Macca & haye - who have they been sparring

Wales · Post by **Wales** » 06 Mar 2008, 09:31

Any ideas or confirmation on who the two cruisers have been using in sparring?

Joe doesnt do much because of his hands, surely Pryce and Rees are too small. Nath Cleverly, maybe?
What about Haye, I remember Mayorga trainign from his camp in miami for one fight, although again far too small to spar with.

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 06 Mar 2008, 09:46

heard Enzo has been sparring JC and Pryce, plus a couple of others from Enzo's gym. No outside sparring partners brought in. No idea with DH

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 06 Mar 2008, 09:49

Strange choice of sparring if that's the case surely? If anything I would have thought they would have got a big guy in.

Haye is likely to weigh 210-215 on fight night, judging by how huge he looked against Mormeck.

There's an early storm that Enzo is going to have to weather if he wants to take it to the later rounds and punish Haye, cannot see how Calzaghe and Pryce prepare him for that.

Are they trying to prepare him for speed?

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 06 Mar 2008, 09:55

Yeah it does seem that way, getting used to avoiding fast punches coming his way. Enzo Calzaghe likes to do things his way though, doesn't he.

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 06 Mar 2008, 10:04

Yeah, and sparring with the big boys is also a risky business, don't want Macca getting busted up and the fight being cancelled.

Max Molyneux · Post by **Max Molyneux** » 06 Mar 2008, 12:55

jamesmcdonnell wrote:Strange choice of sparring if that's the case surely? If anything I would have thought they would have got a big guy in.

Haye is likely to weigh 210-215 on fight night, judging by how huge he looked against Mormeck.

There's an early storm that Enzo is going to have to weather if he wants to take it to the later rounds and punish Haye, cannot see how Calzaghe and Pryce prepare him for that.

Are they trying to prepare him for speed?

Wouldn't he be prepared for Haye's speed by sparring Calzaghe who's faster than Haye though?

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 06 Mar 2008, 12:58

I suppose yes, being able to avoid and slip Haye's shots is every bit as important as landing his own. Haye will probably start quite quickly and look to hurt Enzo early on.

This could be much more of a cat and mouse affair than expected.

knockout · Post by **knockout** » 06 Mar 2008, 13:00

Was Joe sparring orthodox

Chambers2 · Post by **Chambers2** » 06 Mar 2008, 13:06

knockout wrote:Was Joe sparring orthodox

fair point

Mario · Post by **Mario** » 06 Mar 2008, 13:20

Wasn't there a quote last week from Enzo saying he'd been sparring a top 5 British heavyweight but no names cos he'd done a number on him?

Goz · Post by **Goz** » 06 Mar 2008, 20:50

Interesting question, wonder who Haye has been sparring?

Autobarn · Post by **Autobarn** » 07 Mar 2008, 04:21

Haye did say something about smashing up well known or world rated heavyweights.

Old bones Ian · Post by **Old bones Ian** » 07 Mar 2008, 09:34

Quote from Macca on sparring

“I've been doing a lot of sparring with Joe because we know Haye is fast,” Maccarinelli, who is trained by Calzaghe's father, Enzo, said. “I've been sparring with heavyweights in the past and I crack them in one or two rounds and that's the end of my sparring. But in the gym we've got lots of good boxers - they're all different but they're all fast, so I'm constantly having to adapt. I throw a lazy jab, against a heavyweight I get away with it, against these boys I get hit four or five times.”

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Seems strange to me that Haye has been training at 5 different gyms in Miami during his stint over there, maybe ghe's been working his way through sparring partners.
here's what Haye had to say
"I've had a tremendous variety of brilliant sparring and that is all that a great champion needs," said Haye.

"It's stupid for a champion to just spar with the same people all the time and especially if they are friends.

"I'm locked away in Miami without any distractions or comforts preparing like an old-style fighter.

"Maccarinelli sounds like he's having a party every day and that is a big, big mistake."

Wales · Post by **Wales** » 07 Mar 2008, 09:47

I'd say the hills in Newbridge under Enzo calzaghes tutorlidge would be more old school than Miami gyms!

chris s · Post by **chris s** » 07 Mar 2008, 09:58

Autobarn wrote:Haye did say something about smashing up well known or world rated heavyweights.

McCall and Rahman were training in the same gym, but dunno whether they sparred with Haye

whiskey · Post by **whiskey** » 07 Mar 2008, 11:27

Lets hope Warren sticks to his 2006 comment:

"If Haye beats Enzo i'll retire from boxing"

Asterix · Post by **Asterix** » 07 Mar 2008, 11:40

chris s wrote:
Autobarn wrote:Haye did say something about smashing up well known or world rated heavyweights.
McCall and Rahman were training in the same gym, but dunno whether they sparred with Haye

It would be very interesting in Rahman's case, considering the rumours of Haye facing him in his next fight.