Booth: “We’re [Haye] not considering anything or any opponents at the moment”
April 21st, 2010
By William Mackay: Adam Booth, the trainer/manager for World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) says that they’re not interested in fighting former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs. Earlier this week, Briggs sent out a press release to a number of boxing websites, advising Haye not to fight IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and to fight him instead. However, not only is Booth saying that they’re not interested in fighting Briggs, but he also had this to say in an article at the Telegraph: “We’re not considering anything or any opponents at the moment – none whatsoever. We want to let everything settle. The last year was quite busy with negotiations for four world title fights, two of which have taken place, and David is now going to take a well earned rest.”
Haye would have a much easier time fighting the winner of the WBA eliminator match between Ruslan Chagaev and Kali Meehan. Haye would have a decent chance of winning that might as long as neither of them connect with a solid punch. But if Haye fights Wladimir next, there’s an excellent chance that Haye will say goodbye to his WBA title and will have to fall back into the heavyweight pack to fight amongst the contenders.
Haye, by virtue of his gift for gab, was sparred with the troublesome burden of having to fight his way into a title shot against WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev last year when Haye fought the 7-foot Russian for the heavyweight title. However, if Haye gets destroyed by Wladimir, he would likely have to beat a top contender or two to become the mandatory challenger for Wladimir or his bother Vitali Klitschko.
If that meant that Haye would only have to fight a 38-year-old like John Ruiz, I would say it was no problem for the British heavyweight. However, in this case Haye would have to beat someone like Samuel Peter, Alexander Povetkin or Odlanier Solis. Frankly, I don’t think Haye can beat any of those guys. This is why I think Haye will choose to milk his title for as long as possible before taking the plunge in what would likely be Haye’s last fight of his career. I see Haye retiring after a loss to Wladimir rather than sticking around and having to fight his way back into another title shot.
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haye landed one good punch, but was totally outclassed against solis….he was outlanded 2 to 1…i have watched the fight…why is it his fans dont want him to fight solis…or any contender for that matter. dont you want to settle the matter that david is better than solis…of course what is really going on is that you dont think he is and you wont want to end this joyride before you or david have to…until his fans demand more of him david will be content with the role of don king’s pet….the forlmula: fight a washed up don king fighter once a year, pose, flex, mouth-off, repeat…
i beleave that haye will be champion if he fight me, i will cut put him in to my pant.
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you guys are just like haye, talking about who he will beat without expecting him to prove it…dont you guys want him to prove himself against someone like Eddie Chambers..Eddie is just as fast, has better defense and stamina and a better chin..then you reply, but Vlad beat him…what has that got to do with the haye? haye is untested, that has to be obvious, even as a cruiserweight he didnt face anyone too challenging…dont you even want to find out how good he is, or do you just want to pretend…are you just like haye and afraid the bubble will burst
go get them tiger…what are you his mother…tiger needs to fight Solis, get revenge for his public humiliation at his hands….he has time before the next defense…alright he may be afraid of Vlad, but take a little bit of a step up, fight Solis….
I know some people in boxing and I am going to look into the possibilities of Haye fighting some tougher, younger, hard punching heavyweights. Haye has not been tested yet. We do not know if he can take some big shots from heavyweights.
I was right about my prediction a few weeks ago. I had said that other heavyweights would start to call Haye out. Briggs has called Haye out and so will some of the other big punching heavyweights. Haye cannot keep avoiding those types of fighters for ever.
@Andy W and AJ……Your kidding right?
I’m telling you guys…after i saw the way David Haye fought in his fight with Ruiz…he made a beliver out of me! So…i’d say give the man a brake,make no mystake,Haye will be the next undistputed champion of the world! Go get them tiger!
Adam Booth and Haye; all of them are big mouth. pls choose the old guys like Valuev, Ruiz… Adam Booth, Haye are p*ssy.
So the truth the thing that saved Haye from a beating from Ruiz is the fact he busted his nose with a punch?
Isnt that what boxing is? Haye won because of a punch he threw.
