felt haye was clear nip/tuck winner v a man far too big for him, in weird perimiter fight. he couldn't go chest to chest infighting. i admire his restraint, especially if you compare it to hide wanging like a nutter and going down 5x v bowe (though that was BLOODY entertaining!). effective and dull, not dire (IMO).
we can argue back and forth. haye was good/crap. haye deserved to win/didn't. but more ppl are talking about haye than any other boxer. (all news outlets have covered it.) yes - more ppl even than chad dawson, the talk of barber shops around doncaster!
and the facts stand:
-haye is only cruiser since holyfield to win heavyweight strap. jirov, jc gomez, al cole, orlin norris - could they do it? no.
-he is one of handful to get decision in major title fight in germany. haye, v valuev. gonzalez, v michalczewski. hill, v maske. there have been many close fights where the away fighter didn't get it, so many. and this was for a bigger prize. this is bigger than super middle and light heavy titles.
haye vs valuev round by round
Re: haye vs valuev round by round
since lewis retired,the heavyweight division has been a joke now its a circus act, total crap