By Lem Satterfield
WBA heavyweight champion David Haye is back on the attack. He rips both Klitschko brothers for their level of competition in the last few years. He says both brothers are setting an obvious pattern of fighting American heavyweights who are simply looking for nothing more than a big payday.
"Basically, they're used to fighting guys like Shannon Briggs. Guys who come to the table and just have their hands out. They're used to fighting these American guys who are just looking for a paycheck. They're just looking for money to put into the bank to pay their mortgage," said Haye to FanHouse.
Haye has tried to make fights with both brothers at several points since the start of last year. The Klitschkos are claiming that Haye is very difficult to deal with at the negotiating table. Haye counters, claiming the brothers are always trying to undervalue his worth as a fighter. According to Haye, the terms for last year's title win over Nikolai Valuev, were "three times" as lucrative as the offers presented by both Klitschko brothers.
"They don't realize that I can make big, big money in the United Kingdom fighting anybody. They don't know how to come to the table and negotiate," said Haye. "They realize that they're facing someone who can put more into the pot than they do. It blows their mind. They tried to treat me like a challenger and not a champion. Not a champion on equal parity to them. Until they do that, then the fight isn't going to happen."
"Anybody who signs a fight with the Klitschkos are either very, very desperate, or they're just there for a paycheck. The Klitschkos are killing the sport by what they're doing."
Lem Satterfield is the news editor for BoxingScene.com and the boxing editor for AOL FanHouse. To read more from Lem Satterfield, go to AOL FanHouse by Clicking Here .
