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Who would win the fight?

Prime Haye was a cruiserweight. A good one, but not a great one.

He has very little chance against Joshua. To compete on the same level, with that kind of size difference, you need something special. Holyfield had it (along with some pharmaceutical help), Usyk may have it. Haye was never as good as those two.

He could beat Wilder, if he used his speed to avoid getting clipped for long enough. Wilder's accuracy is trash though, however hard he hits. That wouldn't work against someone more measured/accurate. To win rounds, he'd have to put himself at risk. That gets him KTFO. If he doesn't take the risk, he loses wide in points.

Prime Haye was obviously CW.. Or you mean when he first moved up to HW?

Haye actually looked good at the HWs. He lost to Wlad clearly, but he wasn't dominated, he was pretty slick and even took some hard shots. Joshua can be similar to Wlad with his style, but he can't use it in the same polished way, so Haye could have tricked him from time to time and could have landed some decent stuff of his own. Both could have been dropped, but Haye would have had less chances to get up and/or continue the fight.

Haye campaigned mainly at cruiser, Joshua

Oiky wrote: ↑24 Oct 2018, 13:00 Haye campaigned mainly at cruiser, Joshua

it's basically a mismatch, but haye's
speed would make it somewhat
entertaining for some time.

Yeah Haye would give Joshua a bitta stick wouldlnt he but would still get beat