked like he was carrying a 50 pound weight on his back as he continuously circled the ring against Valuev. I felt dizzy just watching all the circling from Haye. It was just awful to watch.
Haye says “I’m going to be dishing him [Ruiz] out Haye all night long. He’s going to be eating it all day.” I bet. Haye was saying similar things before his bout against Valuev, and looked what happened. Haye was like a sprinter in the ring, albeit a slow one. The extra weight that Haye put on to fight Valuev seemed to be a little bit of flab, because he didn’t look as conditioned as he normally does.
Most of Haye’s weight is in his upper body, and his legs have to work hard to carry him around the ring. Hopefully, Haye takes off some of that useless muscle in his upper body and trims off the flab that he’s put on as he’s bulked up in weight. I can see the weight on Haye, especially around his jowls. I think Haye needs to burn off the blubber and trim back down to 200. I think he’d be a better fighter at that weight, and if things don’t work out for him, he can always go back to cruiserweight.
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Jacksons comments are probably by far the most accurate and inteligent comments I have read..We all love the sport of boxing that’s why we go back and forth with each other on this forum. I don’t care what country a fighter is from it just does not matter to me, I don’t care what language they speak. I don’t understand how anyone could get behind such an abrasive and obnoxious reprebate such as Hayre. He isn’t funny he’s displayed dishonesty and a lack of character by lying and faking injuries not to mention backing out of fights that he has provoked by throwing little tantrums and a really wierd display of dillusional grandure. If you back him and appreciate his irresponsibe language towards other atheletes you should take a close look at yourself too.
haye needs to get off the senior citizen circuit, he needs to get into the ring with a fighter who has a pulse, and its definately not ruiz…he is far over the hill and actually looked better against a younger, better valuev than haye did, but those days are gone…don king was ready to dump valuev, so haye got a gift…besides with a pit disorder like his, valuev is way over the hill in his 30s….50 is probably as far as he will get before his body gives out on him
haye vs audley harrison , then perhaps frank bruno !
I agree with you Scott, this is a potential banana skin for Haye. Ruiz likes to throw double jabs which are not easy to counter, and he occasionally follows this with a straight right. But most of the time he just falls in after his jabs, grabs and leans on his opponents. So Haye may not have the room to operate.
Haye will have opportunities for left hooks and uppercuts as Ruiz falls in. But again he has to be on the look out for Ruiz’s straight right as he is doing this.
Movement, distance, and patience will be the key for Haye. He will need to throw the left hooks from good angles. He’ll also need to make the most of any body shot opportunities to bring down Ruiz’s high guard.
It may turn out to be a long night for David Haye.
The great thing about a Scott Gilford article is you only need to read the title to know exactly whats going to be in it. However I was surprised today to read that “Haye needs to burn off the blubber” which is a ridiculous statement even by Scott’s usual standards.
Yet more absolute rubbish. This site is awesome.
Quality stuff Scott, more nonsense but keep it up, i mean we dont want this site getting a reputation for talking sense so dont stop now Scott.
some really good boxing analyst on here , very objective veiwpoints about haye, being sarcastic by the way! Do some off you guys actually know anything about boxing or are ya just arm chair hero. To just pull a boxer to bits without any real reason is basically stupid and dumb. People saying haye isnt fast for a heavyweight and cant hit what a joke so all the evidence so far as been pure luck. He boxed an intelligent fight with the giant, he could have been a little busier yes , but he did break is hand. So haye haters if ya gonna pull him to bits do it with a bit off intelligence and take ya blinkers off! And for scott how do you get to right articles on here as you know squat about boxing. As if haye is going to use the same tactics as he did against valuev, maybe you think he would because you carnt understand that intelligent boxers adapt to their opponents! So in the interest of wisdom over ignorance please shut up ! muppet
Guys, please please please just STOP commenting on anything written by this man.
It only serves to encourage him to continue writing ill informed articles, if for no other reason than to get uner the skin of any non-American.
He will not listen to requests, and will not even stop when he categorically promised to. Just DON’T READ THE ARTICLE!!!
Scott have you ever seen any of the other David Haye fights as your comments seem based purely on the Valuev fight? Had Ruiz done what David did against Valuev then maybe he would also have won against him.
This is an interesting match up but it’s really irrelivant. Either guy is that good to beat a Klitchko or in fact Chambers or Povotkin, there are guys coming up that will roll over Haye and Ruiz in the near future. I don’t care what country a fighter is from, boxing is world wide now and that is a good thing. I don’t understand some (not all) of the fans in the UK being so fanatic about Haye. But all of the UK soccer fans don’t riot and stomp other soccer fans to death either, so it wouldn’t be fair to lump everyone together. Haye iw ok, but he does plod around the ring and his handspeed in not blinding, he just isn’t that good.
