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Former world heavyweight champion David Haye described Tyson Fury’s win over Arslanbek Makhmudov in his comeback fight as an “optimal performance”.<\/b><\/p>\n
Fury returned to the ring after a 15-month absence to secure a unanimous decision victory at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.<\/p>\n
It was not a vintage display, but Haye believed it was a good return considering the ring rust Fury could have been dealing with.<\/p>\n
“Fury did exactly what he needed to do,” Haye told Netflix.<\/p>\n
“That was the optimal performance for him. If he could pick the type of performance to put forward, it would be exactly that.<\/p>\n
“He took all his tools out of the box and polished them up.”<\/p>\n
Retired multiple weight world champion Andre Ward agreed with Haye’s assessment, downplaying suggestions was a soft reintroduction for Fury.<\/p>\n
“Some will say Makhmudov is limited, but he’s good enough,” Ward said. <\/p>\n
“You can’t take away from what you’ve seen from Tyson Fury offensively and defensively tonight.”<\/p>\n
Four-time world champion Carl Froch said Fury “boxed well” and taking zero damage will be a positive for the 37-year-old.<\/p>\n
“He’s been out the ring for [nearly] 16 months and he put in a 12-round performance at a good pace,” Froch said.<\/p>\n
“The first couple of rounds were close, but then he took over against a dangerous puncher. <\/p>\n
“He got hit with a couple of little shots, but you can see by his face he’s not marked up.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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