Haye vs. Ruiz: Does David’s stock go down if he struggles to win?
March 10th, 2010
By Scott Gilfoid: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (23-1, 21 KO’s) had to fight hard to earn a 12 round decision over former World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev in their bout last November in Germany. Haye blamed his poor performance on an injury to his right hand which apparently occurred early in the fight. Haye also says he boxed Valuev to avoid getting hit with any of his shots.
But if Haye does end up using a lot of movement and throwing few punches like he did in his fight with Valuev, will boxing fans start being turned off towards Haye? It sometimes takes awhile for fans to completely sour on a fighter. Look at IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. After dominating the heavyweight division for the past five years, he has very few fans, at least in the United States. The reason is because of his cautious safety first style of fighting.
Haye even has made jokes about Klitschko’s style of fighting, and says that he’ll be the opposite of Klitschko by fighting in an exciting manner. Haye didn’t look at all exciting in his fight with Valuev. Will Haye start to turn away boxing fans, even the loyal ones, if he continues to stink up the joint like he did in his fight with Valuev? It could very well be.
Haye wants to be an exciting fighter, you can tell that, but his chin is the problem. He’s got a glass jaw and is susceptible to getting knocked out by anyone who remotely can slug a little bit. Monte Barrett, not a big puncher by any means, had Haye down on the canvas in their fight in 2008. We don’t know what Valuev might have done to Haye, because David ran the entire fight and then afterwards made excuses about having a hurt hand.
I hope Haye doesn’t make excuses about a hand injury in the Ruiz fight if he’s unable to get him out of there. Ruiz is going to be trying to force Haye to fight. He’s already seen that Haye doesn’t react well to pressure, so he’s planning on getting Haye backing up by walking him down. Haye seemed deathly afraid to throw combinations in his fight with Valuev.
I expect that to be the case again when he fights with Ruiz. If Haye throws his looping Haymaker shots, Ruiz is going to land something and connect to Haye’s weak chin. Once Haye starts getting hit, it’s anyone’s guess what might happen. Haye looks tough with his bodybuilder physique, but a lot of that muscle seems to be useless weight lifting muscle rather than muscle he can use. It makes Haye slow as a turtle when he moves around and causes him to look really top heavy.
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Sorry little chick, i didn’t get any of that, the spelling was appalling! Did that say yes you want the bet or no you only have tiny balls being a chicken an all? Aah i read it again, i get it now, you’re too busy pumping pat!
I have responded to your cmments, but someone does not display them on here sorry DumLondon Patpumping on DumLndon
@ mr chicken
First of all, your name is crap and second of all we’ll have a little sportsmans bet, no money involved because i know you people that live in those trailer parks over there don’t have much of that! I bet that Haye will stop Ruiz in their fight and if i’m right you have to write an apology to us brits for being a dumb redneck, trailer park dwelling knob head who knows nothing about boxing and if you’re right i’ll apologise to you for being, superior but wrong on this occasion! Next time you’re at whoevers place that’s letting you use their internet let me know if you fancy the bet?
@Nieltoosweet, England……Thanks for the update Dude, I know what Haye is doing and it’s rubbish, boxing should be better than that. This isn’t one of your “Soccer’” matches where you and your grubby little friends disrupt the game and destroy everything in sight that doesn’t belong to you. Naybe the cops over there should be armed with FLAMETHROWERS
De La Hoya and his team think that Haye will become a big star in the USA. I doubt it. Most of the boxing writers there thought that the Valuev vs Haye fight was one of the most boring fights in heavyweight history. They were right!
Maybe if Haye stop talking so much trash and fighting more often and against tough fighters, then maybe Haye would be more well liked.
oh your sucking your dads knob, well make sure im next then
Chicken come back home and give me some of that inbred loving that you like!!
gilfoid…answer me this – how do you fight a 7 foot monster?only the most stupid and dumbest fighter will go toe to toe and exchange combos with a monster like that…david haye fought SMARTLY…he got the win and the belt,…so what’s the point of this article?THANK GOD YOU’RE NOT A COACH/TRAINER,man,you’ll send fighters to their deaths…and you’re not even a good writer…what else do you know?maybe i can help you find a job here in italy…dishwasher in a restaurant,maybe?
Fres wants Haye vs Ruiz winner can he get that fight. Fres is ready for the Klist Sister to offer him a invite.
Do you fancy Haye you faggot you love talking about him
Not been on this site for a long time but you was still chattin bubbles back then scott, Nowts changed. So what if fighters have bad mouths? End of the day its good promotion plus it gets under your opponents skin. Have you actually watched any of Hayes fights? Obviously not because you would see he’s always got an aggressive style and likes to get his opponents out of there early, The Valuev fight was merely a change of tactics, Can you imagine attacking a monster like him? You would be getting hit with massive shots that could end up in KO. I Expect the Ruiz fight to pan out like the Barratt fight and then i will look forward to your next diss on a british fighter.. Oh yeah and in the Barratt fight Haye slipped…… Specsavers mate.
Oh I can’t wait until Ruiz beats this clod. up. He’s the worst thing I have seen in boxing for decades. His bad mouth equals James Toney’s but his fighting skills don’t come close. I love boxing and this undignified idiot really disgraces the sport whenever he opens his mouth.
Haye slipped against Barrett adn you know he did – he also battered the guy in every single round and knocked him down about a hundred times.
He fought Valuev like no-one else had before and gave him a one-handed boxing lesson.
Haye will stop Ruiz before the 12th – pretty much the same way he stopped Barrett. The guy is too fast, too strong and too skillful.
How did you ever get to write about boxing – very poor, maybe you’ve done a bit and have got brain damage
The Valuev fight was out of character for David Haye he showed a lot of self discipline. He will be gung ho against Ruiz and will do the sport a favour and retire Ruiz, who is more of a spoiler than a boxer.
Scott do you actually watch any of the fights you write about?
Its pretty clear to see that Haye slipped against Barrett and while sat on his ass Barrett hit him. Then IF you did watch the fight, you see the anger in Hayes eyes and knocks the sorry american chump out 40 seconds after that!!!!
Also stop commenting on your own articles as Mr Chicken. Sad sad man
it wont be long… david haye will rule the world at heavyweight! when he hits a slow ageing vitali with the haymaker it will all be over… fact.
what are u smoking chicken ? haye is fat ? u better go to specavers mate !
lose weight ? he has had to bulk up since he came up from cruiserweight and is as ripped as anyone else in the division if not more so.
from that statement i think Mr.Chicken needs to go to rehab!!
You are truly clueless. You judge him on one fight where he did what he had to do and one where he put the man down 5 times and slipped.
By the way did you see his hand after the Valuev fight or do you think he had been to Universal Studios and had a movie makeover done on it.
Ruiz is made for david haye , I can see haye getting him outta there within 5 rds
Why do people keep saying Barret put Haye down?
Haye slipped over on the canvass and while he was sitting on it Barret wedged him one.
That doesn’t count as ‘knocking someone down’
Haye will loose against Ruiz, he needs to go away
And sorry to say once again….he slipped against Barrett and Barrett hit him while he was on his needs. Please get this right and stop saying Barett put him down. He didn’t. Haye put Barrett down 5 times.
Just die you utter waste of air.