Whats the difference in Haye running compared to Dirrel running other than Haye is British and a World Champion and dirrel is … nothing apart from Scottys bumchum
I love the way people hate on David Haye for the way he went about beating valuev, but just think if you were in that ring and think how you would approach a 7 foot 2 valuev with a long reach. All you have to do is watch what he did to fighters when they attepmted to fight on the inside.
Damian; Spot on! This writer, clearly has no understanding of the different challenges each fighter presents.
to call Jhon Ruiz hayes ‘stiffest test so far’ its utterly obserd. Why are my comments always bieng deleted by you Scott, it just shows that you have no credibility as a wrighter, all you have to do is look at all the comments abusing you and calling your all sorts. You are a laughing stock Scotty
scott very biast towards haye, what you have to understand that valuev was a big guy, n all haye could do was dodge him otherwise risk the chance of losing, the fight may have looked boring, but haye played it clever! n also the power punch he gave valuev in final round, really shocked valuev! no other fighter has managed to do dat to valuev! i dont understand y ders so many haters towards HAYE………
There’s a lot of people on here (including Scott) who really don’t know what they’re talking about. Haye is probably the fastest boxer in the heavyweight decision, I can’t really think of anyone who comes close. To say he’s plods around the around is laughable (gotta be some jealous yank who came out with that one!). He plods and he’s overweight WTF does that make Arreola?!!
Oh and he’s such a coward he fought someone seven stone heavier than him and a foot taller who had only lost once, that makes a lot of sense Adam. Good one. He made big Val look like an amateur who was boxing shadows cos his movement was so good the giant couldnt touch him. The way he wobbled the big man with a short left hook was just a taster of the power Haye posseses
Scott, as usual, your bias jumps off the screen. Haye has proved himself a good boxer. He’s only just started his HW career and made a good start. You may not like his mouth but he’s no different from Ali in that respect. Time will tell how good he really is but he’s certainly made the division more exciting.
Ruiz has been with a new trainer & the word is he’s moving more & gave up on the one punch/grab style that had so many boxing fans hating him.
Haye on the other hand is young, strong, motivated & frankly I think he fought a great tactical fight against that f’n Russian Monster. You can argue Haye just played keep away from Valuev but for God’s sake that guy takes up the whole ring, it’s not as easy as it looks.
In the end I hope it’s a competitive fight. Ruiz, love him or hate him (I’m sure I can guess which it is) has been in over 10 world title fights & brings a level of experience Haye hasn’t seen yet so it will be a great test for an upcoming kid who could add some seriously needed excitement to the HW division.
May the best man, that night, win.
Arthur ……you are right…..however it will be ok to see.
Neither fighter is top natch. It makes no differance who wins.
oh scotty scotty scott why do you say such stupid things!
Thanks for the complement HUDSON, you sound like a good guy. However Haye does not posses great hand speed, and his footwork is awkward. You like him and that’s ok but to build him up to something he is not isn’t fair to him or yourself….only the future will tell right!…..I,m not an Idiot, I have been around boxing my whole life and I’m just calling it like I see it, thats all bro…..Take Care Dude
SCOTT YOU IDIOT ANOTHER WIERD ARTICLE. DAVID HAYE HAS BLUBBER????? HE HAS NOT 1 OUNCE OF FAT ON HIS BODY. YOU ARE DELUSIONAL AND A VERY SAD AND STRANGE LITTLE MAN
As for Haye being fast? Thtas some funny sh*t right there. Haye is a loppy piece of garbage that swings for the fences in fear in every fight. He’s worthless and shouldnt even be mentioned in the same sentance as either K-bro.
David Haye is a punk b***h that got his shot because of his mouth not his boxing skill. He ran his mouth like he was something special then faked an injury because he knew he was gonna be givin an old fashioned beat down. Haye has faught a weak gate keeper in Monte Barret and got his as* knocked down and knocked silly. He faught a 7 foot circus freak that hadn’t faught anybody because he woulda got sparked out, and he faught Bonin. Boy thats 3 awesome boxers. LMFAO! The Klitschko’s would beat Haye senseless in less than 4 rounds if Haye wan’t to scared to step in the ring.Haye is a bum thatt runs his glass jaw way to much for a man that hadn’t done jack sh*t. Haye moved away from the Klitschko’s to fight Valuev knowing Ruiz was the mandatory after that fight. Coward and he aint sh*t. Nobody even knows who this moron is and it will stay that way because hes to much of a bit** to fight anyone that can actually box.
