By Scott Gilfoid: With only four fights under his belt as a heavyweight, including only one defensive of his World Boxing Association heavyweight title, David Haye and his trainer/manager Adam Booth want a 50-50 split of the revenue for a fight with IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. Booth says in an article at the Sun, “The Klitschkos have to get it inside their heads that the only spilt will be 50-50. If they [Wladimir Klitschko] think it will be anything else they are deluding themselves.”
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Booth suggests that Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko fight each other first with Haye fighting the winner – News
By Scott Gilfoid: Adam Booth, the trainer/manager for World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye says that they’ll be deciding in the next few days who they plan on fighting next. It’s unclear if it will be IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko or someone else. Earlier today, Wladimir sent a video message to various websites in which he called Haye out, telling him to fight him next. In an article at Sky Sports, Booth says “I had a call from their [the Klitschko brothers] last week just after David’s win over [over John Ruiz] and we agreed we would speak this Wednesday, but obviously Wladimir couldn’t wait that long. Over the next couple of days we’ll be looking at what direction David is going. If that involves a Klitschko, I’ll give Shelley Finkel [the manager for the Klitschkos] a call. We’re not far away, that’s for sure.”
Wladimir Klitschko calls out Haye: Will David choose to run?
By William Mackay: In a video sent today from International Boxing Federation/World Boxing Organization heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (54-3, 48 KO’s) to multiple websites, Klitschko called out WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 JO’s), saying “You can’t run away from me forever and you need to follow through with this fight to get respect. I’m ready. What are you waiting for?” Klitschko, 34, has revered the tables on Haye. Previously, it was Haye, who with almost zero experience at heavyweight, called Wladimir and his brother WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, out in the media on a daily basis to land fights with them.
Audley Harrison could beat Haye to the Klitschko brothers
By Sean McDaniel: Newly crowned European Boxing Union (EBU) heavyweight champion Audley Harrison could beat WBA heavyweight champion David Haye to a fight with one of the Klitschko brothers, according to news from ESPN. After beating Michael Sprott in an exciting 12th round stoppage in a sensational come from behind victory last Friday night, Harrison’s promoter Eddie Hearn reportedly spoke to the Klitschko brothers’ management about a fight with one of the Klitschko brothers for later in the year.
Arum says Samuel Peter prepared to fight Wladimir Klitschko
By Eric Thomas: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum wants his fighter, former World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Samuel Peter (34-3, 27 KO’s), to fight IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (54-3, 48 KO’s) if the IBF mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin (19-0, 14 KO’s) doesn’t take the fight with Klitschko next, according to Fight News. Arum plans on making it so that Klitschko will have to fight Peter next if Povetkin doesn’t face Klitschko. The reason why Povetkin wouldn’t be facing Wladimir next would be if WBA heavyweight champion David Haye paid Povetkin a step aside fee, so that Haye could fight Wladimir before Povetkin.
Haye entertains the idea of not needing to fight the Klitschko brothers
By Matt Stein: World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) for the first time talked about not needing to fight the Klitschko brothers to secure his legacy. For some, it might seem like a shot across the bow to confirm their suspicions that the 29-year-old Haye was never serious in the first place about fighting the Klitschko brothers. In an article at Sky Sports, Haye says “To unify the titles against Wladimir or Vitali [Klitschko] would be absolutely huge for my legacy. If it doesn’t happen in two years, then it doesn’t happen. However, I will find someone to secure my legacy with.”
Audley Harrison thinks the Klitschkos will spot flaws with Haye
By William Mackay: Audley Harrison (26-4, 19 KO’s) has a do or die fight this Friday night against Michael Sprott (32-14, 17 KO’s) for the vacant EBU heavyweight title at the Alexandria Palace, in Wood Green, London. Harrison, now 38, can’t afford to lose to Sprott if he wants to stay relevant in the heavyweight division. Harrison has already been beaten before by Sprott by a 3rd round knockout in 2007, and needs a win over him to keep moving forward for his goal of facing IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko.
Will Haye pay Povetkin to step aside so that he can face Wladimir Klitschko?
By Eric Thomas: In the latest boxing news, there is talk of WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) possibly paying top IBF mandatory heavyweight contender Alexander Povetkin (19-0, 14 KO’s) 700,000 Euros to step aside so that Haye can fight IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (54-3, 48 KO’s). In American dollars, that comes out to roughly $935,000. This is the fight that Haye has been talking about for the past year, and it’s a fight that would bring in a huge pay day of a reported 10 million Euros for both Klitschko and Haye.
Audley Harrison wants to fight Wladimir Klitschko
By Sean McDaniel: Former Olympic Gold medalist Audley Harrison (26-4, 19 KO’s) will be fighting a rematch with Michael Sprott (32-14, 17 KO’s) for the vacant European Boxing Union (EBU) at the Alexandra Palace, Wood Green, London. The 38-year-old Harrison, however, is already thinking past the Sprott fight, aiming his sights for a fight against IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko.
Haye needs to improve a lot before facing Wladimir Klitschko
By Chris Williams: I saw WBA heavyweight champion David Haye’s fight against John Ruiz and I came away not nearly as impressed with many of the boxing fans that saw the fight. What I saw of Haye was a fighter that would have likely struggled badly if he was in with a better heavyweight than Ruiz. If Haye had been in with Samuel Peter, Tomasz Adamek, Chris Arreola or Alexander Povetkin, to name just a small handful, I think there’s a really good chance that Haye would have been knocked out last Saturday night. The reason why I feel this way is because of how badly flawed Haye looked against Ruiz. Haye looked positively atrocious in four different areas: 1. Stamina, 2. Chin, 3. Porous defense and 4. punching technique.