Boxing: Negotiations for David Haye-Wladimir Klitschko 'progressing nicely'
January 3, 2011 | 2:32 pm
The promoter of WBA heavyweight champion David Haye said Monday that talks to stage a title unification match against Wladimir Klitschko are "progressing nicely," a Happy New Year! from a division that has been mostly obscured from American consciousness since Lennox Lewis beat Mike Tyson in 2002.
"David wants the fight," promoter Richard Schaefer said. "We're working now on the date and the venue."
WBO and IBF champion Klitschko (55-3, 49 KOs) has sought the brash Brit Haye (25-1, 23 KOs) for more than a year, questioning his manhood as recently as last summer.
"We've certainly seen a lot more willingness from Haye than in the past in these talks," Klitschko adviser Tom Loeffler said. "There's never been a question both Wladimir and Vitali have wanted Haye. Now, it seems he's finally willing to take the challenge."
Schaefer said "the largest soccer stadiums in Europe" are possible venues, and Loeffler said the German locales include stadiums in and near Dusseldorf and in Frankfurt.
Schaefer and Loeffler said the challenge is finding a date and venue that won't conflict with Europe's busy soccer schedule, and can be accommodated by England's pay-per-view carrier Sky Sports and Germany's most popular network, RTL.
A late-spring, early-summer date is most realistic at this hour, Schaefer said.
Klitschko is due to arrive in Los Angeles this week and could have more to say on the matter then, Loeffler said.
I will have fun digging up your quotes post Haye win............:cool2:
It will be more fun counting how many of you Brits dissapear from this site (although I am sure a lot of newbs will pop-up all of a sudden) afterwards.
Looks like what I said earlier is going to happen. Wlad faces Chisora first and then takes on Diva Hayefaker in June, Diva finally realized that it's better to loose to Wlad than Chagaev. Unless of course Diva again pulls-out at the last moment.
The only question is: When Haye is gonna KO Wlad now?
The only question is when Diva goint to get the balls to sign the fight so that we can see him humiliated by Wlad?
The sad answer is, never. Hayefaker isn't signing this fight.
Wlad has already wasted too many months of his prime negotiating with Haye.
Wlad should go ahead and fight Chisora in February, then fight Haye in June, rather than going 9 months without fighting (September 2010 to June 2011).
I agree! A young fighter like Chisora would be an excellent tune-up, as well as provide just a little more drama. "Wlad looking to clean out Britian's HW divison"
I was really disappointed when the Chisora bout was called off.
Haye postponed the fight fight with Wlad due to an injury (from what I remember) and Wlad wouldn't wait, so he took a different fight. How is that Haye pulling out of a fight? And was the Vitali fight even signed yet? From what I remember Haye ceased negotiations because of Vitali's "slave contract". That's not pulling out of a fight. Never in the history of boxing has one had to agree to fight the other brother if one lost. Who is going to sign a contract like that? If Haye didn't like the money being offered, he'd still have to fight. You are so biased and hateful you can't even see the real truth behind the matter. and yes, you are scared and showing signs of excuses to come. Be a man and stand behind your word.
Oh, and the money Diva is getting now isn't that great either because he has to pay Saureland a cut and at one time it was Saureland AND Don King. I also believe he pays Golden Boy but I could be wrong about that. Diva has multiple masters, he should have just chose one - the Klitschko family, they are going to own his @ss anyway if he ever finds his balls to face them but he cut off his own balls as soon as he moved to HW.
Haye postponed the fight fight with Wlad due to an injury (from what I remember) and Wlad wouldn't wait, so he took a different fight. How is that Haye pulling out of a fight? And was the Vitali fight even signed yet? From what I remember Haye ceased negotiations because of Vitali's "slave contract". That's not pulling out of a fight. Never in the history of boxing has one had to agree to fight the other brother if one lost. Who is going to sign a contract like that? If Haye didn't like the money being offered, he'd still have to fight. You are so biased and hateful you can't even see the real truth behind the matter. and yes, you are scared and showing signs of excuses to come. Be a man and stand behind your word.
Man you all are f*cking retarded or something, I swear. Have you followed what was going on?
First of all, Wlad was willing to wait but didn't for several reasons: 1) Diva never provided proof of her "injury" and hasn't to this day. 2) Diva first asked 3 weeks, then it was 4, then it was 6. So Wlad knew that he couldn't trust her or Booth.
Second, not showing up to a scheduled event without good reason is "pulling out". Diva did not have a good reason and didn't show up. An unsubtantiated injury is not an injury, there were no doctors' reports and if there were, they were never sent to K2.
Third, Diva claimed that the Vitaly's fight was all done and that "all that needs to be done are the i's dotted and the t's crossed" and didn't even answer Vitaly's final fax and instead negotiated a secret deal with Saureland and Don King, wasting months of Vitaly's time.
Fourth, in terms of the "slave contract", Diva said that he wants to and must fight both brothers multiple times, you can't call something a "slave contract" if you asked for it, not to mention that he signed the same contract with Wlad and also he gave Saureland 3 options on himself.
