Whaaa? Haye refuses to put the WBA belt on the line?

[The Hammer]

The WBA has no problem with the referee, and the WBA belt will be on the line.

This is just more mind games from Haye - it's just his way of expressing his FEAR.

[hweightblogger]

The WBA has no problem with the referee, and the WBA belt will be on the line.

Is this confirmed by the WBA somewhere?

[The Hammer]

Is this confirmed by the WBA somewhere?

The WBA website.

[Nuurzhaelan]

Choose a ref both are happy with. Simple.

Isn't haye already getting 50% of the purse? What the hell does being lineal champion get you these days? Man alive!

[Barry Halls]

haye won't like any referee that will let him get knocked out.

[iPhoneKiller]

Isn't haye already getting 50% of the purse? What the hell does being lineal champion get you these days? Man alive!

Venue, ring size, ref.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Venue, ring size, ref.

The ref was appointed by the WBO

[b0ndsj0ns20]

Just more mind games by Haye. Nothing really to this. People can hate Haye all they want, but this thing wouldn't be the event it's going to be if he had just kept his mouth shut the whole time. This is really the first time I have ever thought any Wlad fight was must see TV.

[Boxing Scene]

All this really is, and everyone who knows boxing knows this, is a way for the WBA to keep Haye as the champion if he loses to Wlad. They don't want Wlad in there, they've done everything possible to keep him out, for example see the Chagaev fight where Wlad was supposed to win the belt and he got screwed out of it.

This is nothing more than continued thievery from the WBA.

I'll be honest with you I could care less if Haye remains the WBA champ afterwards (if he loses) as long as he fights people like Arreola, Adamek, etc. Make the big fights.

[iPhoneKiller]

All this really is, and everyone who knows boxing knows this, is a way for the WBA to keep Haye as the champion if he loses to Wlad. They don't want Wlad in there, they've done everything possible to keep him out, for example see the Chagaev fight where Wlad was supposed to win the belt and he got screwed out of it.

This is nothing more than continued thievery from the WBA.

I'll be honest with you I could care less if Haye remains the WBA champ afterwards (if he loses) as long as he fights people like Arreola, Adamek, etc. Make the big fights.

The WBA have stated the belt is on the line. I think Haye is doing mind games like Steward is going to train him etc...

He likes to piss Wlad off. I think he gets a buzz from it. Wlad seems to just follow it, such as Haye said he will put him in hospital, and Wlad asked him again, and Haye said yes.