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Nobody. I am sick of people saying Haye deserves ever 40% because he can bring the U.S. audience. Hell, Klitschko could fight Sprott/Fraudley or Chi and probably make more money because of the split than he would against Haye. No one is America knows who Haye is, maybe it would be on HBO, maybe. But the average American cant tell you one thing about David Haye. How many people watched his HW fights here in America? 9 outside of youtube or an illegal stream?
I am not saying that the Klitschko's are huge draws, but most American sports fans have at least heard of them. No one has heard of Haye. Nobody. Ask even fight fans who in the U.S. who David Haye is and they cant tell you a thing.
Non English Euro's turn in to every Klit fight even if he was fighting a homeless man sleeping outside the arena theyd come and order it.
A rematch with Arreola, a fight with Toney or Holyfield, calling Tyson out of retirement, fighting Tua, or even Adamek would probably be bigger U.S. draws.
So all Haye brings is the UK fan. Lots of British fighters can bring those people, maybe not at the same level, but if the winner of Chisora vs. Sexton could bring in 30% of the british fans Haye did, the Klitschko's would make more money.
It costs much more for either Klit to give 50/50 because all it does is tell a guy like boytsov or adamek or SOlis to just talk trash, get some worthless belt, and claim the Klitschko's are slave owners and they will expect the same deal Haye got. Caving to Haye would be the worst financial mistake for the Klitschko's, hes not on their level.
I am not saying that the Klitschko's are huge draws, but most American sports fans have at least heard of them. No one has heard of Haye. Nobody. Ask even fight fans who in the U.S. who David Haye is and they cant tell you a thing.
Non English Euro's turn in to every Klit fight even if he was fighting a homeless man sleeping outside the arena theyd come and order it.
A rematch with Arreola, a fight with Toney or Holyfield, calling Tyson out of retirement, fighting Tua, or even Adamek would probably be bigger U.S. draws.
So all Haye brings is the UK fan. Lots of British fighters can bring those people, maybe not at the same level, but if the winner of Chisora vs. Sexton could bring in 30% of the british fans Haye did, the Klitschko's would make more money.
It costs much more for either Klit to give 50/50 because all it does is tell a guy like boytsov or adamek or SOlis to just talk trash, get some worthless belt, and claim the Klitschko's are slave owners and they will expect the same deal Haye got. Caving to Haye would be the worst financial mistake for the Klitschko's, hes not on their level.
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