By Michael Lieberman: After months of hearing David Haye spout off at the mouth downgrading heavyweights as a whole, saying that he would come in and clean up the division, that he would be taking on a good top 10 fighters, we find out that he has chosen none other than unbeaten JD Chapman (29-0, 26 KOs) as the fighter he’d like to get in the ring with for his next fight on November 18th. This is a complete joke. I have nothing against Chapman, but come on, the guy has fought absolutely no one and probably doesn’t deserve to be anywhere near the top 10 in the heavyweight division.
Thankfully, Chapman looks as if he’ll save us from watching this farce of a fight, because he reportedly pulled out of the Haye fight. However, it looks as if he’ll still probably be the one that Haye fights according to Setanta Sports, in which Golden Boy Promotions Chief executive officer Richard Schaefer still feels that they’ll be able to bring Chapman back into a bout with Haye. The thought of watching Haye fight someone with an inflated record like Chapman’s is more than a little off-putting, because Haye will no doubt be hyping him and his unbeaten record, and likely try to suggest that he’s a credible opponent.