Mormeck and Rahman to fight on May 7th, the winner faces Haye – Boxing News
January 28th, 2011
By Michael Lieberman: 38-year-old former WBA/WBC cruiserweight champion Jean-Marc Mormeck (36-4, 22 KO’s) will be fighting 38-year-old former WBC heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman (49-7-2, 40 KO’s) on May 7th in a WBA heavyweight title eliminator. The winner of the Mormeck vs. Rahman fight will then be facing World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye next, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN.
Rahman has been fighting as a pro for the past 17 years and briefly held the WBC heavyweight title in 2006, but quickly lost the title in a 12th round knockout by Old Maskaev in the same year. Rahman has done little since then, beating mostly 2nd tier fighters and battling weight problems. Rahman challenged IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko for his title in December 2008, but was stopped in the 7th round of a one-sided contest. Rahman has won four consecutive fights since then, albeit against B and C level opposition.
Mormeck retired for two years after being stopped by Haye in the 7th round in November 2007 at cruiserweight. Mormeck then retired for two years and then came back in 20-9, winning three consecutive fights at heavyweight to get ranked at #8 by the WBA. At 5’11″, Mormeck is one of the shorter heavyweights in the division. He’s not particularly fast and his once impressive power didn’t carry up with him when he moved up to the heavyweight division. In short, Mormeck is an aging, slow, undersized heavyweight that has gone life and death with fringe heavyweights Fres Oquendo and Timur Ibragimov.
Rahman should have no problems beating Mormeck unless the fight takes place in France. In that case, Rahman may need a knockout to win. I had Oquendo and Ibragimov both beating Mormeck.
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I will laugh my a.. off when Rahman KTFO this Clown, used Klitschkos name for his own publicity and now all his lies are exposed, DIVA…
I’d wager this is true, seeing as the WBA takes bribes from Top Rank to get Pac title fights vs unranked fighters (ala Margarito). So why wouldn’t they take money from Haye? I think if Haye is gonna fight bums why not Oliver McCall or Chris Arreola? oh maybe because they’d both KTFO of Haye lol.
P.S
Yo DEl Boy Steven Seagal already beat up Jean claude van damme in Don The Dragon Wilson’s front yard at his Bday party 5 years ago lol.
this is yet another bs article just like the Mormeck thing that “came out” a few days back. look at the source of that story and you get a completely different outlook. i suspect this is the same. i wont believe it until it gets announced officially. even the WBA arent stupid enough to put two low ranked fighters into an eliminator in May to fight Haye in Sept or October.
The only way this is even concievable is if Haye is definitely fighting Wlad in July, and that wont happen.
WBA and BBBC sort out the Chagaev fight and make it f’ing happen!!
Well, he would have plenty of time to fight Wladimir of Vitali before that, but it wont happen as he would lose against ether brother and he knows it.
Really?? Because i heard Jean claude van damme was fighting steven seagal and the winner is going to get a shot at Haye.
i’m a brit but if this is true its getting ridiculuos, haye’s making himself look a right tit if he takes this fight WBA should strip him of his title if a fight with either of these two takes place
Hey guys, give me a break! Im just trying to make my millions from my gullible fans. They love me no matter what i do haha!
I have said it for a long time: Hayes next opponent will be a bum, way past his prime! Thus, Hayes next opponent will be either Rahman, Holyfield, Mormeck or Julius Frances. Mark my words!!!
pleeeez . . .
what the f…?
how can guys who aren’t even ranked highly by the WBA be in a title eliminator?
Just when you didn’t think the WBA could sink any lower…