Fifth, as to your "never in the history of boxing have you had two sign a contract that you have to fight a brother", that's because there has never been two brothers who both controlled the belts at the same time, so this is unchartered territory (only a testament of how great the Klitschkos are). To repeat, if you ask for it and you get what you asked for, how is that bad? Diva said he wanted to fight both brothers. Besides, how is it bad to have to face two guys who are also the biggest draws at HW and also will give you all of the belts and undisputed status? Again, how is that a sh*t deal? Unless of course you know you can't beat both of them and scared to fight them, then that's a different story.
For more proof of who is ducked, just see the March 2010 - October 2010 period. Both Klitschkos and Diva were available to fight. Wlad called out Diva on YT. Then not a peep from Diva for 7 months, apparently he was too busy and "resting" to pick up the phone but not too busy to attend every celebrity event imaginable. Finally, after both Kltischkos have officially signed to fight Peter and Briggs, Diva comes out of hiding not even a week later and starts talking sh*t again. "The reason I have been quite all this time is because my mum told me if you don't have anything nice to say then don't say anything at all." Do you remember that bullship?
You are too stupid to see the real truth when the facts are in front of you. Be a man and just admit that Diva has been ducking the Kltischkos these past 3 years.
first off,diva is not an offensive insult,its just childish and stupid.like you.
and,HA!,IF wlad fights chisora he is officially worse than Haye was for fighting fraudley,he will look like the real ducker,fighting a inexperienced no name opponent for lot less money than fighting Haye or anyone else like adamek.
to have less klitschko fights a year is a blessing.
they really are so boring and dont give a crap about being entertaining.
they should be using their superior size and skills to finish over matched opponents early on,going for knockouts as soon as they realise their under experienced,overweight opponents can not land any significant blows on them.
they are that scared and limited mentally that they cannot go in for the kill quickly enough,wlad will get knocked out,vitalis body will break down,get cut,and he will quit or be stopped by tko.
that alone means Haye has a massive chance of beating them,never mind his qualities of speed power and aggressiveness.
Hopefully the football doesnt stop the fights getting held to the highest bidding venue.
ide like to see them get knocked out at wembley tbh,either one walking into the arena with the crowd agaisnt them would **** themselves and lose before even getting in the ring.
probably best though that a neutral venue is the place,vegas or new york.
Sorry, they are not your hero, the Hayefaker, they like to fight more than once a year. The Hayefaker is real exciting, just see him handling Valuev and being warned by the ref to start fighting Fraudley, if you want more proof. Not to mention that all these fighters are/were on the verge of retirement, he hasn't fought one HW younger than 36 and/or less than 8 years older than him.
He gets no respect for ducking Wlad while talking sh*t about both Klitschkos at the same time (just look at your avi for proof of that), for that I will keep calling him Diva Hayefaker, and that's why Diva has no respect not just from me but from everyone that's not British for the most part. I don't know how you could interpert my post to mean that I am all of a sudden fearful of this fight happening or that I am getting ready for excuses, history has shown that Diva has pulled out of fights and negotiations, delaying dates, failing to deliver venues, it has all been seen before in the past 3 years. I see the same thing being done now; the deadline, the purse disagreements, the venue disagreements, the boasting by Diva, same pattern as before. Wlad and Vitaly should not waste anymore of their time on Diva, he is irrelevant anyway, that WBA trinket doesn't mean sh*t since Wlad has it anyway. Everyone knows who the #1 and #2 HWs in the world are and Diva can just go and retire in October if he wants to, he is loosing to Chagaev anyway before then.
Haye postponed the fight fight with Wlad due to an injury (from what I remember) and Wlad wouldn't wait, so he took a different fight. How is that Haye pulling out of a fight? And was the Vitali fight even signed yet? From what I remember Haye ceased negotiations because of Vitali's "slave contract". That's not pulling out of a fight. Never in the history of boxing has one had to agree to fight the other brother if one lost. Who is going to sign a contract like that? If Haye didn't like the money being offered, he'd still have to fight. You are so biased and hateful you can't even see the real truth behind the matter. and yes, you are scared and showing signs of excuses to come. Be a man and stand behind your word.
Heard this all before, Diva is wasting Wlad's time again just like she did in 2009, I would have thought Wlad learned something from that. Because of Diva Wlad fought only once that year, he could be repeating that same mistake. Fight Chisora in February as some other poster has said and sign the fight with Diva for early June, that way if she backs out, Wlad wouldn't be in a position of being a year without a fight.
first off,diva is not an offensive insult,its just childish and stupid.like you.
and,HA!,IF wlad fights chisora he is officially worse than Haye was for fighting fraudley,he will look like the real ducker,fighting a inexperienced no name opponent for lot less money than fighting Haye or anyone else like adamek.
to have less klitschko fights a year is a blessing.
they really are so boring and dont give a crap about being entertaining.
they should be using their superior size and skills to finish over matched opponents early on,going for knockouts as soon as they realise their under experienced,overweight opponents can not land any significant blows on them.
they are that scared and limited mentally that they cannot go in for the kill quickly enough,wlad will get knocked out,vitalis body will break down,get cut,and he will quit or be stopped by tko.
that alone means Haye has a massive chance of beating them,never mind his qualities of speed power and aggressiveness.
