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Is Haye carrying a permanent injury? Unsure but I'm confident Bellew and co wouldn't have agreed a rematch if he was. That then raises questions on why Mcguigan told Haye to retire and then quit.
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Just the same as above. Haye says it's healed but McGuigan quit after telling Haye to pack it in apparently. The latest from the Haye camp is they're not happy with it just being healed but are preparing to strengthen it instead and making it a main focus of their camp.
Haye also looks like he's cut down a bit. That's the Haye you don't want to face to be fair, the overblown cruiserweight that retains his speed and his power, whereas recently he's been coming in looking like a natural heavyweight. It'd make sense too because he could wipe the floor with Parker at that weight too but would again face the issues he had with Wlad if he ended up against Joshua.
Bellew is in a hard position. He'll be confident sure, but he'll not be as confident as he could've been had he scored a clean dominant win over Haye. Instead he's got the injury finish lurking over his head and he's back to not knowing what to actually expect from Haye because of reasons above (Haye fought desperate early on) whereas Haye has seen everything Bellew has to offer. Problem was, Bellew didn't get on the rankings as expected with the win, unsure if that's down to how the fight unfolded or because it was expected he'd return to Cruiserweight, so he had to take this rematch because nobody else cared enough to throw him a bone.
Other notable changes for this fight, with the resignation of McGuigan, Haye is now working with Ismael Salas, trainer of Guillermo Rigondeaux. A really intriguing move, Haye already has the speed and power so Salas has time to bring something completely new to Haye's game.
Jimi Manuwa is still working his ticket about a fight with Haye, just a casual reminder he was favourite to win his last UFC bout and found himself knocked out in 42 seconds. He thinks that's enough to last a round with a guy that's probably amongst the top 3 in the world for punching power, only behind Joshua and maybe Wilder. There's no outcome where Haye fights Manuwa though, If Haye wins he goes on to Parker in the Spring, so the idea of Haye fighting Manuwa in March is a troll. If Haye loses convincingly, he'll retire.
All in all, I've got this as an elimination match for Parkers WH title. I'm confident Haye can beat Parker easily and Bellew has a fair chance over 12 but there's a chance of Parker stopping Bellew because of their styles. Haye wouldn't face that problem. That then leaves Haye/Bellew, Wilder and Joshua with belts. Three fighters all capable of knocking each other out. Unless Bellew is holding the belt upon which he's literally a lamb for slaughter.