the13r wrote:Povetkin is probbaly the toughest test in Huck`s career. He didn't try to play it safe by using a shitload of footwork and casual straight punches, he faced that test head first, going in the trech and trading with a bigger man. Can't say that about Haye. That might be what marc was trying to say.
Anyway i think you guys clearly don't see these 2 fighters with the same eye so i guess you guys can agree to disagree because discussing it will clearly not help!!
Good fight though!! really enjoyed the short bits i've seen. Kind of went how i expected with Huck being busier, using more footwork and straight punches than povetkin. Huck was also able to land his traademark clubbing straight right to the back and lateral part of povetkin`s head all night... Povetkin showed some limitation but ultimately, did pretty well against a VERY agressive huck.
Got to respect huck`s heart and determination in this one. he almost looked like he could still fight
I've nothing against Huck.....i don't doubt his heart atall.
But Haye's shown courage plenty of times during his career, overcoming bad cuts and KD's to prevail. He won two world titles away from home so nobody can ever claim he's had it all his own way.
Huck did take the fight to Povetkin.....but as i said prior Povetkin is really nothing special. Huck taking the fight to Povetkin doesn't prove he's got more courage than Haye and that's my point.
And while i don't have anything against Huck....indeed i was rooting for him to win. Its fair to suggest that Marc does dislike Haye.
So if Marc wants to offer some genuine rationale why Huch has more courage than Haye i'd be interested to hear it. But i suspect its just a hunch he's got, based as much on his dislike of Haye as anything Huck's shown thus far in his career.