Haye v Thompson

[jameswilson]

Another old classic. I remember this being shown on the bbc on a delay. It shows how you can forget significant things but it looked to me like Thomson should have been counted in the first. No surprises the ref makes a hash of it.

A lot like the Fury video I posted you do have to give some respect to how early Haye took this risk.

I just cast my eye over Hayes record again and have to say it’s nuts that he only went the distance 3 times in his whole career. That’s a hell of a statistic.

[Muttley]

Another old classic. I remember this being shown on the bbc on a delay. It shows how you can forget significant things but it looked to me like Thomson should have been counted in the first. No surprises the ref makes a hash of it.

A lot like the Fury video I posted you do have to give some respect to how early Haye took this risk.

I just cast my eye over Hayes record again and have to say it’s nuts that he only went the distance 3 times in his whole career. That’s a hell of a statistic.

I was at this fight and had many a conversation with David both before and after the Thompson. Not that my opinion counted for much but I did stress many times and remember saying to him 'don't you think this fight is a little too early in your career'?

[bigjack]

Another old classic. I remember this being shown on the bbc on a delay. It shows how you can forget significant things but it looked to me like Thomson should have been counted in the first. No surprises the ref makes a hash of it.

A lot like the Fury video I posted you do have to give some respect to how early Haye took this risk.

I just cast my eye over Hayes record again and have to say it’s nuts that he only went the distance 3 times in his whole career. That’s a hell of a statistic.

I was at this fight and had many a conversation with David both before and after the Thompson. Not that my opinion counted for much but I did stress many times and remember saying to him 'don't you think this fight is a little too early in your career'?

Frank Bruno.twice in 45

[Lenny]

I was there. Same night as Alexander v Takaloo

Career changing night for Haye. Clearly always had a worry about emptying the tank rushing for a knockout after this and learnt to take his time. Wouldn't have had some of his later career wins without learning from this fight

[Nightmare Roy]

Brilliant fight, Thompson was one seriously hard fcuker wasn’t he? Probably the best thing that ever happened to Haye in retrospect. Proper kick up the arse.

[jameswilson]

Later in his career Haye’s training regimes and camps were clearly of the highest order (Bellew fights aside.) whenever I saw footage of his training or heard guys like Carl Frampton praising his work ethic in training I always think back to the Thompson fight where he learned the lesson about how hard he actually has to train.

Thinking back, one fight I regret never happening is Haye vs Mark Hobson. I swear to god that fight was signed and for some reason fell through. Am I remembering this wrongly?

[JC]

Another old classic. I remember this being shown on the bbc on a delay. It shows how you can forget significant things but it looked to me like Thomson should have been counted in the first. No surprises the ref makes a hash of it.

A lot like the Fury video I posted you do have to give some respect to how early Haye took this risk.

At the time I think Haye's team felt it was an easy chance to grab the IBO belt (which seemed to be more of a 'thing' in that period). Most seemed to think Thompson was shot to bits.

[Noxy]

CAT, what a fighter! One of my all-time faves.

[Coco]

The CAT is great

[Stobbo]

Still think he was stopped too early against Nelson.

[Noxy]

Too right he was. I don’t know what the ref was thinking, he must have been in a hurry to get home or summat.