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Could David Haye beat Tony Bellew if he didn’t have an injury?
Posted: 27 Nov 2018, 17:47
by OH_RickNMorty
If no injuries occurred before or during the fight, would it have gone any other way?
Obviously Haye would’ve had more of a chance, but could it help him come away with a win — and for those who do think he’d win, how?
Re: Could David Haye beat Tony Bellew if he didn’t have an injury?
Posted: 14 Nov 2019, 12:06
by Ruthless-RKO
Yes. Haye would have won.
Re: Could David Haye beat Tony Bellew if he didn’t have an injury?
Posted: 15 Nov 2019, 03:56
by Controversial
Not so sure he would have, Bellew boxed well in those fights and took Haye's ability to land big punches away from him. I'm pretty sure Haye admitted afterwards that he doubts he would have ever beaten Bellew even at his best. Granted Haye was crocked but in the first fight his ankle was good for most of the fight and Bellew was outboxing him.
Re: Could David Haye beat Tony Bellew if he didn’t have an injury?
Posted: 15 Nov 2019, 14:56
by margaret thatcher
Controversial wrote: ↑15 Nov 2019, 03:56
Not so sure he would have, Bellew boxed well in those fights and took Haye's ability to land big punches away from him. I'm pretty sure Haye admitted afterwards that he doubts he would have ever beaten Bellew even at his best. Granted Haye was crocked but in the first fight his ankle was good for most of the fight and Bellew was outboxing him.
Nah, Haye was winning the first fight clearly until the ankle blew out and I think was up 4-1 x 3 with the judges. People often forget because of how the fight changed after the ankle, but it was Bellew starting to shell up and look tired right before it happened. That wasn't even prime Haye anyway and it still took Bellew like 6 extra rounds to end it even with Haye hobbling around.
Re: Could David Haye beat Tony Bellew if he didn’t have an injury?
Posted: 15 Nov 2019, 15:36
by SteveO
margaret thatcher wrote: ↑15 Nov 2019, 14:56Haye was winning the first fight clearly until the ankle blew out and I think was up 4-1 x 3 with the judges. People often forget because of how the fight changed after the ankle, but it was Bellew starting to shell up and look tired right before it happened. That wasn't even prime Haye anyway and it still took Bellew like 6 extra rounds to end it even with Haye hobbling around.
Re: Could David Haye beat Tony Bellew if he didn’t have an injury?
Posted: 15 Nov 2019, 16:19
by drunkenpiper36
Yes. In addition to injuries, Haye was also at the mercy of old age and inactivity.
Re: Could David Haye beat Tony Bellew if he didn’t have an injury?
Posted: 15 Nov 2019, 16:37
by gilgamesh
I don't like to give David Haye credit for anything.
So I'm gonna say No.
Re: Could David Haye beat Tony Bellew if he didn’t have an injury?
Posted: 15 Nov 2019, 16:55
by tiny_acres
I don't remember a time Haye wasn't injured.
Re: Could David Haye beat Tony Bellew if he didn’t have an injury?
Posted: 16 Nov 2019, 12:35
by Ruthless-RKO
margaret thatcher wrote: ↑15 Nov 2019, 14:56
Controversial wrote: ↑15 Nov 2019, 03:56
Not so sure he would have, Bellew boxed well in those fights and took Haye's ability to land big punches away from him. I'm pretty sure Haye admitted afterwards that he doubts he would have ever beaten Bellew even at his best. Granted Haye was crocked but in the first fight his ankle was good for most of the fight and Bellew was outboxing him.
Nah, Haye was winning the first fight clearly until the ankle blew out and I think was up 4-1 x 3 with the judges. People often forget because of how the fight changed after the ankle, but it was Bellew starting to shell up and look tired right before it happened. That wasn't even prime Haye anyway and it still took Bellew like 6 extra rounds to end it even with Haye hobbling around.
Yeh. That’s true.
Re: Could David Haye beat Tony Bellew if he didn’t have an injury?
Posted: 16 Nov 2019, 13:33
by Stuarty
Haye is a tit but the Haye that beat Mormeck and Enzo would've smashed Bellew...
Re: Could David Haye beat Tony Bellew if he didn’t have an injury?
Posted: 17 Nov 2019, 12:16
by ewenhay
Bellew admitted himself that the younger version of Haye would have beaten him.
Haye was done after Klitschko. His comeback was a shambles really from a boxing perspective.