Comments Thread For: Klitschko vs Haye Fight Deal is Still Possible, Says The IBF

[Bring It On]

Haye should fight one or two times more before facing one of the Klits, IMO. The problem is though, that there are no tall fighters that can punch and are some what skilled out there.

He won't benefit much from fighting someone like Adamek/Chambers, he's done that many times in cruiser already. He's never fought someone like Wlad/Vit though.

[The Hammer]

The IBF have a lot of respect for their champion Wladimir and are being as flexible as possible in this matter. The problem is, Haye doesn't want the fight and he doesn't have the common decency to be honest and say it.

Wlad is wasting his time, he should forget about Haye for now and fight Povetkin.

[Dan...]

The IBF have a lot of respect for their champion Wladimir and are being as flexible as possible in this matter. The problem is, Haye doesn't want the fight and he doesn't have the common decency to be honest and say it.

Wlad is wasting his time, he should forget about Haye for now and fight Povetkin.

Obviously Wlad wants the money. A Haye fight would generate a lot of it.

I agree with you though, Haye doesn't want the fight. Probably fair enough to. This way he can continue to use this as a carrot to get great UK TV deals for far easier fights.

Eventually he might cash in, but I doubt it.

[JK1700]

The IBF have a lot of respect for their champion Wladimir and are being as flexible as possible in this matter. The problem is, Haye doesn't want the fight and he doesn't have the common decency to be honest and say it.

Wlad is wasting his time, he should forget about Haye for now and fight Povetkin.

But Povetkin doesnt want the fight either...

[Munchies]

Even if Haye agrees to fight, he'll make us wait until November at the earliest. Wlad should fight Povetkin in the meantime.

[Clegg]

The IBF have a lot of respect for their champion Wladimir and are being as flexible as possible in this matter. The problem is, Haye doesn't want the fight and he doesn't have the common decency to be honest and say it.

Wlad is wasting his time, he should forget about Haye for now and fight Povetkin.

Yeah, for once the boxing organisations are doing what's best for the sport (letting people unify and not stripping them for it) but obviously Haye doesn't care about the division, the sport, or anything other than avoiding getting KTFO.

[The Dreamer]

The whole "he's got a child coming" excuse doesn't hold water. You don't have toi sign to fight tomorrow but you can sign to fight.

Hey now, don't be so quick to judge. Maybe it finally dawned on Haye what's in store for him if he gets in the ring with either Klitschko and he would rather avoid the beating altogether so he can watch his children grow up in good health.

So considerate that David Haye

[The Hammer]

Obviously Wlad wants the money. A Haye fight would generate a lot of it.

Probably less money than a fight with Povetkin, who is better known in mainland Europe and is especially very famous in his homeland of Russia.

No, Wlad already has a lot of money. What he wants is to achieve the goal he talked about as early as 2001: he and his brother to have all the heavyweight belts at the same time.

Yeah, for once the boxing organisations are doing what's best for the sport (letting people unify and not stripping them for it) but obviously Haye doesn't care about the division, the sport, or anything other than avoiding getting KTFO.

Yes, Haye is clearly afraid of a humiliating KO loss.

[Weltschmerz]

I think its pretty obvious at this point that Haye just flat out doesn't want this fight.

I think he knows either Klitschko most likley squashes him and his earning potential plummets. It is best for him just to continue posturing about fighting them, let the hype build, and maintain his earning potential for the fights against the lesser guys in the division.

At least that is how I think he is going about it.

I think you're absolutely spot on

[paulf]

Can we have a ****ing fight already?