David Haye praised the ‘sleek’ Tyson Fury for his win over Dillian Whyte, with the former world champion suggesting that the losing fighter lacked ‘intensity’.
Whyte had looked in with a chance in the first round even if the champion was largely in control, but faded as Fury’s skills and efforts looked to have Whyte on the back foot and tired.
Eventually the pressure told as Fury landed an uppercut that allowed him to prod Whyte to the floor for a knockout victory in the sixth round at Wembley Stadium.
Haye believed that Whyte failed to match the aggression that he needed to compete with Fury, and said the WBC belt holder looked ready to kick on.
"The first round there wasn't much in it for me. I didn't feel the intensity from Whyte. [Fury] doesn't look like [he's had enough of boxing],” he said after the fight.
“He needs another fight. He'd love to put his name up there in the history books. On paper he'd be massive favorite [to beat Anthony Joshua or Oleksandr Usyk]. It's the last big fight left.
"Maybe it was Whyte boxing slowly, maybe it was Fury boxing fast. He was sleek and Dillian's energy seemed to dissipate really fast, he was gasping for breath. That gives Fury the time to relax. He's got a lot in the tank. But he'll be back, he'll come again."
Another former champion, Carl Frampton, also saw the victory as an overwhelming one.
"It was a landslide, he won every round. Fury's final shot was a great one. He didn't really throw it before. Whyte was very square and he landed it sweet, game over. Fantastic performance," he explained.
"It was just a really lacklustre performance from Whyte, but that's down to Tyson Fury. We've seen Tyson box-and-move before. He can do whatever he wants. It was so easy for [Fury]. Fury's on his own level. Fury seems to be getting better. SugarHill has brought something new to Fury - he was never a puncher before!"