Frank Warren: Haye pulled out due to money

haye4344588By Liam Santiago: British Promoter, Frank Warren, has claimed in an interview at boxing news online that Heavyweight, David Haye, did not have a back problem, but had issues with Setanta over money. Warren said: ‘He had a Setanta problem. He asked for the money up front and they wouldn’t pay him. I know that for a fact.’ However, Warren does not promote Haye.

Haye disappointed thousands of fans when he pulled out his bout with Wladimar Klitschko. Klitschko instead fought Chagaev, in what was a very boring fight and Chagaev showed he was nowhere near the same level as Klitschko as he barely landed a punch. The fight was not screened on Setanta. SkySports covered the bout instead. The future for Setanta is still unknown, however, if they do shut down it will a major blow to Boxing. Sky screen major box-office bouts and weekly trade fights on Friday nights which get very little coverage from the press, whereas, Setanta screen bouts from America and other big fights that, without Setanta, we wouldn’t see in the UK.

Next Haye might have to fight Vitali Klitschko instead who has a very similar style to his brother. Vitali would cause Haye the same problems as his brother, if not more.


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13 Responses to “Frank Warren: Haye pulled out due to money”

  • big head says:

    this is old news any one with any common new this

  • tyrone says:

    karl u tit. u dont no haye. if u did, he obviously wudnt be reading this. and why wudnt u jus tell him this in the mornin or by text. silly boy.

  • karl says:

    i think its right thing to
    do by pulling out the fight with klitchko as y would u put ur health on the line for nothing and david will be champion soon anyway good luck david, all the best 4 the future mate karl,ps and c u in training in the morning david

  • Rich says:

    Very eloquent BAD! Wordsworth could’nt have put it better.

  • Ben says:

    SETANTA have gone bust…

    Looks like this is the truth , and i dont blame david haye.

    The Klitchos had all the cards in their favor. They were making money from tickets and everything else. All david haye had was his TV deal in the UK.

    Why would he fight for nothing. This is all the business of the sport.

    Lets hope haye gets another chance to fight, and a more reliable TV deal so he can get paid for putting his health on the line.

  • Jim says:

    Well apparently Setanta have called in the administrators this afternoon, so that’s the first obstacle out the way ;-)

    http://sport.stv.tv/football/104331-setanta-calls-in-administrators/

  • PrizeFighter says:

    Glad the truth has finally outed.

    Even Klitschko said after his fight Haye tried to postpone the fight for 2 week, he said no, then, as if by magic, hand injury.

    For what it’s worth I don’t blame Haye one bit, even though I think he’s a tool.

  • dontt says:

    adam ya a twat, hope joe makes a come back and beats froch 2 cerment his legacy.

  • Jack P says:

    Tell me Adam, how many times have Calzaghe and Haye been beaten by American fighters? Whats that? Never?!! wow, if these guys are as bad as you say what does that say about their american counterparts?

  • Ash says:

    If this is true i dnt care tbh if i was haye i would have done the same thing i wouldn’t let setanta con me out of my money.

  • X says:

    haye, … naughty boy…

  • brettchko says:

    i would have put the $ up for haye to get his butt kickt, why didnt he ask man a lot of us would have! and would’nt want a penny back. it would be worth every penny!

  • mascot says:

    david,david,david….you bad bad boy!

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