Haye,if you want to the the “saviour” of the heavies shouldn’t you be doing what Evander did,fight the best and stya VERY active?:
THE TRUTH IS RUIZ GOT HIS NOSE BUSTED BY THE FIRST PUNCH HAYE THREW, OTHERWISE HAYE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN TROUBLE. HE WAS MORE TIRED THAN RUIZ AT THE END OF THE FIGHT. I THINK DAVID´S NEXT FIGHT WILL BE HIS LAST, SO HE BETTER FIGHT AUDLEY, THEN RETIRE AND LEAVE FIGHTING TO THE REAL FIGHTERS.
NOW IAM NOT SAYING HE IS A COWARD, BUT HE AIN´T MESSING WITH NO REAL FIGHTER.
OMFG. The year was full with NEGOTIATIONS ???? Is that what a profession boxer does, negotiate, and then take a rest from negotiations because he fought once in 2009 and once in 2010 ? R U SERIOUS ????
Sounds like all you yanks are jealous that the UK have a talented fighter that actually has a realistic chance of beaten one of the K bros. Unlike your pityful heavy weights that have embarassed them selves recently. Areola was a joke, and as for Fast Eddie, the only thing fast about him was the speed he went down in the last round. So just keep posting and making us laugh with your Haye comments!!!!!!
Haye wanna have all titles , but it is only in his dreams can happen. He waiting until Klitschko’s retirement, but after that Haye won’t get anything cause other star of boxing coming Dennis Boytcov. So Haye can unify belts only in his dreams.
After viewing some of the comments of the pro Haye people, I am starting to have some compassion for David Haye. He has been caught up in an unrealistic drama caused not only by his youth but also a very pushy demanding fan base, full of unrealistic expectations. Haye is probably about to have a nervous breakdown and I think it’s a shame, Booth coldn’t tale care of a goldfish let alone a young out of control professional boxer. It may be in Davids best interest to take a break, dump Booth, gracdfully come in after the Klitchko’s have retired, because he really doesn’t have much of a chance aganinst either one, and give it a good attempt to accomplish his goals.
hudson you need to find a real boyfriend…i just hope you’re not a bloke writing that crap..please tell me you are a girl.
haye has fought 4 fights in 3 years…average age of the l;ast 3 was 38 years…bidding his time my ass…he is a coward, plain and simple…ruiz hasnt beaten a contender in 4 years…he has a losing record in that time against clubfighters…rest from what….he will think up excuses until vlad schedules another fight then start his trash-talking again…as soon as vlad is avaiable again, more excuses, fake injures, lies about contracts..
Hows it going Haye. Hit me up on Skype bro I need to talk to you, man you been avoiding my calls, check your twitter and facebook if you get a chance, or hit me up on here when you get time. Cazza
Well, you can now officially add Haye to the ‘Pu$$y’ list if you haven’t done so already. This dude is a paper champion and a joke.
Haye-Holyfield in April of 2011. Anything before that would be too much for Haye. The guy fights once a year, against mediocre opponents. He’s never beaten a good opponent and has chickened out and went back on his word to get out of fighting Wlad and Vitali just last year! When has Haye ever just needed a rest??? If he needs a rest he could do what he did last year, agreeing to fight someone or someones and than just ignoring it all and not fighting anyway.
Need’s a rest?? LOL!! What a chump.
Lol let the ducking begin, or i guess it began last summer right?
Haye would kill Chris Arreloa. Too quick, agile, smart, powerful.
Enough said.
Adam and Haye are so scared from klitschkos that they are even not responding.I am sure guys they are looking for another excuse.
its all politics and mindgames! Haye has riled up Wladimir to the point where he has made youtube videos…now Haye plays it cool as the ball is in his court and knows Wlad wants to fight him reaaal bad…….and MAYBE Wladimir thinking with his heart and not his head will accept say a 50/50 split with Haye when really he should be getting a 70/30
Haye could not get by chris aeola, nor will he give him a unnessesary chance. By fighting an over the Hill ruiz, who did not posess great talent when in his prime tells us nothing.Granted Ruiz was strong and hittable, and had a half good right and a jab.But where is aruiz rated., maybe top25?You have to beay the current best to be recognized that.
haye is biding his time. He’s playing a strategical game of cat and mouse. He knows Vlad klitschko wants to fight him bad! So he is playing off that and making Vladimir wait and wait. He’s doing exactly what he should be doing. Very clever IMO.
He fights when he wants who we wantsnot what you bums tell or think he should do the mans a beast! I pit a £100 down he destroys wlad by KO WHEN they meet later this year.
