David Haye became the latest addition to Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy stable and I for one couldn't be happier. This is a great move for one of the most highly regarded heavyweights to come out of Britain in recent times. Haye is sure to ignite what many feel is a stagnant Heavyweight division with too many fighters sitting comfortably, knowing that there is little talent around to challenge their throne, but things are about to change.

 

The "Hayemaker" started off plying his trade in the Cruiserweight division but it has been a well documented fact that he has been struggling to make the weight for a long time now and, after unifying the division with the fight against Maccarinelli, he decided it was time to make the step up.

 

Haye's fight against Maccarinelli along with his amazing record of finishing 20 of his 21 fights within the distance (and some not going much distance at all) proves that he has the power to make it in the higher weight class and with him comes a breath of fresh air that has long been overdue in historically the most talked about division in boxing.

 

The 27 year old is sure to be a fan's favourite with his explosive power and with Hatton, Woods and Witter all losing recently, the British fans would love to see him follow in the footsteps of Frank Bruno and more recently Lennox Lewis in wearing the Heavyweight gold. Having already called out Wladimir Klitschko and with rumours that he is being lined up to fight Hasim Rahman in his first contest it won't take long before we find out what the Hayemaker is made of.

 

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