Haye says Briggs vs. Klitschko fight is a “Waste of time”
October 16th, 2010
By William Mackay: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) appears to be a little green with envy about tonight’s title fight between World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KO’s and Shannon Briggs (51-5-1, 45 KO’s) in Germany.
A lot of boxing fans are equally turned off by Haye’s fight against 38-year-old Audley Harrison, who Haye will be fighting next month on November 13th at the M.E.N. Arena, in Manchester, England.
Harrison is a 2nd tier heavyweight with zero wins over top tier opponents during his entire career. Briggs at least has huge power, good hand speed and has wins over top level opponents during his career.
Like Haye, Briggs has a bodybuilder physique, and you could say that Haye is a younger version of what Briggs used to be in his late 20s. Had Briggs been matched up against a slow heavyweight like Nikolay Valuev at the same age as Haye, it’s pretty clear that Briggs would be right where Haye is right now.
Haye had the chance to fight both of the Klitschko brothers, but has opted to fight guys like John Ruiz, Valuev and Monte Barrett. Those guys are all pushing 40. And Haye still says he’s going to retire next year in October when he turns 31. Haye just turned 30 on October 13th, and he now has exactly one year left in his career.
The Briggs-Klitschko bout is something of a joke, because no one is giving Briggs any chance in this fight. He’s become too muscular, and it has slowed him down and made him easier to hit. However, Vitali wanted to fight Haye, and has called him out repeatedly. Haye hasn’t been interested thus far.
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haye isn’t good boxer than kos,he really not ready to fight with kos but public force him.
TOO BAD FOR BRIGGS HE SHOULD NOT BE FIGHTING ANYBODY HE IS ALL
WASHED UP.I HOPE HE IS ALL RIGHT AFTER THAT FIGHT WITH VK
DAVID HAYE CALLED OUT THE KLITS BRO’S THEN BACKED OUT CAN
ANY HAYE FANS EXPLAIN THAT IT SEEMS LIKE HAYE IS A BIG MOUTH
[COWARD]WHY DON’T YOU HAYE FANS TRY TO GET YOUR BOY TO FIGHT
VK AND MAY THE BEST FIGHTER WIN
HAYE IS RIGHT ON .
Chicken Haye, if the fight between Klitsko and Briggs is a waste of time, why don’t you man enough to fight any of the two brothers. I have an answer to that…. You are chicken scared!
David Haye your time is coming sometime next year!!!
klitkco fan haye beat the biggest hw champ of all time read what you said on hear again and then feel silly lol
Anything David Haye has to say is about as credible as David Lahr’s anti Klitschko predictions. What is it about boxing guys named “David”? LOL!!!
Haye is a joke. He’ll get KO’d the first time he faces a legitimate HW, if that ever happens.
Kudos to Shannon Briggs for going the distance and not doing a David Haye and hiding under the bed. I had predicted an early KO by Vitali. Briggs proved he would easily KO Haye.
This is as much a waste of time as fighting Ordinary Harrisson.
That’s prettyboy David Mayweather Haye speaking. What else is there?
Haye is for horses,,I mean pssies
LOL always good value
Haye! what about your fight you match this one well.and you too will get paid well. I hope we get to see you waste your time against one of these more gifted giants with way more athletacism.
I am a Haye fan but if Briggs v Klitchko is a waste of time why is Haye fighting Fraudley Harrison , what the hell did he do to get a “world title” shot beat a few corpses in a 3 round tornament , unbelievable, this is why boxing is struggling with it’s credibility. Champs fight stiffs and avoid the best