Is Haye only 6-feet tall? Look how much bigger the 6’4″ Harrison is compared to Haye
September 8th, 2010
By William Mackay: In looking at WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) when he was standing eye to eye with 6’4 ½” Audley Harrison (27-4, 20 KO’s) on Tuesday, I couldn’t but notice that the 38-year-old Harrison looked to be at least five inches taller than the 29-year-old Haye. I wouldn’t care one way or another if Haye’s height wasn’t listed as 6’3”. Haye himself has said that he’s 6’3”, and yet in his fight against 6’2” John Ruiz, it looked like Ruiz was at least an inch taller than Haye when they standing together. In Haye’s fight with 6’4” Enzo Maccarinelli, he practically towered over Haye when they stood looking at each face to face.
I’m sorry, that’s not big enough to beat the bigger heavyweights in the division and I’m wondering now whether Haye will be big enough to beat even Harrison. The guy looks like King Kong next to Haye. This is like Nikolay Valuev next to Haye. Harrison looks mammoth, and he normally doesn’t look that much bigger than most of his opponents. And the reason is because most of them are around 6’3”. I don’t think Haye is 6’3”, and I’ve been having doubts since back when he fought Jean Marc Mormeck, who is only listed as 5’11”. I doubt that’s his real height. He looks closer to 5’9” or 5’10”.
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I’m inclined to agree that Haye is shorter than 6’3″, he was sparring with Justin Beiber in boxing ring recently who is at most 5”6″. There was no way Haye was 9″ taller than him.
at 23 yrs of age and supposedly in his prime mike tyson was ko by buster douglas .so i ask you all a serious question, who was the best fighter tyson beat ?rudduck legit tony tucker ,gollta .light heavy spinks?or old l holmes because he was koed by lewis and holyfield
Anyone who watches english football…. a few weeks ago rio ferdinand launched a shoe range and haye was probably 3 inches shorter… so yes.. he is 6′
Mike Tyson was 5 11 and he did pretty good; so I dont get it how anyone can say you have to be tall to be a heavy weight.
David haye is actually 6ft2.5 while audley is 6ft7. lots of tall heavyweights underbill themselves so other fighters arn’t as well preapered
prince naz is bigger than klit
im 5 5 when i met haye he was well bigger than me
David Haye is a perfect size for a fighter, any bulkier or taller, then it’d effect his speed. My only concern with Haye is, his chin.
In that picture Harrison absolutely dwarfs Haye, that could make the fight interesting but I think Audley is too old and too washed up to win this fight, he wants a nice send me off paycheck.
@….PatPump……….You are spot on.
NO..!! that honor goes to the quitsko’s…who are both taller than haye…which in turn means tey are bigger piles of $**T.
If in fact Haye were 6′ 3″, would he not qualify as a world record holder as the highest pile of bull sht.
harrison is a bum, midget david will destroy him.
Im 5’11″ and have met Haye, he was taller than me. Ive never met Audley but I think if I did ever meet him, he’d be taller than me too. I was taller than Ricky Hatton when I met him, but smaller than Carl Froch.
I think Haye will knock him out, thats the short and the long of it.
Harrison is a bum who ain’t fought anybody of note and often beatn by fighters of no note. If harrison wins i’ll eat my hat.
ericchristian- It’s amazing what Haye’s achieved considering his disadvantage in ability.
IM 6FT 3……IVE MET HAYE …HAVE YOU????HIS SAME AS ME 6FT 3.
When I was boxing for the ABAE National Academy in 2000. Audley visited he’s bigger than 6 4 1/2. not much bigger but bigger all the same.
he’s closer to 187.5cm…thats just under 6′ 2′
Evander Holyfields only 6’2 and he did’nt do 2 bad did he.
Harrisons problem is that he`s never had the heart
Well,all i can say is ive met haye at the fitzroy lodge ametuer boxing club in south london,where he used to train when he was an ametuer…and his been back to see us fella’s who train here…im 6ft 3…and david is eyeball to eyeball with me….that makes him 6ft 3…..it wont matter anyway…cos when he fights harrison or samuel peter(yes peter)who will ko old china chin wlad…all hayes opponants in the future will only be a MAXIMUM of 4/6 in’s…….cos thats what you are when your FLAT on your back.
Tyson done ok with his 5’11 height.
Audley was wearing high heels…
love Tyson or hate him, everyone has an opinion on him, hence an article about Hayes height turns into another ‘Tyson in his prime debate!’
david haye is a heavy midget.
bare feet to heels.,Good hype photo.
Hayes a joke
Hope Harrison does not die in the Ring….
Harrison is no opponent for Haye.
@big g, Michael spinks,trevor berbick,Tony TNT tucker and Larry Holmes weren’t world class? They were ALL world champs and Tyson in his prime comprehensively beat them all. No Tyson didn’t have longevity but in his prime he was untouchable, and pls don’t bang on about Lennox that was Tyson 16yrs past his best, next you’ll be saying Danny Williams was better than Tyson!
It’s amazing what Haye’s achieved considering his disadvantage in height.
Hayes rapidly becoming an Amir Khan in disguise. All talk, can’t take a punch, keeps telling everyone he’s the best out there, yet keeps fighting hand picked, over the hill fighters.
Boring fight, this isn’t the fight the british public want, Haye is just trying to sell it that way . He keeps biding his time, each yr the Bros get that yr older whilst Haye will still be in his ‘prime’ if and when he ever gets either of them in a ring.
JOKE JOKE JOKE boxing is full of fighters that don’t wanna fight fair legitimate opponents.
Stop taking the public for a ride, theres a recession going on and in every other walk of life currently, people are after value for money more than ever. This fight stinks!
