maybe he is right, but i get the impression that american writers aren't so keen on the british heavyweights. fischer was the one guy ringside who scored lewis-holyfield 2 for holyfield, i believe. is this more about yanks being reactionary toward british heavyweights? US media seemed flattered that hatton wanted to "crack america" and that calzaghe wanted to cash out "over there." but when there's a heavyweight with some confidence, some arrogance, there does seem to be some resistance.Here’s the deal: Haye is aptly nicknamed because he lobs quick haymakers without setting them up with a jab. He rarely makes use of lateral movement and he keeps his hands down. Now, add his questionable chin and stamina to the fact that he’s got shoddy technique and a porous defense.
That doesn’t look like a guy who’s gonna topple the giant. To be honest, I’m not so sure Haye’s a puncher at heavyweight. He dropped Monte Barrett four times and the shot vet got up after each knockdown. This is a guy who got blasted out in two rounds by Cliff Couser. I think Barrett would have got up from even the final knockdown if the ref had allowed it.
Another thing I noticed about Haye was that many of his cruiserweight knockdowns and knockouts were produced by looping right hands to the back of the his opponents' heads. He got away with that mess in England, but now he’s fighting in Germany against a guy whose head is too high up for him to reach around.
i know haye is no joe louis, but he's no "jeremy williams with a british accent" either (also courtesy of dougie). i mean what has jeremy williams ever won, if we are being brutally honest?
