It's a complete ***** move.
You can say he didn't earn the shot because he didn't get the mandatory slot, but how many times do we see fighters from lower divisions instantly move up and get a shot? No one seems to complain then. What is special about the heavyweight division? Right now, the heavyweight division is special; special needs that is. Waiting for a mandatory slot would have taken over a year anyway and the buzz for this match-up is right now. People keep saying that Wlad is being generous giving him a shot at all, but let's not pretend that there isn't something in this for Wlad. Haye and hype that comes with him are giving Wlad his biggest payday in some time and perhaps ever considering the way the deal is structured.
The way this deal has been put together suggests to me that the Klitschko camp really didn't want this fight. I imagine they wanted Haye in against Vitali, who they are more confident in - which is why they tried to make that fight first, before the Gomez mandatory scuppered it. In putting together such ridiculous terms, they expected Haye to turn it down, because this deal isn't even remotely close to being fair.
I like Wlad and I respect Vitali, but I dislike their management.
You can say he didn't earn the shot because he didn't get the mandatory slot, but how many times do we see fighters from lower divisions instantly move up and get a shot? No one seems to complain then. What is special about the heavyweight division? Right now, the heavyweight division is special; special needs that is. Waiting for a mandatory slot would have taken over a year anyway and the buzz for this match-up is right now. People keep saying that Wlad is being generous giving him a shot at all, but let's not pretend that there isn't something in this for Wlad. Haye and hype that comes with him are giving Wlad his biggest payday in some time and perhaps ever considering the way the deal is structured.
The way this deal has been put together suggests to me that the Klitschko camp really didn't want this fight. I imagine they wanted Haye in against Vitali, who they are more confident in - which is why they tried to make that fight first, before the Gomez mandatory scuppered it. In putting together such ridiculous terms, they expected Haye to turn it down, because this deal isn't even remotely close to being fair.
I like Wlad and I respect Vitali, but I dislike their management.
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