Hopefully the football doesnt stop the fights getting held to the highest bidding venue.
ide like to see them get knocked out at wembley tbh,either one walking into the arena with the crowd agaisnt them would **** themselves and lose before even getting in the ring.
probably best though that a neutral venue is the place,vegas or new york.
He gets no respect for ducking Wlad while talking sh*t about both Klitschkos at the same time (just look at your avi for proof of that), for that I will keep calling him Diva Hayefaker, and that's why Diva has no respect not just from me but from everyone that's not British for the most part. I don't know how you could interpert my post to mean that I am all of a sudden fearful of this fight happening or that I am getting ready for excuses, history has shown that Diva has pulled out of fights and negotiations, delaying dates, failing to deliver venues, it has all been seen before in the past 3 years. I see the same thing being done now; the deadline, the purse disagreements, the venue disagreements, the boasting by Diva, same pattern as before. Wlad and Vitaly should not waste anymore of their time on Diva, he is irrelevant anyway, that WBA trinket doesn't mean sh*t since Wlad has it anyway. Everyone knows who the #1 and #2 HWs in the world are and Diva can just go and retire in October if he wants to, he is loosing to Chagaev anyway before then.
sure do alot of talking for someone you consider irrelevant. why is that?
Setting the date has nothing to do with Haye stalling out. Its not even up to Haye at this point when exactly the fight happens. Don't try to point the finger at Haye on this one, you make make your self look ignorant. From this statement, I'm seeing the first signs of excuses to come from your big mouth if Haye beats Wlad. I'm also seeing the fear of Wlad losing now for the first time from you. lol Kind of funny how after all the shiit talking you've done over the years, deep down this fight worries you. You can't say anything different without looking like a liar now because you've exposed your RESPECT for Haye. I hope Wlad doesn't come looking for me while he's in town.
He gets no respect for ducking Wlad while talking sh*t about both Klitschkos at the same time (just look at your avi for proof of that), for that I will keep calling him Diva Hayefaker, and that's why Diva has no respect not just from me but from everyone that's not British for the most part. I don't know how you could interpert my post to mean that I am all of a sudden fearful of this fight happening or that I am getting ready for excuses, history has shown that Diva has pulled out of fights and negotiations, delaying dates, failing to deliver venues, it has all been seen before in the past 3 years. I see the same thing being done now; the deadline, the purse disagreements, the venue disagreements, the boasting by Diva, same pattern as before. Wlad and Vitaly should not waste anymore of their time on Diva, he is irrelevant anyway, that WBA trinket doesn't mean sh*t since Wlad has it anyway. Everyone knows who the #1 and #2 HWs in the world are and Diva can just go and retire in October if he wants to, he is loosing to Chagaev anyway before then.
Wladisthechamp yet again shows what a gigantic tool he is.
In England (home of the english language), the word is maths, and people who use the word 'math' are largely laughed at and regarded as f*cking idiots.
ha, whatever pal, if i was you i would make sure i know what im talking about before i have a go at other posters. nobody gives a monkeys about spelling! and contrary to your claim that the word "maths" does not exist, yes it does. go look it up.
He's just reaching for straws because he owned himself in his own thread. lol
That's not what I meant, I meant 14 weeks total from time of injury to the time of him fighting again, if you take issue with that, take issue with your fellow Brit's "maths" spelling.
ha, whatever pal, if i was you i would make sure i know what im talking about before i have a go at other posters. nobody gives a monkeys about spelling! and contrary to your claim that the word "maths" does not exist, yes it does. go look it up.
That's not what I meant, I meant 14 weeks total from time of injury to the time of him fighting again, if you take issue with that, take issue with your fellow Brit's "maths" spelling.
You sound like a 14 year old cry baby.
Did your mum smoke crack while she was pregnant with you? Or you can't read? See the post above where I explain the math (not "maths" as that word doesn't exist) to you two thick Brit cunts.
Its too late. You already fukked up you dumb cunt! hahahahahaha
Heard this all before, Diva is wasting Wlad's time again just like she did in 2009, I would have thought Wlad learned something from that. Because of Diva Wlad fought only once that year, he could be repeating that same mistake. Fight Chisora in February as some other poster has said and sign the fight with Diva for early June, that way if she backs out, Wlad wouldn't be in a position of being a year without a fight.
Setting the date has nothing to do with Haye stalling out. Its not even up to Haye at this point when exactly the fight happens. Don't try to point the finger at Haye on this one, you make make your self look ignorant. From this statement, I'm seeing the first signs of excuses to come from your big mouth if Haye beats Wlad. I'm also seeing the fear of Wlad losing now for the first time from you. lol Kind of funny how after all the shiit talking you've done over the years, deep down this fight worries you. You can't say anything different without looking like a liar now because you've exposed your RESPECT for Haye. I hope Wlad doesn't come looking for me while he's in town.