Haye calls out Fury

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http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/boxing/4901591/David-Haye-ready-to-fight-Tyson-Fury.html

I think this must be fact as the article actually quotes Booth. There are several other sites with this story, and it does not surprise me a bit!

This is confirming for me as least that the Heavyweight division Uk is more about the "characters" as a selling point. I bet if David Price hadn't lost, he would not be in this mix. Too risky and not enough of a "character" to sell the fight and make big money.

This is simply another wonderful opportunity for David to make a stack more money. He is better as a raw talent, far far better. But, the money is there. What a tart!

Due to the state of the division, Fury is ranked in the top 10 ( which he will say justifies it ), and just had an entertaining fight where he got knocked right down by a former cruiserweight. Whatever the purists say, the fight has and continues to be talked about, not least as Cunningham is appealing the knockout as being illegal ( quite possibly! ). Whatever, Tyson Fury is inFURIating, arrogant, oddly charismatic and very self assured - superb for a marketing PR exercise. He cannot possibly hope to actually outbox Haye, and his only chance is landing a big one - which means David, being much much faster in his reactions, effectively has to make a mistake. David is surely far too ring smart to allow Fury to lean on him and dominate. I actually think a well placed body shot by Haye could have Fury in trouble.

The buildup will be crazy - the tweets, u tube postings, all modern day panto and the public LOVE it!!

David gets to fight a really big bloke in preparation for Vitali, and his stock will rise if he wins well as the German TV companies will be literally screaming at the K's team to do this regardless of how credible the fight in real terms actually is.

Will Fury ( or more pointedly his team ) actually accept the challenge for Haye before he can try for Vladimir or Vitali?

Is this good for HW boxing? - is there really a viable alternative and does this mean to get people interested and large viewing figures we need style over substance?

I don't think Haye has ever been really hurt to the point where he looks like he might be stopped. Down yea, but always looks composed and in control.

He was badly shaken by the SMW and Mormeck had him in serious trouble. He does seem to have good recouperative powers though.

Not particularly composed or in control against Thompson in the fifth!

Thompson fight can't really be used against him now, long time ago & he seriously gassed himself in the early rounds.

Looked out on his feet but was still throwing bombs when the ref/towel came in.

Probably a good thing to happen to him in the end, he learnt more from that than from any of his previous fights which he won.

azania wrote:

Lumbering_Jack wrote:A few times? I've seen the "smw" knockdown, although he was a cruiser at the time I think.

What other bouncing are we referring to?

Mormeck, Ruiz (wrongly called a slip), Thompson.

Ruiz wasn't wrongly called at all.

Though I have a niggling feeling Barrett might've dropped him (lightly) too...? :S

Re the Thompson fight, 11 fights into a career he was fighting for a world title (even if only a lightly regarded one) which is more than many fighters have done (incl Fury) after double that amount of fights. So I think he can be forgiven for being a little 'green' in that one.

He leapt in against Barrett got caught square on, was rocking on his heels and went over. It was KD in name only ranking up there with the "slip and cuff on the back of the head as he was going down" that Eubank suffered against Benn.

The KD against Wlad was as poor as the point deduction Wlad got as well. Neither should really have been called. Think the ref knew he'd made a mistake docking Wlad a point and needed to even it up a bit.

Mormeck caught him high on the head, robbed him of his legs and then a decent shot put him down. However, he wasn't really hurt and finished the job soon enough to suggest that was the case.

The Thompson fight should have been called off in about the second or third round and I think the ref was close to waving it off on a couple of occasions. I don't think there's been many fighters who've taken as many heavy punches and been allowed to continue but Thompson is a bit of a freak in that regard. "Oh yeah, Carl likes to get beaten half to death before he wakes up, we just leave him to get on with it."

Look as his fight with Ezra Sellars....cracking!

TopHat24/7 wrote:Re the Thompson fight, 11 fights into a career he was fighting for a world title (even if only a lightly regarded one) which is more than many fighters have done (incl Fury) after double that amount of fights. So I think he can be forgiven for being a little 'green' in that one.

Totally agree - was just a bit of a cheeky counterexample. Tactically he has improved tremendously.