Haye has the nerve to bad mouth the K’s. Vitali had been out of the ring for 4 yrs and yet he came back and had four fights in just over 1 yr.
Haye should back up all of his trash talking and fight Wlad or Vitali in the next few months. I bet Haye will try and wait until Vitali is even older and then he will challenge him
Haye would not fight anyone who can pack a punch. Briggs many be 38 but he has a big punch and that is why Haye and Booth willl avoid Briggs or any of the other heavy’s who pack a punch.
lol – milking the title? He fought one mandatory. Basically all the press release said was that Haye is chilling out after the recent fight. This is then twisted by this c*nt of a writer and then all you c*cks chip in with ‘he’s not active enough for me’…..I reckon Haye is really bothered….
Sounds like he’s the doing the chicken dance: put your left foot in, put your left foot out…….. David Haye step up man! I thought you were going to be an exciting fighter who would step up and fight Klitschko brothers.
he had 2 fights in 2007, 2 fights in 2008,1 fight in 2009 and 1 fight in 2010 and he needs a rest? B U M
wow you british fans must like to get schit on according to annonymous.
he needs a break? oh good show david I admire your intelligence.you can do no wrong.fight when you feel like it.LMAO wtf is wrong with you guys?
David Haye is a good , sensible fighter, and say what u like the mans still heavyweight champ of the world. He ll fight one of the klits when he fancies it and why not make some cash from this business in the meantime. At least hes got us all talking about the heavys again and not just thinking that 12 stone was the limit in boxing
I agree with PUNK- a rest??? David Haye is relativly INACTIVE!
He usually tends to fight like once every 9/10 months or longer and that to me isnt good enough. Like most Brits im a Haye fan, but Wlad has called him out now, what has the last 2 years all been about if hes not gunna fight wlad or vitali. He needs to get it sorted NOW. Or hes gunna look a bit of a berk. Its all good enjoying the celebrity life but now Wlad has called HIS bluff it does seem a bit like hes having second thoughts about all this
DAVID HAYE YOU ARE A VERY SMART MAN MILK YOUR TITLE WHILE YOU CAN AND MAKE A LOT OF MONEY AND THEN GO AFTER THE KLITSCHKO’S AND FIGHT 1 OF THE 2 AND MAKE
BIGGER MONEY BECAUSE YOU ARE GOING TO NEED IT AFTER THEY KICK YOUR STINKY ASS
**ALL TALK AND NO GAME WHAT A LOOSER**
Yes Haye’s been so busy, coming up with excuses and lies to get out of fighting the Klitshcko’s last year. Now, he needs a rest, to decide what reason, if any, he’ll give for not fighting either brother. Oh, it was such a hectic year for Haye agreeing to contracts to fight Wlad and then Vitali and had to spend so much time and energy to get out of following through on his word. Haye definitely deserves and needs this rest. Haye has officially been exposed. Everyone outside of the UK only see Haye as another heavyweight who is scared to death to get in the ring with either Klitschko. And that is because of Haye’s words and actions and nothing else. Haye hasn’t proven anything other than he can run his mouth, chicken out of fights against top fighters, and beat mediocre heavy’s. Haye should just retire now, he might be a draw in England but outside of there he is considered nothing but a loud-mouthed chicken and fraud.
we all know he isnt considering anybody with the last name klitchko,thats for sure
Whats the point of even mentioning a current nobody like Briggs in the article. Im not even going to bother giving my views on that.
Hayes entitled to a little rest right now, its not only the last couple of fights theres a massive amount of promotional and tv work been got through since beating Valuev and becoming a world champion.
But with Vladimirs recent attempts at goading id of liked to of seen some sort of reaction from Haye and Booth. Id love to see the fight happen and id love to see a real bitter build up to it.
haye has very little chance against klitschenko’s(A PUNCHERS CHANCE) and he knows it.He and adam booth are busy making as much money as they can before they have to bite the bullet and take the fight.
Come on David.Wlad backs you into a corner and basically pulls the youtube version of what Shane did to Floyd,and your reaction is to ball up and “take a rest”? He’s going to have to do the same thing i guess..Wait until he’s absolutely backed into a corner and then take the fight.
Well earned rest? He has had THREE fights between november 2008 and april 2010…lazy by any standards, and that comes from me, a Haye fan!