This is great! Harrison’s last kick at the can; watch him box Haye out of there before smashing him into Sunday morning!
Oh God Mackay, please please just f+++ off and die
thought harrison was 6″5 & Haye is taller than 6ft
Hopefully speed puts an end to audleys career! This fight is a joke tho, n they wont be gettin my 15 quid! unless its on sky sports might give it a view!
“SPEED KILLS!” CUS D’AMATO!
Go back to watching Tennis…. you clearly haven’t a clue about this game
and yeah… Buster Douglas being World Class? Hahahahahahahaha
@El guapo….tyson would not do very well at all with the Klitschko’s, no better than any of their recent opponents, all the talk about tyson in his prime makes me laugh. He got beat by every world class opponent he faced
Writer claims you can’t beat the Klits being just 6ft, the best heavyweight of all time(at least in his 4yr prime) Mike Tyson was just 5ft11! Think he would do ok with the current heavyweight crop… Says biased 5ft7 (in thick socks) El guapo
Who cares if Haye is 6′ or 6’3″…. and for all of you thinking a smaller David Haye can’t beat a tall heavyweight – then what the hell did he do to Nicolai Valeuv – the Beast from the East??? Harrison is a has-been… won the Gold Medal in the Olympics – then achieved nothing in the pro ranks where it matters most…. Interesting that most people (clearly with no knowledge of boxing) are jumping on the bandwagon that Haye is running from the Klitschko brothers – r u kidding me?? Look at the Klitschko’s past opponents – all terrible terrible fighters… and quite frankly outside of the Klitschko’s (who are terrible fighters anyway) – there’s simply no-one good enough to bring a new dimension to the heavyweight dividion – EXCEPT DAVID HAYE….. people here posting hilarious comments are the same people that believe Manny Pacquio will whoop Floyd Mayweather!!!
maybe haye will wear the eight inch platform boots that his trainer adam booth wore in training for the valuev fight.
I think this author William Mackay is some midget with height complex. Boxing is about skill & technique – less about size.
Since I am from northern Cyprus and seen David Haye live during his preparations before Enzo and Barret fight. Haye was slightly bigger than me and I am around 190cm.
HARRISON IS LIFTING. HE WEARS LIFTS.
THAT IS THE FIRST THING I NOTICED WHEN I SAW THEM ON SKY.FRAUDY SEEMED MUCH TALLER,BUT HE FRAUDY IS WELL DRESSED, SO HE WILL MOST LIKELY HAVE SHOES, WHILE HAYE THE WAY HE IS DRESSED PROBABLY HAVE TRAINERS. HAYE IS GOING TOKNOCK HIM OUT, FRAUDY LOOKS TIMID EVEN AT THE FIRST PRESS-CONFERENCE. BUT THIS FIGHT IS AN INSULT TO BOXING.
Anyone know what the purse split is? I rekon Harrison is geting a small cut and tried to get more thats why its taken so long.
This picture could have been made to make Harrison tall and Haye short to sell the fight. All the fake staged trash talking realy is pathetic though, when Khan faught Malignaggi at the press conference, that was so fake. Do they think we are stupid?
Haye is supposed to be 6’3″ while Harrison is closer to 6’6-7″
These face off pictures can be very misleading…referring back to photos of Sprott v Harrison and Williams v Harrison there is a similar size discrepancy, yet Sprott and Williams are listed as 6″1/2 and 6″3 respectively.
Haye by 1st round KO (he’ll only train for quick finish so stamina will be an issue if Harrison hangs around).
haye is turning british boxing into an international joke….haye will be getting in the ring with the 4th old man in a row with a weak punch and slow reflexes….it is fascinating though, watching him fleece and fool a gullible public. i think it stems from the frustration…boxing is big in england…and yet 20 countries in the world have as many or more champions. england currently has 2. and neither of them is a legitimate, linear champion, they are just belt holders.
@Paddy: agreed.
@Stu: good call.
I just noticed, the main point about davey. He is all FALSE! His words, promises, signs, **** even his height is false. Complete M0R0N he is hahaha
“in his fight against 6’2” John Ruiz it looked like Ruiz was at least an inch taller than Haye when they standing together.”
if anyone is interested…they can simply google “haye ruiz” & click on image search…then see for yourself that haye was actually fractionally than ruiz.
“In Haye’s fight with 6’4” Enzo Maccarinelli, he practically towered over Haye when they stood looking at each face to face.”
if anyone is interested…they can simply google “haye maccarinelli” & click on image search…then see for yourself that enzo was only fractionally taller than haye. not “towered over” at all.
harrison sure does look big in those pictures tho…wonder what shoes he was wearing?
Agree with author, hay boy – 185-188cm (or 6.1-6.2ft) at best, not taller. LITTLE COWARDLY DOGGY hahaha
Haye obviously forgot to wear his high heels. Just imagine how stunted he’ll appear when Wladimir knocks his head off.
End of Odley? Who is it? I can’t wait to see the end of the WBA b****. That Odley guy is NOT even CLOSE in mastership department to Briggs or Sosnowski. HELL, Briggs was a champ of the world, MET witta best players of the sport like Lewis or Ibragimov. Who met Od guy? Nobody! Who is he? I dunno! Why he is rated 15th at WBA rating list? CORRUPTION!
Yeah WBA b**** is obviously not 192cm, She is much smaller
harrison is a joke and so is this fight, coming from a brit it will be good to see an end to harrison, he was so lucky in his last fight and be lucky if he last 2 rounds with haye… just hope haye will take one of the brothers after this or he will lose alot of respect from fight fans…