By Mark Vester
WBA heavyweight champion David Haye has given his thoughts on the failed negotiations to make a fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. After weeks of negotiations earlier this year, the two sides could not agree on the cut-off date for the random Olympic style drug tests. Mayweather made a demand for the testing to continue until 14-days before the fight and Pacquiao wanted them to stop at the 24-day mark. For the state of boxing, Haye says the fight needs to happen.
“It is definitely a fight which needs to happen, for the state of boxing. It is one that has to be made. I was itching to see that fight, and was ready to go over for it at one point,” Haye told Gareth Davies of The Telegraph. ” When they made the fight so quickly, over a week of news in December [last year], I couldn’t help feeling that someone would find a way for it not to happen.”
Haye is a big fan of both fighters. Their skills sets have made the British boxer very eager to see which of the two will come out on top.
“With fights as big as that, there is always some drama. What has happened could hype the whole situation just to make it even bigger later this year or next year. I’m desperate to watch that fight. The skill levels of the two fighters make it unmissable. I truly enjoy watching Pacquiao fight whenever he steps into a ring. I admire boxers who come to fight, and he is thrilling when he steps inside the ropes. He is an ambassador for the sport. That fight has to be made. It is a massive fight that has to happen soon or later. Clottey was a tough fight, but the hype and build up around a Mayweather-Pacquiao fight could create the fight of a generation," Haye said.
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