Haye sets Maccarinelli deadline

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David Haye has turned up the heat on WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli by saying they must meet in April or not at all.

Haye is ready to take on the Welshman ahead of WBA and WBC champion O'Neil Bell, but has told Maccarinelli it is a take-it-or-leave-it offer.

"April 2007 is my only timeframe for this fight. After that my schedule will only include O'Neil Bell," he said.

"If this fight isn't signed by 7 January 2007 it will never happen."

Welshman Maccarinelli inherited the title when champion Johnny Nelson was forced to retire ahead of their title bout because of injury problems.

Maccarinelli, a former WBU champion, has defended his WBO title once, against Mark Hobson.

Any clash with Londoner Haye would be a huge crowd-puller but promoter Frank Warren has dismissed Haye's previous offers as "outrageous", saying Maccarinelli deserves a bigger proportion of the suggested purse.

Haye's promoter Frank Maloney and manager Adam Booth hope the clash can go ahead.

"Frank Warren knows that David is free for one fight, to box on his show in Cardiff in April, if that is what it takes to get this fight on," said Maloney.

Booth added: "The idea is for myself, David and Frank Maloney to meet up with Enzo Maccarinelli and Frank Warren at an arranged location and thrash out the negotiations for this fight as soon as possible.

"We want to make sure that everyone is immediately aware of what transpires from the negotiating table and, if the fight doesn't happen, exactly who is ducking who.

"The only reason for this meet-up not to happen is if Frank Warren and Enzo Maccarinelli decline our invitation."

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If warren dosent make this fight now he is gona look more ******, haye will now fight on the ITV card in april to make the fight, if warren dosent do this fight it will make enzo look like he dodged haye, well we will all know by jan 7 if this fight is gonna happen or not.

[hugh grant]

There is a lot of talk in boxing and not much action. Why wouldnt Enzo accept now. And why whould Haye expect more money than ENzo. Cant they have equal money. As long as Haye gets paid a decent nights wage, he should be happy and not expect more money. The belt is what he is interested in afterall and if he can win that belt he will have the opportunity to make money in the future. He isnt starving hungry so should be realistic as regards the money side of things.
But Warren should take the fight. He thinks Enzo would win, so take the fight just to get it out of the way.

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Haye isnt after the WBO belt he doesnt even what this fight to be a title
fight, i agree with you about them getting equal money though.

[hugh grant]

Why doesnt Haye want the belt? And would Enzo prefer to be defending the belt?

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It is quite clear that if this fight doesnt happen it is down to enzo and warren. Haye and Maloney could not be doing more to make this fight - first they tried to make it on a Sky card, now they're doing everything to make it on a Frank Warren show on ITV. The winner of this fight would clearly be the best cruiser in Britain - it's a fight that must be made but I dont think that Warren wants to risk his newest 'world champ'. It's a shame because this is the best fight in Britain at the minute - I want to see it a lot more than Hatton/Witter, Calzaghe/Woods or Khan/Mitchell. It would clearly be hugely exciting, with both fighters huge punchers and both (possibly) packing glass.

Come on, Frank, get the ****ing fight on!!!!

(My desperation to see this fight is in no way added to by the fact that I have tickets for the April show lol)

[hugh grant]

Yeah i blame Warren. He seems to have a problem getting matches for his boxers. Waren has developed this reputation for himself so he had better try and undo his reputation for protecting his golden eggs.
Your rich enough Warren. Take a risk. Your annoying me now, and you dont want to do that.

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As much as I would like to blame Warren for this fight not taking place, 3rd world debt and my whore of an ex, Maloney's equally to blame for trying to get Maccarinelli, as champion, to accept a fraction of the purse.

Both as bad as each other.

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Haye dosent want the belt because it will mean he is no longer the mand challanger for o'neil bell, and i think this will be the reason warren will give for not making the fight as well as the money.

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if this does some how happen, i am gona get some tickets for it.