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Last update: 06-29-2008 Read more by Rick Reeno

David Haye To Possibly Face Monte Barrett in October?

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By Rick Reeno

Sources close to the situation have informed MaxBoxing/BoxingScene.com that former cruiserweight champion David Haye (21-1, 20KOs) may possibly face veteran Monte Barrett (34-6, 20KOs) on October 18 at the O2 Arena in London.

On the undercard of Saturday's Pacquiao-Diaz pay-per-view in Las Vegas, it only took Barrett 57-seconds to blow�out the giant-sized Tye Fields. Haye is moving up from cruiserweight and plans to makes the heavyweight division his new home.

Golden Boy Promotions had�dicusssions with Barrett's promoter Lou DiBella prior to the Fields bout. Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy, was going to seriously consider Barrett - if he beat Fields. Well, Barrett's win over Fields could not have been more impressive. Talks will continue.

Another of option for Haye is Hasim Rahman, who takes part in a scheduled rematch with James Toney on July 16.

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on 06-29-2008 by MANGLER

Why not? Haye needs a journeyman to prove himself at HW and Barrett needs to get beat so the win over sorryass Fields isn't hyped as anything more than what it should.

on 06-29-2008 by WarriaArawak

Haye may have picked the wrong time to fight Barret. He seems to be on some type of resurgence since his embarassing loss to Couser. The fact that the date is so far out may turn out to be better for the Hayemaker, though. This is the perfect size, punch and experience for Haye, and don't forg...

on 06-29-2008 by hunter010

haye touches wlads chin in round 2 and wlad does zee chicken dance. even bedda than enzo did

on 06-29-2008 by javelin_fangs

[QUOTE=WLAD OWNS;3693159]Barrett and Rahman are both shot to pieces...Beating those 2 guys dosent really prove anything. Hypejob Haye lied to us about fighting top guys....He wants to take the easy route to a big payday against Wlad.[/QUOTE] I guess man. Heavyweight is just a weak divisio...

on 06-29-2008 by Randall_Hopkirk

[QUOTE=WLAD OWNS;3693159]Barrett and Rahman are both shot to pieces...Beating those 2 guys dosent really prove anything. Hypejob Haye lied to us about fighting top guys....He wants to take the easy route to a big payday against Wlad.[/QUOTE] He could wait until he's had 35 fights, then fight a...