David Haye Slams The "Three Fight" Klitschko Deal

[deliveryman]

so Haye gets no rematches himself if he loses, right?

I don't know, I didn't read the contract, or the stipulations agreed upon for the clause to be applicable.

I'm sure if Haye gets brutally out-classed, he's not going to be forced to fight them again.

[classicbuzzbox]

Why didn't Haye take the same route as Thompson, Povetkin, and JC Gomez to a title shot, by defeating another contender?

His shortcut has a price.

I'll cosign this. Wanna jump to the front of the que? Be prepared to sign your life away. With all this performing and the mandatory option available, something tells me Haye knows he can't mix it with the top tens and NEEDS a shortcut for that 100 - 1 chance of dropping a bomb on Wlads highly mobile chin.

[Dave Rado]

Haye is a big mouth fraud that hasn't done jack **** at heavyweight, he dosen't even deserve a title shot, he's only getting a title shot because he's a hypejob with a big mouth.

Haye should STFU, get on his knees, Bow Down to Wlad and thank him for giving him a title shot.

[The RealDeal]

who gives a ****!

Wlad vs haye is on!

hell yeah !!!

[MACAQUEINBLACK]

I've follwed Haye since his win over Arthur Williams way back, i'm a real Haye fan

Alright, well, I'm just testing.

This 3 fight deal, is bull. It's never been proposed before tying someone up for a fight in advance in a promotional agreement with a BROTHER.

Ok, but where is the precedent for 2 brothers ruling the marquee class together as a franchise? It's a combination of that and the rejuvenation of a slumping division an upset by Haye could cause that has provoked Team Klitschko to insert the extra clause. The circumstances are as unprecedented as the double rematch clause itself. K2 are looking after their own interests, just like Haye, who doesn't want to go through other contenders and risk getting knocked out before he gets his shot.

This is my point entirely. Haye initiated this whole thing with hardball tactics and K2 are negotiating in kind.

I understand theres a very high risk as well, a huge one infact. One right hand and it could be be goodnight, which is what makes it so interesting because the same an be said for Wlad.

But then you have guys like Pullcounter saying the Klitschkos aren't taking a risk. Wlad should definitely be installed as betting favorite, because he has the tools to dominate Haye, but there's a degree of risk because Haye still represents a step into the unknown as far as his abilities at heavy are concerned. What's known for sure is, dude hits like a truck.


On balance, with all factors considered, this is not that unfair a deal. It's a hard bargained one, but it's not the ***** move people are making out. If it's a ***** move, then Haye's a *****, too, because he's scared to risk getting KTFO before he gets a shot at a Klit.

[Dave Rado]

Actually, this is a good deal for Haye who wanted to fight both Klitscho's
anyway. Those are the majority of the titles right there & a third big
payday? David Haye can't be mad at that.

He won't be able to fight any mandatories, even if he wins all three fights, until he's made both defences, which means he would almost certainly be stripped of the IBF and WBO belts - if he won them - before the contract had expired. That's why the contract is bad for boxing IMO - even if he beat both Klitschkos the Heavyweight division would still be as fractured as ever in terms of the belts. If the contract had allowed him to make mandatory defences in between the Klitschko fights it would be a different matter, but it doesn't. Okay, he'd have The Ring and lineal titles in that scenario, but it would be far better for boxing if there could be a unified champion.

(I'm not making a prediction about the results of the fights, BTW, I'm just talking about the principle of the contract, which stinks, IMO).

[Dave Rado]

And if he wins, we get the rematch or Vitali IN BRITAIN.

How do you know it would be in Britain?

[Naps]

LMAO

Will you give Haye credit if he wins?

[Dave Rado]

Gomez is a better fighter, he spent 7 years at HW earning his shot.

Who exactly did he fight in those seven years?

[Dave Rado]

So when Wlad beats up Haye, will Haye have to take an additional beating from Wlad, and a beating from Vitali to top it all off?

He is going to be sore.

If Haye loses he doesn't get a rematch - only if he wins.