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As a Haye fan I'd be dissapointed in this, also I think Harrison hits very hard with the straight left hand, it's risky.
By STEVE LILLIS, 22/05/2010
DAVID HAYE is lining up a Battle of Britain clash against Audley Harrison after talks with Wladimir Klitschko stalled.
Discussions between WBA heavyweight champ Haye's manager Adam Booth and Harrison's promoter Barry Hearn will take place this week.
Haye, 29, had hoped to face IBF and WBO king Wladimir in a unification bout in September.
But an insider said: "They have hit a rock. Klitschko is the fight that Haye wants. At best, talks have stalled and at worst, completely broken down."
That means 2000 Olympic champ Harrison is in pole position to face his friend-turned-enemy in an autumn grudge meeting, almost certainly to take place at London's O2 Arena.
Haye v Harrison would be the biggest all-British heavyweight fight since Lennox Lewis stopped Frank Bruno at Cardiff Arms Park in 1993.
Sky TV are pushing for the fight and believe it could become a huge pay-per-view attraction, especially as there is bad blood and both are known headline-grabbing trash talkers.
Harrison may be the boxer that fans love to hate but his Prizefighter win last October and European title triumph over Michael Sprott last month were among Sky's highest viewing figures for boxing in recent years.
The London pair were close friends but fell out last year when Haye refused to give Harrison a spot on the undercard of a show he was promoting.
Harrison, 38, would get the short end of the cash but he would nevertheless jump at the chance to silence Haye and critics.
Haye's popularity is soaring among the British public.
And it would grow if he was also known as the man who punched Harrison into retirement.
Bermondsey star Haye captured the WBA belt when he outpointed Nikolai Valuev in November and ended John Ruiz's career in his first defence seven weeks ago.
By STEVE LILLIS, 22/05/2010
DAVID HAYE is lining up a Battle of Britain clash against Audley Harrison after talks with Wladimir Klitschko stalled.
Discussions between WBA heavyweight champ Haye's manager Adam Booth and Harrison's promoter Barry Hearn will take place this week.
Haye, 29, had hoped to face IBF and WBO king Wladimir in a unification bout in September.
But an insider said: "They have hit a rock. Klitschko is the fight that Haye wants. At best, talks have stalled and at worst, completely broken down."
That means 2000 Olympic champ Harrison is in pole position to face his friend-turned-enemy in an autumn grudge meeting, almost certainly to take place at London's O2 Arena.
Haye v Harrison would be the biggest all-British heavyweight fight since Lennox Lewis stopped Frank Bruno at Cardiff Arms Park in 1993.
Sky TV are pushing for the fight and believe it could become a huge pay-per-view attraction, especially as there is bad blood and both are known headline-grabbing trash talkers.
Harrison may be the boxer that fans love to hate but his Prizefighter win last October and European title triumph over Michael Sprott last month were among Sky's highest viewing figures for boxing in recent years.
The London pair were close friends but fell out last year when Haye refused to give Harrison a spot on the undercard of a show he was promoting.
Harrison, 38, would get the short end of the cash but he would nevertheless jump at the chance to silence Haye and critics.
Haye's popularity is soaring among the British public.
And it would grow if he was also known as the man who punched Harrison into retirement.
Bermondsey star Haye captured the WBA belt when he outpointed Nikolai Valuev in November and ended John Ruiz's career in his first defence seven weeks ago.
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