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Decent enough opponent for Haye's first proper fight at Heavy. Reminds me of Holyfield's first against Tillis, he and Barrett are similar levels I think.

Max Molyneux wrote:

Chambers2 wrote:Max you're a dick if you ain't happy with Barrett as Hayes first oppo

Funny coming from someone who thinks Carl Froch Is world class.

I am skepticle about Barrett being that good, he's never won a significant fight and when steps up falls asleep and loses badly. With all the hype talk Haye gave, I expected better and stand by that.

Any decent journeymen at domestic or American level KO's Tye Fields. Fields a worse porcelain chin than Audley.

Barrett's not even a top ten fighter, the WBO will rate anyone.

You're a dick

With the shower of shite in the UK at the moment he could win the British title easily as not training. I think he could blow away the likes of Fraudley Harrison very easily, and i would go as far to say he would KO Harrison inside 2 rounds.

The world is waiting for a great heavyweight to come along its been a long time since Mike Tyson thre the boxing world into turmoil, im not saying Haye can do this but im sure the Uk boxing fans are behind him. Lets love this guy and give him a chance, im sure he will win the heavyweight title but how far can he go?? well lets see!

actually its a wander Harrison hasn't been shouting 'Bring Haye on' i doubt we will hear that.

I disagree.....I think Haye has assets that none of the other heavyweights have....most importantly conditioning and speed...both of which will win him at least a world title. The question of him dominating depending on the level of opposition out there....if you look at the current world top ten...none would cause Haye too many problems in my humble opinion but David still needs to prove himself at this weight....

I think he will get past Barrett inside 5 rounds and will be keen to show off some boxing skills rather than just a concussive knockout punch which we already know.

Wladimir Klitschko has never really impressed me and he had proven on a few occasions that that jaw is just asking to be shattered. Hopefully Haye will get a chance to do this.....I just pray there will be better competition out there for him otherwise it won't matter how many belts he picks up he still won't be recognised as a hall of famer when he retires....

Juan Carlos Gomez has just become the mandatory challenger for the Peter vs Klitschko winner, by beating Wladimir Virchis.

Max Molneux thinks he's a lummox but I actually think this guy could turn a few heads. If Peter beats Vitali Id have money on Gomez to box Peter's head off over 12 rounds.

I also reckon this guy could be one of Haye's tougher fights if the 2 do make it to the top and end up having to meet.

Great article on Haye here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/se ... .davidhaye

Former cruiserweight star David Haye launches his exciting - and permanent - move up to heavyweight in a 12-rounder against tough New York veteran Monte Barrett in East London's O2 Arena on November 15.
"The Hayemaker" flirted with the heavies with a crushing first-round dismissal of world-ranked Pole Tomasz Bonin at Wembley in April 2007, then dropped back down to cruiser and continued to wreak havoc by destroying the likes of Jean-Marc Mormeck and Enzo Maccarinelli. The Londoner announced that his seven-round thumping of Mormeck in November 2007 in Paris would be his last at the weight but squeezed his muscular 6ft 3ins frame down one last time for the Maccarinelli payday in March in the O2 Arena and bid au revoir in two typically powerful rounds and holding aloft WBC, WBA and WBO titles. At 27 the lightning-quick Haye looks made for the big boys, and they look made for him.
"Right now heavyweight boxing is a disgrace," said the man himself. "I've met Wladimir Klitschko, who is universally recognised as the best heavyweight, and said to his face that there is no other fight out there that people are interested in. He half-agreed."
Haye, 21-1 (20) is a frightening puncher who will want to better Klitschko's seven-round stoppage of Barrett in London in July 2000, although Barrett was down five times and took a bit of a beating at the now demolished New London Arena in Millwall. Barrett was also stopped in 11 rounds by current WBA heavyweight champ Nikolai Valuev, he of the monster look and the monster build (7ft tall, 23 stone), again going down a few times, although more from exhaustion than anything else as Valuev's sheer size and strength finally wore him down in a sloppy sort of fight.
That was a stab at Valuev's title in the States in 2006. Barrett also challenged for the WBC title and was outscored by Hasim Rahman in Chicago in August 2005 in a disappointingly tame affair, for him (but is Rahman ever in a good fight?). 'Gatekeeper' is a good word to describe Barrett and he blocked the way of big white southpaw Tye Fields in 57 stunning seconds in his last fight in June in Las Vegas. Fields, 41-1 going in, came out fast and looked to be taking charge, then walked on to one and was sent crashing to the canvas. Fields failed to beat the count.
The 37-year-old Barrett has won his last three in fact - all of them early. Make no mistake, this man has plenty of top-flight experience and will 'have a go' against Haye and rally from any knockdowns and any 'hurt'. Haye has lost only to the vastly more experienced Carl "The Cat" Thompson back in 2004 at Wembley, when he ran out of steam after belting the durable Bolton man around for a few rounds. True, he erased some of the question mark hanging over his stamina against Mormeck, the bull of a Frenchman who hurt and floored him in the fourth round earlier this year (Haye sensibly took a knee and a long count), only for Haye to come roaring back to force that seventh-round stoppage, dropping Mormeck in return with his pet right hand (which he often uses in the form of a heavy uppercut), but it will be interesting to see how David copes if Barrett drags him into the later rounds, especially as Haye has seriously bulked up and could be muscle-bound. Plus, his punch resistance is still in question. Barrett's winging right-handers will pose another threat.
You know, Dominck Guinn picked Barrett as an opponent to showcase his rising talents - and was outscored in a 10-rounder in 2004. Guinn went into the fight at 24-0. Owen Beck also fancied he could look good against Barrett, and was outlasted and stopped in nine rounds in 2005. Beck was 24-0 going in himself. Joe Mesi was 27-0 when he barely outscored Barrett in a Madison Square Garden 10-rounder in 2003, a fight many felt the latter won. Barrett was put down in the fifth but came back to floor Mesi in the seventh and finished much the stronger. Putting Monte down and keeping Monte down are two entirely different things. He looks like a real 'stayer'. On top of the Fields crusher last time out, he represents a serious test of Haye's heavyweight future.