Comments Thread For: Team Klitschko: Haye Wants 50%, Ridiculous Guarantee

[hillbilly]

Mayweather didn't "let" Hatton have....... He had to. Hatton was by any standard the most popular and loved British boxer in history. What other fighter in the world, I repeat, in the world, EVER, would get 15-20 thousands of supporters to pay out millions of Dollars to travel all the way from Britain to Las Vegas just to cheer him on. In fact Hatton was very popular in the US too, and a large proportion of the fans present were his supporters.

Stop grasping at "straws" to try to support your insupportable speculation. Give it up.

I agree with this. Even if it were appropriate under certain circumstances for Klitschko to give Haye 50% of the UK ppv, it isn't under these circumstances. Haye fought pathetically against Wladimir and seriously undermined his legitimacy. Haye has never beaten a top heavyweight. And, in this era of bad heavyweights, that is saying a lot. His best win is probably against a faded and mediocre John Ruiz. This is a guy (Ruiz) that was 5 years removed from losing (overturned) and getting knocked down by a fat blown up middleweight (James Toney). Now I love James Toney but he is not and has never really been a legitimate heavyweight. For me to take Haye seriously, he needs to fight and beat a couple of top 10 heavyweights. If he beat Povetkin and say a Seth Mitchell or Chris Arreola (not top 10 but close enough), then we could talk. He won't fight those guys though. He wouldn't before and won't now.

[breezy53]

sky aint doing ppv anyway so how is he gonna get 50% british PPV!?

and haye has lost the majority of his fanbase anyway, after his pathetic effort against wlad he should fight vitali on whatever terms he is offered.

surely sky would bring boxoffice back for the big fights? id expect to see
pac/floyd (if that ever happens), and the likes of haye/klits on sbo

[shade darkar]

surely sky would bring boxoffice back for the big fights? id expect to see
pac/floyd (if that ever happens), and the likes of haye/klits on sbo

i doubt it. floyd and pacquiao fights were on sky sports anyway. its only PPV if there is a british fighter with sky. and i cant see them putting haye back on PPV.

[Ravens Fan]

I take it back, Boente was not lying, but making this request tells you all you need to know.

THEY DO NOT WANT TO FIGHT DAVID HAYE.

As with the Mayweather and Pacquiao situation when a fighter make unreasonable demands they don't want the fight.

And Haye agreed to there demands before, so they came out with some fresh ones to prevent the fight.


Haye is the one that will generate the money in the UK PPV sales and Haye is giving them 50% and they are still turning it down.

What other conclusion can be drawn apart from Boente/Vitali don't want this fight to happen.

Do do really believe the crazy insane crap that you write? And I have to ask are you possibly related to David Haye?

[Russian Crushin]

Yes he did, Boente said that Haye wanting 50% of the British PPV money was ridiculous despite Haye agreeing to the lesser cut. Even Mayweather let Hatton take 100% of the British PPV money.

http://www.boxingscene.com/kotelnik-bashes-klitschkos-i-feel-bad-their-boxers--36107

And I feel bad for those boxers, who have agreements with his company. Klitschko asked me to compete for K2 but his offer wasn't even remotely close to the one which could satisfy me."

Even Don King offers better deals than the Klitschkos and King screws everybody over.

Do you really think that Vitali deserves more than 50% of the British PPV money, should Haye fight for free. What kind of deal is acceptable for you.

Is this serious? You have no idea what you're talking about child, just stfu already

[Ravens Fan]

I agree with this. Even if it were appropriate under certain circumstances for Klitschko to give Haye 50% of the UK ppv, it isn't under these circumstances. Haye fought pathetically against Wladimir and seriously undermined his legitimacy. Haye has never beaten a top heavyweight. And, in this era of bad heavyweights, that is saying a lot. His best win is probably against a faded and mediocre John Ruiz. This is a guy (Ruiz) that was 5 years removed from losing (overturned) and getting knocked down by a fat blown up middleweight (James Toney). Now I love James Toney but he is not and has never really been a legitimate heavyweight. For me to take Haye seriously, he needs to fight and beat a couple of top 10 heavyweights. If he beat Povetkin and say a Seth Mitchell or Chris Arreola (not top 10 but close enough), then we could talk. He won't fight those guys though. He wouldn't before and won't now.

Great stuff!!

[sunny31]

Is this serious? You have no idea what you're talking about child, just stfu already

It's true moron, Hatton kept 100% of the uk ppv (1 million buys). That was how Bob Arum persuaded Pacquiao to take 50% of the total revenue against Hatton, because he said Mayweather made a tactical error, and missed out on $15-20 million.

[Russian Crushin]

It's true moron, Hatton kept 100% of the uk ppv (1 million buys). That was how Bob Arum persuaded Pacquiao to take 50% of the total revenue against Hatton, because he said Mayweather made a tactical error, and missed out on $15-20 million.

It was 1.2 mil buys

But no i meant just comparing Hayes to Hattons drawing power should get him banned.

Just Hatton sittin in a pub drinking beer would sell better then any Haye fight

Haye single handedly shut down PPV in the UK

[reeflegend]

Haye

The average sports fan doesn't know who David Haye is right now. I mean you only really know who haye is if you follow boxing like we do here. He literally has no star power. He should fight Chisora or Arreola. This def isn't a risky fight for Vitali, cause he's a better fighter than Haye..guy isn't that good of a fighter you need to be honest with yourselves..

His best fight was this weekend with Chisora's trainer..made himself look like a clown once again..

[Weebler I]

i doubt it. floyd and pacquiao fights were on sky sports anyway. its only PPV if there is a british fighter with sky. and i cant see them putting haye back on PPV.

Before last weekend's publicity I would've agreed but I think they possibly would now.

The average sports fan doesn't know who David Haye is right now. I mean you only really know who haye is if you follow boxing like we do here. He literally has no star power. He should fight Chisora or Arreola. This def isn't a risky fight for Vitali, cause he's a better fighter than Haye..guy isn't that good of a fighter you need to be honest with yourselves..

His best fight was this weekend with Chisora's trainer..made himself look like a clown once again..

That might be true in NY (or NYC), but he's been all over the national news here in the UK along with Chisora. They know who he is all right, whether they'd pay to watch him again is another question.