Comments Thread For: Lennox Lewis: Haye Mistake, Needed an American Run

[COVID-19]

Haye left the fat yank bums to wlad.

[BetterCallSaul]

He would have built his brand in the states and could have gotten the fight on PPV and generated an extra 100m

No way would Haye generate that kind of money fighting in the states.

Haye isn't American, and there are no top American HW's for him to fight.

Even if Haye did build his brand up in the U.S, a Haye vs Klitschko fight on US PPV would not far surpass the 500k mark, if at all. With that, the UK PPV wouldn't be as popular due to the time difference, and German revenue would also be down.

This fight is as big as it could be in today's HW division.

[throbk1974]

if he were to come to the states, he wouldn't be where he is right now, and he'd have a few losses on his record. he's just trying to cash out. if not, he'd try to unify instead of declaring his retirement in advance....he knows he won't last.

[edgarg]

Lol Haye went life and death for a round with Monte Barrett. TWO GUNZ rocked Haye many times. . . Yes Haye got the stoppage and clearly was winning the fight, but dude is fragile. If he would have given Owen what the heck Beck a shot, he would have lost.

He likely would not have given Beck a fight, knowing he'lose. But any one of the 10 contenders could have beaten him, and by now he'd have at leasy 6 losses on his record, more if he'd managed to get a title shot against, say, prime Ruiz, or Chris Byrd. Not to mention Oquendo, Sam Peter and just about every other name heavyweight out there.

[RSBonos]

Haye-Barret wasn't even shown in America.

[Dudley]

It's not even a financial mistake. There are no American Heavyweights for Haye to make big money off.

Haye will make around £20m fighting Klitschko. Only Mayweather and Pacquaio make that kind of money.

really! 20 shiiit! that's dope. I've never herd a heavyweight purse that big since Tyson in his hay day.

[Ringlife]

I do believe he would be more famous If he fought in the states only people who know him are hardcore boxing freaks but he did it his way.

[TaurusJ27]

Hbo might take a chance and televise his next fight with the ratings this klitshko fight will generate.