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Totalpac wrote:https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=you ... CSKiJQ4U5k

Damn Mark looked really willing to fight there and then- might have scared Haye a little lol.
BTW yes no more tomato cans!!!!!!

Totalpac wrote:

The Raw Prawn wrote:

Totalpac wrote:Agree Haye is worldclass and at his best as good as anyone around.

I think Mark could win this fight by hanging around long enough to eventually catch Haye.

Mentally I think Haye would start to question what's going on after being out of the ring for so long and when Mark was still there after 6 I think Mark would make it ugly and start to bully him.

Mark's bodyshots are world class and can drop anyone.

You and your Hero with the super padded record are both away with the fairies.
One thing's for sure, we'll all get a good laugh when his next dodgy opponent is announced.
Save your breath, Haye V de Mori will never happen.

10hrs and I guess we'll know.

Well one of us was always going to get it wrong.
This will obviously be de Mori's biggest earner after a long line of stiffs and cans.
He finally gets his chance to prove a lot of us wrong.
I think he will be way out of his depth. It'll be shades of Hopoate V McCall

Sportsbet Haye 1.06 de Mori 7.50

Rarely has a fighter gone in less prepared for a big fight than Mark de Mori here. He will be literally trying to jump from the little league to the Olympics. With nothing in between, and it's about now he will be wishing he hadn't wasted so many years fighting nobodies in empty gyms. Even one or two more challenging opponents along the way might have had him better prepared.

But, if you were going to fight David Haye, you would certainly want him first up after a three and a half year break.

Totalpac wrote:
Mark's bodyshots are world class and can drop anyone.

After all these years we'll get to find out.

You gave my earlier question about how many fighters in the top 100 de Mori had dropped with body shots a miss I see. The answer would be between 0 and 2 I'm thinking.

I was very wrong on this aswell, I thought Haye would go for a UK fighter.

As people have said, De Mori has never fought anywhere close to this level. I personally do not think he will last 4 rounds, but he must show heart out there and not disgrace himself (ala Haye v Audley Harrison).

It is difficult, as Haye is a counter puncher, he keeps his lead left hand low inviting his opponent to have a dig, then when in range unleashes his right. The more aggressive Mark gets the more likely he is to eat glove.

Mark and his coach must work out a way around this quickly, Mark does'nt have a reach advantage, nor does he have the benefit of fighting anywhere near this level.

But, Mark will probably walk away from this with a $400K purse, and should he do well vs Haye and put on a performance, a string of more good purses after Haye should eventuate.

bogan whisperer wrote:

Totalpac wrote:
Mark's bodyshots are world class and can drop anyone.

After all these years we'll get to find out.

You gave my earlier question about how many fighters in the top 100 de Mori had dropped with body shots a miss I see. The answer would be between 0 and 2 I'm thinking.

I gave 'it a miss' as we both know the answer.

I've been Marks mate before he went pro. I've seen and heard all the ups and downs, the 'name fights' he'd been offered and said yes to that never eventuated.

There has never been argument that his previous opponents are world beaters but they have always been the best he could get at the time that met all the pro boxing conditions (budget, willing to fight Mark, met the risk/reward ratio etc).

I understand you guys have never believed it but all Mark has ever wanted and chased was 'big name' fights. He has dedicated his life to boxing training 5 days a week for the past 15 odd years. For someone to do this and be happy fighting who he has had to fight would be the definition of insane.

Like him or not, to finally see him on the big stage, when only a handful people have believed in him, I think is something to be proud of. All he's ever wanted was a chance to see if he belonged with the best and he should now get that chance and win or lose won't have to die wondering.

As you can see from the presser Mark is 'all in' with this and will try to make this fight hell on earth for Haye. Mark wants this 1000% more than Haye and if he can hang around long enough and do what I know he can, Haye is going to want out.

http://www.watoday.com.au/sport/boxing/ ... l6c6l.html

Totalpac wrote:

bogan whisperer wrote:

Totalpac wrote:
Mark's bodyshots are world class and can drop anyone.

After all these years we'll get to find out.

You gave my earlier question about how many fighters in the top 100 de Mori had dropped with body shots a miss I see. The answer would be between 0 and 2 I'm thinking.

I gave 'it a miss' as we both know the answer.

I've been Marks mate before he went pro. I've seen and heard all the ups and downs, the 'name fights' he'd been offered and said yes to that never eventuated.

There has never been argument that his previous opponents are world beaters but they have always been the best he could get at the time that met all the pro boxing conditions (budget, willing to fight Mark, met the risk/reward ratio etc).

I understand you guys have never believed it but all Mark has ever wanted and chased was 'big name' fights. He has dedicated his life to boxing training 5 days a week for the past 15 odd years. For someone to do this and be happy fighting who he has had to fight would be the definition of insane.

Like him or not, to finally see him on the big stage, when only a handful people have believed in him, I think is something to be proud of. All he's ever wanted was a chance to see if he belonged with the best and he should now get that chance and win or lose won't have to die wondering.

