David Haye vs Wlad announced this weekend?

[Repeddled]

Any links mate?

look on twitter, Rafael himself said they are negotiating and its upto Haye.

[ATG Fighter]

Haye posted an interesting message on twitter. Dan Rafael also says that they are negotiating.

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Haye posted an interesting message on twitter. Dan Rafael also says that they are negotiating.

Haye posted that after Rafael said they were negotiating so i think it went well...

[The Hammer]

look on twitter, Rafael himself said they are negotiating and its upto Haye.

I don't see it on Rafael's twitter:

http://twitter.com/ESPNboxing/danrafaelespn

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I don't see it on Rafael's twitter:

http://twitter.com/ESPNboxing/danrafaelespn

thats not his

try http://twitter.com/#!/danrafaelespn/...37206336073728

http://twitter.com/danrafaelespn

[paulf]

I believe this could be true simply for the fact that Sky is in a serious dilemma on what to do May 21st. Carl Froch cant share a card with David Haye on SKY due to his Super Six contract, but Sky doesnt want to run a David Haye PPV against Carl Froch's fight the same night.

It's very possible they're working with Hayemaker and K2 for a July card.

[ChopperRead]

Man I hope this is right, I hope Haye goes in there and does what I know he is capable of against wlad. Then the Klit fans will disappear and nsb will be a happier place.

Why would Klitschko fans disappear? Even if Haye did beat Wlad (very doubtful), Haye will NEVER beat Vitali.

[The Hammer]

thats not his

try http://twitter.com/#!/danrafaelespn/...37206336073728
http://twitter.com/danrafaelespn

I'm still skeptical.

But what surprised me is Rafael's reply that they are in discussions.

[Dave Rado]

I believe this could be true simply for the fact that Sky is in a serious dilemma on what to do May 21st. Carl Froch cant share a card with David Haye on SKY due to his Super Six contract, but Sky doesnt want to run a David Haye PPV against Carl Froch's fight the same night.

It's very possible they're working with Hayemaker and K2 for a July card.

Alternatively, Sky may have finally woken up to the games Haye has been playing in order to avoid fighting a Klitschko, and told him that he has two choices: fight a Klitschko in July, or we won't cover your fights any more.

Given that Haye-Wlad would give Sky by far the biggest PPV revenue they have ever had, I am surprised they have let him get away with his games for as long as they have - and the Harrison debacle may have been the last straw as far as they were concerned.

When Wlad made it clear recently that the July date was still open to fight Haye, that if Haye took the date, Adamek would fight Vitali in September, and that all Haye has to do is sign, Sky may have finally - and very belatedly - lost patience with Haye and put their foot down - especially as Wlad also said recently that if Haye doesn't take the July date, Wlad would ignore all future approaches from Haye, because he would not consider them to be serious. While that could have been a bluff, Sky may well have decided that was a risk they couldn't afford to take.

[paulf]

Alternatively, Sky may have finally woken up to the games Haye has been playing in order to avoid fighting a Klitschko, and told him that he has two choices: fight a Klitschko in July, or we won't cover your fights any more.

Given that Haye-Wlad would give Sky by far the biggest PPV revenue they have ever had, I am surprised they have let him get away with his games for as long as they have - and the Harrison debacle may have been the last straw as far as they were concerned.

When Wlad made it clear recently that the July date was still open to fight Haye, that if Haye took the date, Adamek would fight Vitali in September, and that all Haye has to do is sign, Sky may have finally lost patience with Haye and put their foot down.

Sky is not Haye's boss and he doesn't answer to them, remember just a short while ago he was on Setanta. You are part right about the Audley Harrison debacle, however; the only reason that fight was made was because it would yield massive PPV numbers in the UK for Sky and Hayemaker. Sky was more than happy with that fight when it was made.

It does appear that Sky's opinion of Hayemaker productions has soured considerable after that telecast though. Three **** rounds with one lame undercard fight? Some of Warrens cards have 5 fights on them.

I believe Sky wanted to get other british promoters involved in Haye-Povetkin to ensure that they wouldn't have another bomb card, and with that eating into Haye's money he may have just said "**** it" and got the ball rolling with K2 again.