By Mark Vester
Former undisputed cruiserweight champion David Haye says that his heavyweight re-debut is being pushed back until November. The exact date has not been set, but his team wants him to fight in the middle of the month. The opponent may come down to Hasim Rahman, if the rematch with James Toney is changed to a no-decision, but he doesn't have any desire to face heavyweight spolier Monte Barrett, who just blew away the giant-sized Tye Fields.
"The fight is in November," Haye said on Setanta Sports. "All it is about is getting the opponent. The middle of November is the time were really looking at. It’s pretty much ninety-five percent certain on that. Opponent-wise people keep jumping up and going down. Some are asking for ridiculous money."
"The heavyweight situation is very fragile. There was talk of Hasim Rahman, but he got beat by James Toney. Is that fight going to get changed to a no decision? If it does, that leaves him back in the mix. The heavyweight situation is so wide open. You could focus everything on say James Toney and he might take another fight."
"Who cares if I fight Monte Barrett who has he ever fought? If he has another win maybe and looks good, he could be in the mix, but at the moment he’s just a 38-year-old journeyman who had a good win against a seven-foot basketball player the other night. Big deal."
Haye believes that after Klitschko beats Alexander Povetkin, there are no credible opponents left for the WBO/IBF heavyweight champion. In his opinion, Haye tells Setanta Sports that he is the only fighter that Klitschko can face in the early part of the new year.
"Every heavyweight wants a pay-day," Haye said. "That’s the one thing heavyweights aren’t getting and they know by coming over to London and getting knocked out by me they’ll get a nice wedge of cash. I can’t wait to get in there. There’s nobody else in the heavyweight division who can bring what I bring.
"I’m the undisputed champion in my respective weight category moving up. Who else is there? Another fight with Samuel Peter? Maybe, but is Samuel Peter going to want to take that fight. I don’t know. It’s wide open. It’s me or no one."
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