As you can see from the presser Mark is 'all in' with this and will try to make this fight hell on earth for Haye. Mark wants this 1000% more than Haye and if he can hang around long enough and do what I know he can, Haye is going to want out.

http://www.watoday.com.au/sport/boxing/ ... l6c6l.html

There are those who don't have a friendship in the way of their objectiveness, and they tend to view Mark's career very differently.

'Management' has been blamed many times over for Mark's poor, most say padded, CV. But truth is he has had numerous different managements over 15 years and the constant in all of it is himself.

I guess it could be argued the reward has never been there. But that the risk has rarely if ever been taken cannot be be argued.

Haye by stoppage whenever he feels like it.

Wow it's true. Loss number 2 coming up for Mark let's hope he gives a good account of himself or pulls off the massive upset.

The fight is a 12 rounder, Is this going to be a for one of the leftover WBA belts?.

convict wrote:The fight is a 12 rounder, Is this going to be a for one of the leftover WBA belts?.

Perhaps Mark will put his 'converted' WBF world title or World Boxing Union (German Version) title on the line?

Marks never done 12 rounds, And Haye is coming back from a 3 year layoff. 10rds would make more sense then to go 12rds for nothing more then a top 10 WBA ranking. I doubt team Haye would want anything to do with the WBU/WBF would kinda make the fight look cheap.

ra2006 wrote:I like Marks gib, but I think David will want a recognisable name in the UK. Thats why I think Mark will not land this bout.

I think Hayes comeback opponent will be Tony Bellow. Tony is well liked, very popular and respected in the UK.

But if the twitter exchange between the two was a fight, then De Mori won it by KO!!!
Just in case you are not a twitter user here is the exchange.

David Haye ‏@mrdavidhaye Nov 15
@MarkdeMori just checked out ur page & the only thing you're ready for, is a Power Lifting Comp'. Squat racks don't punch back. #NotReady


Mark de Mori ‏@MarkdeMori Nov 15
@mrdavidhaye I checked ur page too - all ur ready for is eating salads wearing a silk robe and flying 1st class #stayretired


David Haye ‏@mrdavidhaye Nov 15
@MarkdeMori U could use a few more salads urself. It's easy talking big with a hugely padded record. Stay in the weights room. #BodyBuilder

And the De Mori KO punch

Mark de Mori ‏@MarkdeMori Nov 16
@mrdavidhaye all true, it's also true I don't run,clinch,hide from a brawl. Can you complete a full training camp without injury anyway?



Very good Mark, that shut him up!!!

I suspect mark will eat every word

A bad loss to Haye will make Mark very de moralised!

Cant see this fight happening Hayes has to good a record for De Mori to fight, a shame really because De Mori has some big punching power and could hurt some of the big heavyweight

colin russell wrote:Cant see this fight happening Hayes has to good a record for De Mori to fight, a shame really because De Mori has some big punching power and could hurt some of the big heavyweight

What are you saying Colin? That Haye will pull out and fight someone else or de Mori will pull out of the fight?. I'm sure the contact is signed and its a done deal.

If Mark was really that good he would have been getting noticed a long time ago. Look at Jo Parker, he is noticed, Mark would have had that opportunity if he was good enough..

Haye picked De Mori for a reason. Haye by ko within 3 rds.

convict wrote:

Totalpac wrote:https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=you ... CSKiJQ4U5k

Damn Mark looked really willing to fight there and then- might have scared Haye a little lol.
BTW yes no more tomato cans!!!!!!

Oh yeah, Haye would have been absolutely petrified by that...

Monty wrote:

convict wrote:

Totalpac wrote:https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=you ... CSKiJQ4U5k

Damn Mark looked really willing to fight there and then- might have scared Haye a little lol.
BTW yes no more tomato cans!!!!!!

Oh yeah, Haye would have been absolutely petrified by that...

Haye just fobbed it off by saying something like "plenty of time for that son"

I guess de Mori has to offer something to help sell the fight. Playing the tough guy doesn't really suit him. But I guess the Poms don't know that yet.

Haye is making a comeback because he is broke. He bounced a cheque for over 300,000 pounds in Dubai in April and was charged with fraud.

convict wrote:Marks never done 12 rounds, And Haye is coming back from a 3 year layoff. 10rds would make more sense then to go 12rds for nothing more then a top 10 WBA ranking. I doubt team Haye would want anything to do with the WBU/WBF would kinda make the fight look cheap.

Perkovic lasted 12 rounds against Demori, three other 12 round fights ended within the distance.

I see no reason this should be a 12 round fight. No titles on the line. Unless of course de Mori has any crummy trinkets left he might be defending? So 10 rounds would make more sense.

Maybe Haye wanted to get straight back into main event fighting. Back when 15 rounds was the championship distance, particularly in the 1940s, not all 15 round fights were for titles.