Patpump you idiot. Haye is blindingly fast of hand and foot.
Should be a good fight, they are both not very fast of hand and both plod around awkwardly, Haye can hurt you with his wild looping punches however Ruiz has had a solid chin and has stood up to much bigger punchers than Haye. I’m not sure about Haye’s chin, he may be better than some give him credit for. Both guys are below par for defensive skills. It could come down to late round heart, but as far an exciting fight between two skilled fighters, either of these guys fit the part, but interesting match up’s make interesting fights. Way down the road there are some promising heavyweights coming along, mostly eastern european….could see some good stuff in a few years but these two guys are not cream of the crop, and I don’t say that to run either guy down, as fighters they deserve respect.
Must make ‘HAYE’ while the sun shines! Haye will make Hay!
The Haye hating continues…
@ Adam
“David Haye couldn’t handle the Klitschko’s” – He hasn’t fought them yet.
“And now Ruiz? What a pathetic bum” – Thats his mandatory. He has to fight Ruiz.
“Haye never faught Golata btw” – Who said he fought Golota?
“Haye has beaten nobody in the Heavies” – He has beaten 3 boxers and one of them was Valuev who was 50-1.
Try using your brain next time you express yourself.
There is no similarity in this fight with that of Valuev. Haye could not go toe to toe with Valuev. Haye’s tactics were spot on. He can now seek to KO Ruiz who is hardly the stature of Valuev. Your disdain for Haye lacks any merit!
David Haye is a bad man saying he’s gonna beat John Ruiz.LMFAO! David Haye couldn’t handle the Klitschko’s that’s why the coward went after the 7 foot freak. And now Ruiz? What a pathetic bum. Haye never faught Golata btw. Golata woulda killed Haye. Haye has beaten nobody in the Heavies and will always be a nobody.
So scott when (and im confident when i say WHEN) Haye beats Ruiz, Khan Beats Mallinagi, Abraham beats Dirrell and Froch beats Kessler will you stop writting all this rubbish and actually admit there is some talent coming out of UK and europe that is more promising than some of the american talent emerging or are you just going to jump off a tall building?
The last time Ruiz beat a “decent” heavyweight was Nov 2004, thats over 5 years ago in Andrew Golota and Golota last beat a decent heavyweight.. oh, thats right he has never beaten a decent heavyweight, ha.
Does your computer automatically enter the word ‘controversial’ before the words ‘american, boxer and defeat or do you find the time to do it yourself?
You’re a total moron Scott. You really are delluded and have a brain malfunction every time you write about Haye. Haye has zero fat on his body. Check him out during the weigh in against Valuev you moron. Haye has blidning head and hand speed for a man his size and blistering power. The more I think about it the more Ruiz is going to eat right hands, upper cuts and hooks. He won’t want to come forward when he tastes Hayes power.
As you seem to keep repeating yourself I will rebutt your argument and repeat myself. Haye fought tactically against Valuev and it worked a treat and he wobbled the 7’2 beast with the best chin in the world in the 12th round. Haye had a broken hand in round two and used it sparingly. In round 1 and 2 Haye only threw a few punches as both fighters were cagey early on in such a massive fight. Who wouldn’t be? Haye was super quick at making Valuev look silly, he couldn’t have been any quicker.
Haye won’t run from Ruiz he will destroy him and take him out in great style.
215lbs – 220lbs at a push is where I think Haye should be at to fight at HW. 200lbs will be a little too light in my opinion Scott. As for the comments regards Haye and Flab, that’s just delusional mate.
“David Haye will be facing the stiffest test of his career when he faces two-time heavyweight champion John Ruiz” – Valuev beat Ruiz twice, I’d say Valuev was a tougher test. Haye has beaten bigger men then Ruiz at Cruiserweight.
“Ruiz appears to be fighting at a higher level than Valuev at this point of the 7-foot Russian’s career” – Two fights ago he lost to Valuev, but I guess that fight against Adnan Serin (19-11-1) must of made him better.
“The good thing is that Haye doesn’t seem to move very well” – He dodged every punch Valuev throw, got out of the corner every time he seems caught and out manouvered every Cruiserweight he fought. But no… he probably doesn’t move so well.
Another classic article, keep em coming.
Jowls!
I think Haye should be worried about audley harrison
Because once he has won the european belt. He’s gonna smash the Klitchko’s, then Haye