David Haye to name comeback opponent tomorrow

[BodiesInFlight]

Wasn't their rumours circulating Haye vs Fury pre sales were low and possible reasons it never came to fruition.

That accusation gets thrown around any time a fight gets canceled.

[Jewish-Reptile]

That accusation gets thrown around any time a fight gets canceled.

You believe the injury to Haye was genuine ? I thought it suspect it was cancelled twice, I honestly feel Haye wasn't to make what the guarantees he was expecting and took the fall, now we're seeing him make a comeback right when Joshua is making his ppv debut, it all adds up. Joshua is an official Sky/Matchroom project Fury was he ever really that well known in the UK around the time of the Haye build up. I think this is why we were seeing Batman pranks etc, to really put himself on the map, nothing to do with psyching an opponent out just giving himself an image and a brand, one he clearly failed to establish fighting on channel 5 which really is not at all a very popular outlet for sports let alone boxing.

If Fury had been handled by Hearn from the beginning I expect he would have fought for a world title long since and not had to suffer the indignity and psychological humiliation from the Cunningham fight. After his Johnson fight they'd have likely billed him as a superstar on ppv as the are right now with Joshua.

[BostonGuy]

That marko monk guy is absolutely horrendous.

Look at this fight:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYSKwJ8vax4

Holy hell he's awful. The guy he was fighting was 2-0 and looked to have better skills.

I think I'm more agile than De Mori. His footwork and mobility are pretty piss poor

[deathofaclown]

Is he headlining the card at the o2? If so, wow, this will bomb.

I'm expecting it as a co-promotion with Matchroom, i'm actually thinking Haye will be doing down this route.

The reason i think that is because i'm sure i saw Hearn say Groves will be back on January 16th...obviously Groves and Haye are good friends so they might share the same bill. If Hearn gets Groves a half decent opponent and a few other decent undercard fights then people will tune in or get tickets.

Haye is still a big name and people know him who don't even follow boxing. He'll probably sell tickets to people who don't even know if his opponent is good or bad.

[LacedUp]

I think I'm more agile than De Mori. His footwork and mobility are pretty piss poor

He's just a big stiff idiot.

He might punch hard ish, but that's about it.

[PrinceNaz88]

I'm expecting it as a co-promotion with Matchroom, i'm actually thinking Haye will be doing down this route.

The reason i think that is because i'm sure i saw Hearn say Groves will be back on January 16th...obviously Groves and Haye are good friends so they might share the same bill. If Hearn gets Groves a half decent opponent and a few other decent undercard fights then people will tune in or get tickets.

Haye is still a big name and people know him who don't even follow boxing. He'll probably sell tickets to people who don't even know if his opponent is good or bad.

Groves headlining on 30th Jan.

[deathofaclown]

Groves headlining on 30th Jan.

ahh must have missed that one, i did hear Hearn mention the 16th for something.

Well then, Haye must be confident he can shift enough tickets himself.

I wonder who will be showing it on TV.

[deanrw]

I think I'm more agile than De Mori. His footwork and mobility are pretty piss poor

Are you saying that Delmori is not fleet footed enough to be considered fleet footed?

[BostonGuy]

Are you saying that Delmori is not fleet footed enough to be considered fleet footed?

That's exactly what I'm saying - glad someone here is paying attention...