Haye v Ismail Abdoul

Old bones Ian · Post by **Old bones Ian** » 17 May 2006, 06:56

David Haye makes the next defense of his Euro title against Ismail Abdoul, not the most exciting match-up out there , but Abdoul is a durable type of guy. only stopped once in his career. Abdoul has only just stepped back up to the cruiserweight divison, in October of last year he was boxing for the WBF light heavy title.

Looks like a marking time type of defense this, I'd expect haye to be to big for Abdoul, probably a mid round stoppage win for Haye.

josh fg · Post by **josh fg** » 17 May 2006, 07:20

Prety much the same discussion hear http://www.boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=43995

although at least there is more than just hatton on the bord now

Twinkle Toes · Post by **Twinkle Toes** » 17 May 2006, 09:00

Enzo didn't have a clue how to open up Abdoul and settled for a big but unexciting points win. To be fair I think Enzo has moved his game up a couple of gears since that fight.

It will be interseting to see if Haye can take out Abdoul - I've got a feeling he will.

Max Molyneux · Post by **Max Molyneux** » 17 May 2006, 10:11

If Haye's struggling to make weight and wants a title at Cruiserweight then why is he allowing his time to be wasted with fighting a guy like this?

josh fg · Post by **josh fg** » 17 May 2006, 11:20

It could be that it helps him to stay at the weight if he remains active. I don't mind fighters being active even if they only have a hard fight every other fight. THe last two opponents he faced were good for me.

knockout · Post by **knockout** » 17 May 2006, 11:21

if he is struggling at the weight then stop doing so many bicep curls

Rocky Balboa · Post by **Rocky Balboa** » 18 May 2006, 09:20

Haye's struggle to make the weight needsto be addressed. Did you any of you read the report of his last fight in Boxing Monthly?

Haye said he did not eat for two days prior to the weigh-in, and when still weighed in 1lb over the limit of 14st 4lbs, he had to wear three tracksuits when he went for a run to lose the excess!

Jesus, not eating for a whole two days & training aswell!

There's struggling to make the weight, and then there's the above, IMO! If it's true, Haye needs to be careful. Too much emphasis on his weight making could be his undoing against someone he's favoured to beat!

josh fg · Post by **josh fg** » 18 May 2006, 09:48

Good lord I hope thats not true, he needs to loose a bit of the exess muscle (odd to say I know but he is just too built, there is no need for a boxer to have a chest that developed for example.

Old bones Ian · Post by **Old bones Ian** » 18 May 2006, 10:48

josh fg wrote:Good lord I hope thats not true, he needs to loose a bit of the exess muscle (odd to say I know but he is just too built, there is no need for a boxer to have a chest that developed for example.

I've always thought that Haye seemed a bit top heavy, his legs don't seem that big

steve689 · Post by **steve689** » 19 May 2006, 11:29

Not surprised by this matchup to be honest, was wondering to see how long before Haye fought Abdoul. This will be a good test to see if Haye can go 12 rounds, however Abdoul is more of a survivor and will probably tighten up and look to take shots.

states · Post by **states** » 19 May 2006, 11:42

steve689 wrote:Not surprised by this matchup to be honest, was wondering to see how long before Haye fought Abdoul. This will be a good test to see if Haye can go 12 rounds, however Abdoul is more of a survivor and will probably tighten up and look to take shots.

My problem here is that, yes, Haye may go 12 rounds. But will they be worthwhile rounds? If Abdoul comes in with the same mindset as he did against Maccarinelli, Haye will be doing whatever he wants for the full distance. Not a great way of learning how to do 12 hard rounds.

I'd still like to see Haye-Hobson. And Haye-Enzo is a potential thriller. I go against the grain and pick Macca, btw. I think that whilst Haye has more talent, the big Welshman has more of a fighting heart. And he can definitely do 12 hard rounds.