David Haye says he’ll become heavyweight world champion again

By Boxing News - 09/24/2014 - Comments

hayeBy Scott Gilfoid: An older and slightly atrophied looking David Haye (26-2, 24 KOs) believes he can capture another world title in the heavyweight division despite the fact that Haye hasn’t in 2 long years since he destroyed Dereck Chisora in 5 rounds in 2012.

Since that fight, Haye has been riddled with injuries that have wiped out fights against Manuel Charr and Tyson Fury. He’s also wasted time simply by not fighting when he had the opportunity to.

Haye is coming off major shoulder surgery that has sidelined him close to a year. He’s now able to punch again and he’s looking to possibly fight in the United States in his comeback fight. It’s unknown who will train him and who will be his promoter and/or adviser. Al Haymon’s name has been mentioned as someone that Haye could possibly wind up with.

“The heavyweight division is a bit fragmented now. There are a few paths I could go down depending on the route I want, and that’s being worked on at the moment,” Haye said to Skysports.com.

I think it’s pretty obvious that Haye is going to target the WBA title held by WBA champion Ruslan Chagaev, because he’s clearly the weak link among the heavyweight champions. If Haye were to target the WBC then it could put him on a crash course with the 6’7” knockout artist Deontay Wilder (32-0, 32 KOs), and that’s not a good match-up for Haye due to his limited height and reach.

Haye doesn’t do well against taller heavyweights. Wladimir Klitschko toyed with him, and Haye’s win over the 7-foot Nikolay Valuev in 2009 was a controversial win with many boxing fans feeling that Haye didn’t do enough to deserve the win. I had Haye losing the fight by a couple of rounds because he was using too much movement and not throwing enough punches. He fought well only in the 12th round, and that’s it.

“Believe it or not I will be the heavyweight champion again. It’s just which way I go and how long it takes. There’s a bit of work to do yet but it’s exciting times ahead,” Haye said.
Frankly, I don’t see Haye winning a world title unless it’s against Chagaev.

Haye looks like he’s aged badly in the last 2 years and with his apparent muscle loss from inactivity, I don’t see him being able to make a play for any of the belts other than Chagaev’s.

What ultimately will likely stop Haye from accomplishing his goal of winning another world title is his frequent training injuries. He’s literally been breaking down each time he starts training for a fight, and that could be a sign of age rearing it’s ugly head.



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