By William Mackay: I don’t know what the big fuss is all about. I never thought for an instant that WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) would fight either of the Klitschko brothers, in particular IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. Haye had a chance to fight Wladimir before last year in June but came up with a back injury weeks before the fight. Wladimir, still not turned off towards Haye, then called out Haye again to try and get another fight. And like last time, it doesn’t look like Haye is about to fight Wladimir.
Haye vs. Harrison
Audley Harrison to fight David Haye on November 13th?
By Eric Thomas: According to news from the Daily Mail.co.uk, Audley Harrison (27-4, 20 KO’s) and World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) have agreed to an £1million offer to fight the 29-year-old Haye on November 13th of this year. The fight could make as much as £5m with Sky TV on PPV, according to the report. For boxing fans that were hoping that Haye would step up to the plate and fight IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko in a unification bout, this is bad news.
Two months and Haye still hasn’t picked an opponent to fight
By William Mackay: It’s been well over two months now since World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) last fought and Haye still hasn’t selected how his next opponent will be. At this rate, it could be four or five months before Haye fights again. The last we heard from Haye is that he was “resting” from his hard fight with 38-year-old on April 3rd.
Harrison says “Haye is open to getting knocked out”
By Sean McDaniel: Audley Harrison (27-4, 20 KO’s) thinks he has a good chance of knocking out WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) if he gets selected as an opponent for Haye. Harrison, 38, is looking like he’s gong to be next up for the 29-year-old Haye rather than the Klitschko brothers.
Look for Haye to fight Harrison despite Booth’s worries about the criticism David will receive
By Sean McDaniel: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye and his manage/trainer Adam Booth have a big decision to make whether to take on the dangerous IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and risk getting destroyed or take the easy path and fight fellow Brit Audley Harrison next for the easy money. Booth recently spoke about that in an article at the Telegraph, saying “The criticism [Haye would receive for fighting Harrison rather than Klitschko] dumped on David would be horrific. He would be branded a coward and people would say he was running away from the Klitschkos.”
Booth: “Haye will be called a coward if he doesn’t face the Klitschkos”
By William Mackay: Adam Booth, the manager/trainer for WBA heavyweight champion David Haye seems to understand the predicament Haye’s in right now in trying to decide which fighter to take next. Boxing fans want Haye to fight the Klitschko brothers, but Haye and Booth are seeing how popular a fight against Audley Harrison would be back home in Britain. Booth commented on all this in an article by Ron Lewis at Timesonline.co.uk, saying “As a boxing fans, I hate the fight [Haye vs. Audley Harrison], because Audley has not boxed anyone in the top 20, but I know that maybe David didn’t deserve a shot at Valuev. Within Britain it will be a fight that people would love to see, but Haye will receive a lot of criticism worldwide. he will be called a coward for not facing the Klitschkos and his credibility will be shot to pieces.”
Haye could fight Harrison if negotiations go nowhere with Klitschko
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.
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.
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.