Wilder-Haye; April 2017?

[LacedUp]

Haye would seriously *** that stiff up badly.

[LacedUp]

Haye has fought 3 rounds in the 3 years after this.

Against top opposition though.

[Pigeons]

Against top opposition though.

Hola amigo!

[285Kid]

Has it been signed? We saw what happened with Briggs.

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Haye pull back from that figth because he was waiting to see if Ortiz was out of the WBA shot, I guess now he can start talking to Briggs

[MaksBox]

That never happened, right now the fight is for mandatory position. I remember Povetkin promoter talking that noise but he was saying how is should be not what it actually is. I am telling you how it is you are telling me how it might be.

http://www.boxingscene.com/povetkins-promoter-stiverne-talks-continue-we-930--108975

Does that say interim title or mandatory position. Even if it was interim the WBC will still allow a money fight to happen, because their rules are more like guidelines not actual rules.

And here you go.

http://www.boxingscene.com/povetkin-vs-stiverne-ordered-wbc-interim-wilder-title-shot--107809

"An Interim Championship is ordered..."


And yes. WBC and rules are garbage, we agree.

[MaksBox]

One more stating it is for interim title... and not merely a shot.

http://www.cbssports.com/boxing/news/alexander-povetkin-cleared-will-face-stiverne-for-interim-wbc-heavyweight-title/

[Scipio2009]

Purse bids take place end of the month, fight will happen by the end of the year. Then the winner will fight Wilder for the title early next year. No Haye fight in April.

If Povetkin-Stiverne happens by December (wouldn't hold my breath), how soon after that would you earnestly expect either guy to be ready to fight again?

Beyond that, the Wilder fight would still have the same free negotiation (once the mandatory defense was formally called by the WBC) with the possibility for a bid, and the rest of the process.

I sincerely doubt that all of that gets worked out before Wilder-Haye gets negotiated.

[Scipio2009]

From years ago and Deontay has improved since but even in recent fights he still leaves enough gaps for Haye's right hand to catch him.

David Haye is nearlly 20lbs heavier now than he was then, nevermind that the last three years have seen Wilder pick up a ton of top-level experience (sharpening up his skills in a major way); Wilder's control of his lead hand is world's better that it was in 2013.