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I am just curious, that would have been a big fight in Britain and would have made a lot of sense as well?
Or was Thompson too old when Haye had over 20 fights?
Or was Thompson too old when Haye had over 20 fights?
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Good question maybe his handlers were scared. -
It looks like he was able to still get the big fights without doing so, and the fight wouldn't prove much now, what with Thompson using a walker these days.Comment
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Thompson turns down 45K to fight Haye
Here's a bit of an exclusive: Stubborn warrior Carl 'The Cat' has dug his feet in over negotiations for a rematch with European champion David Haye.
Thompson was paid over £100,000 in September 2004, when meeting Haye first time round (a fight Thompson won), and is now reluctant to reunite with the charismatic Londoner (on June 29) unless he's paid the same amount of money.
Unfortunately, the offer so far stands at around £45,000 - a fraction of what he got last time. The reason for such a drop in worth is simply because of the BBC withdrawing from covering boxing. Thompson-Haye 1 was, of course, screened live by the BBC, and as a result more money was pumped into each fighter's purse. This time round, though, Sky Sports are involved, and the money is not so readily available.
I tried negotiating with Thompson over the phone last week.
"If I'm paid £85,000 I'll take the fight," he told me. "I just want to be paid what I'm worth. This is a dangerous sport, and David would be a very dangeorus fight for me. I should get what I deserve.
"Tell them to come back with $85,000 and you've got a deal."
So I did. There was still no budge. With no BBC interest, the money simply isn't there. The current climate is completely different from two years ago. £45,000 and a European title shot is the best Haye and Sky Sports can do.
Still, Thompson will not make £45,000 anywhere else. After all, he is now 42 years of age, and is an oft-avoided campaigner who most would rather just ignore or forget about.
His first fight with Haye was one of the fights of 2004, and a signature Carl Thompson classic. He took a frightening pummelling for three rounds, before turning the tables on his inexperienced challenger in the fifth.
The fans want a rematch. David Haye wants a rematch. Carl Thompson wants a rematch. The only thing is, he wants £40,000 more and a bit more respect.
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Yeah, I would not fight against a guy I whipped for 45k either. Besides it being just too little, it is also somewhat offensive.Comment
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Thompson didn't whip ****! Haye gassed out.Comment
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Sounds like the "Zab Judah was beating the hell out of Tszyu before he was stopped" excuses. The fight didn't even go 5 rounds man, who cares who was was winning most of it, Haye got stopped by a 40 year old man, that wasn't Hopkins, Foreman, Holyfield, or Archie Moore. Wlad Klitschko beat the hell out of Brewster for 4 rounds the first time. Who cares? He lost. Get over it.Comment
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I hope you can comprehend the fact that BBC who stage the fight werent interested in boxing after 2005, So BBC TV's money wasnt in the pot both fighter had to take a pay cut basically.
Everyone involve wanted the fight but the money for the fight wasnt there so the rematch couldnt happen.Comment
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