By Sean McDaniel: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) isn’t sorry that he chose 39-year-old Audley Harrison (27-4, 20 KO’s) to fight on November 13th rather than one of the Klitschko brothers. Haye, 30, didn’t like the contract offer that he got recently from Wladimir Klitschko, and instead of giving in and accepting less than what he felt he was worth, Haye chose to move on and take on fellow countryman Harrison in a fight at the M.E.N. Arena, in Manchester, England.

Speaking with the Independant.co.uk, Haye said “We’ll find out with the pay-per-view numbers, we’re not sure what they will be. But I assume they will be very high. Because people will pay to watch Harrison get destroyed. People dislike him that much that they will pay their hard-earned money to watch me dismantle and finally retire Audley Harrison. With what the Klitschkos were offering, I wouldn’t be surprised if this earned me more.”

It’s too bad this is only a one shot only fight, because if it is a fight that makes as much money for Haye as he’s talking about, then he might as well fight Harrison again if possible. However, if Haye blows Harrison out early in the fight, which is what most people think will happen, Haye won’t be in the position to ask the British public to fork over their hard earned money to see this bout again.

Haye doesn’t have any other options for big money fights in the UK besides Harrison. As such, Haye will have to either take on one of the Klitschko brothers or settle for a much smaller payday defending his World Boxing Association heavyweight title against his number 1 contender Ruslan Chagaev. That’s a bout that probably won’t bring in anymore money than what Haye received in his fight against 38-year-old John Ruiz in April.

Haye seems to be misjudging boxing fans. He is right that many of the British boxing fans dislike Harrison, but what he’s not aware of is that a good amount of fans also dislike him because he’s failed to take on an interesting top heavyweight since moving up to the division two years ago. After all the bragging that Haye made before becoming a champion about moving up in weight and cleaning up the heavyweight division, Haye has played it safe fighting 38-year-old Monte Barrett, 38-year-old Ruiz and 36-year-old Valuev.

It’s going to be of interest to see how many of the British public decide to purchase the Harrison-Haye fight on PPV. Harrison has had a disappointing career after winning the Olympic Gold Medal in 2000, and still hasn’t beaten a top tier heavyweight after 10 years as a pro. This will be Harrison’s first win over a top level fighter if he can get by Haye. That’s a big if because Haye is fighting well at this time and doesn’t look as if he’s going to make a mental mistake and allow Harrison to knock him out by sticking his chin out.