Comments Thread For: David Haye: The Klitschkos Need Me For Their Legacy!

[Rick Grimes]

50-50 is "****ty terms"?



Who says they'll do what he wants, anyway?

And even if they did, he gets KTFO. The only one being handled like a bitch in the end will be Haye.

50-50 is ****ty terms when Haye is putting the most money in the pot, the Klitschko's get 3 mil a fight from RTL, this fight will generate at least 10 mil in the UK. Haye would be a moron to accept 1.5 mil for 50% of the UK revenue

[MACAQUEINBLACK]

You're right. The above quote is 100% truth. But Haye's still playing the Klitschkos and has got them and the casual boxing fans desperate to fight him.

He only wins that one if he gets them to bend to his will.



If the fights don't happen, he plays himself, too. Haye can make high coin without the Klitschkos, the Klitschkos can make high coin without him - they all make their highest coin together.

[MACAQUEINBLACK]

50-50 is ****ty terms when Haye is putting the most money in the pot, the Klitschko's get 3 mil a fight from RTL, this fight will generate at least 10 mil in the UK. Haye would be a moron to accept 1.5 mil for 50% of the UK revenue

Haye can't generate that 10 mill without the Klitschkos, period.


On top of that, they have the prestige that he wants. Nobody in the sport acknowledges Haye above the Klitschkos. Nobody.

[MACAQUEINBLACK]

Also, interest in Haye's career will peter out without the Klitschkos, even in the UK, because he's being too cagey with it to fight anybody else dangerous, too.


What's he gonna find to sell after Harrison?

[Rick Grimes]

Haye can't generate that 10 mill without the Klitschkos, period.


On top of that, they have the prestige that he wants. Nobody in the sport acknowledges Haye above the Klitschkos. Nobody.

Haye-Valuev was rumoured to have done over 1 million PPV buys at £14 a PPV.

[Rick Grimes]

Also, interest in Haye's career will peter out without the Klitschkos, even in the UK, because he's being too cagey with it to fight anybody else dangerous, too.


What's he gonna find to sell after Harrison?

Haye appeals to casual fans that know nothing about the sport, like Hatton fans. they think he's the world champ and can make millions fighting bums the rest of his career.

[MACAQUEINBLACK]

Haye-Valuev was rumoured to have done over 1 million PPV buys at £14 a PPV.

Rumoured being the operative word.


But, regardless. You threw (at least) £10mill out there as a ballpark figure. It's safe to say a Klitschko fight would comfortably exceed whatever the Valuev fight did. Whatever the sum, those are the figures I'm talking about, Haye can't make them without the Klitschkos.


And interest in Haye's career will peter out without the Klitschkos, even in the UK, because he's being too cagey with it to fight anybody else dangerous, too.

What's he gonna find to sell after Harrison?

Haye appeals to casual fans that know nothing about the sport, like Hatton fans. they think he's the world champ and can make millions fighting bums the rest of his career.

Nah,

Hatton made millions fighting decent opposition, culminating in fights with P4P #1's.

I don't think Haye holds anywhere near the same appeal to the general public as Hatton did. And what appeal he does have will decrese pretty quickly after Harrison if he doesn't seriously step it up.

[MACAQUEINBLACK]

Just out of interest, anyone know what the Haye-Ruiz PPV did numbers-wise?

[Rick Grimes]

Haye makes more money in the UK than the Kltcshko's do in Germany or they would have accepted Hayes offer of them keeping the German revenue and him the UK. Haye could fight bums for the next 5 years like Calzabghe did and become a UK legend. There's a lot of money in the UK and you don't ever have to leave because the casual fans will buy into any hype the media feed them.

[KJB]

I look forward to the day Wlad splatters Haye on the canvas.