By Sean McDaniel: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye could end up facing Audley Harrison in October if Haye isn’t able to negotiate a fight with IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. If Haye can’t put together a mega fight between him and Wladimir, then Haye will move ahead and fight former 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist Harrison instead in a fight that would be huge in England, but mean little elsewhere.
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Harrison vacates EBU title, in discussions with Haye for fight – News
Photo credit: Lawrence Lustig – By William Mackay: European Boxing Union and former Olympic Gold Medalist Audley Harrison, 38, has opted to vacate his EBU title and says his management team are in discussions with WBA heavyweight champion David Haye for a bout, according to the BBC Harrison stopped Michael Sprott in the 12th in April in a sensational come from behind fight which saw Harrison, well behind on the cards, come back in the last round to knock Sprott out with a huge left hand to the head.
Haye considering Harrison, Adamek and the Klitschko brothers as possible next opponents
By Jim Dower: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) with a few wins over a handful of less than impressive opponents finds himself seemingly with the entire heavyweight division at his feet, vying for his attention. And to think all it took for the 29-year-old Haye to get to where he is today was to do a lot of trash talking, beat 38-year-old Monte Barrett, 36-year-old Nikolay Valuev and 38-year-old John Ruiz.
Haye vs. Audley Harrison: Is David milking his title?
By Matt Stein: The word is that WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) isn’t looking to fight IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko or his brother WBC heavyweight title holder Vitali Klitschko next. These were the two fights that Haye has been talking about for eons, yet now that he has a chance to fight either of them depending on who he prefers, he’s not showing interest. For some boxing fans this is disappointing and surprising, but for others this isn’t unexpected.
David Haye to face Audley Harrison next
By Sean McDaniel: According to the latest news reports, World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) is looking to fight EBU heavyweight champion Audley Harrison (27-4, 20 KO’s) next. Haye, 29, and his manager/trainer Adam Booth were trying to put together a unification bout with IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, but the negotiations have reportedly reached a point where no progress was being made. Klitschko now will move forward and face his IBF heavyweight mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin instead. Haye and Booth will be starting negotiations with Harrison’s promoter next week for a big money fight in the UK.
Would Audley Harrison have stopped Haye if they fought last night?
By Sean McDaniel: In looking at Audley Harrison’s sensational 12th round knockout victory over Michael Sprott on Friday night, you can’t help wonder whether Harrison would be able to accomplish the same feat against World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye if he had been in the ring with Harrison instead of the lighter hitting Sprott. Granted, Harrison would have had major problems if he had lost the use of his right hand early in a fight with the big punching Haye. That alone might have been enough to doom Harrison’s chances of winning the fight.