What other options left for Klits? Vit must have fought Sos and Johnson cuz they were the only avaiable at that moment. Unlike Haye who can fight anybody he wants, but he chooses the weakest challenge, on and on and on.
Actually I think Audley as a tune up fight makes sense! he's quite tall, has a good jab and has power, bit like the Klits! of course he doesn't have the killer instinct of a Wlad or Vitali but he has skills, is rangy fairly quick handed for a heavyweight. Stylistically it's the perfect tune up for a Klit. So I'm giving David the benefit of the doubt if he is to pick Audley. It will be a big money fight in the UK, and he's entitled to make some money and build up his resume at HW. If Sosnowski was good enough for Vitali then Audley is more than good enough for Haye. The Klit fight will come, and if it does, it means Haye has been true to his word. Keep in mind, the Klit also NEED Haye, because they are running out of defining fights and worthy challengers. They know that before they hang up the gloves they need Haye, as everyone else out there is more or less garbage. So the Klits are pretty desperate for a Haye fight and even willing to go 50/50 if those reports are true. Haye can make them sweat a little then, watch them pick out some bum, and laugh at them. A few mind games being played now I think on Haye's part.
:rofl:rofl Although I agree with that part, he still needs to step up the plate and face one of the sisters.
Of course! I can defend it as the fight we've always wanted. This is what champions SHOULD do. The best needs to fight the second best and give them a chance at becoming the best. That's what this sport is all about, man! What are you talking about? This content is protected
This is actually a very good point...I didn't think of it that way. I mean the bouts Haye has had at Heavyweight so far havn't had much in common with the Klitschko's, apart from Valuev's height. If he is using this as a tune-up bout...I would much prefer him to be facing a ranked opponent, at least it would offer him some sort of challenge. The first decent punch Haye lands on Audley's chin...lights out!
I thought cleaning out the division involved beating the top fighters? If he wants to genuinely clean out the division he has to beat Wlad, Vitali, Adamek, Povetkin. Eddie Chambers didn't clean out the division by beating Brock, Peter, Dimitrenko. Whereas you could say Wladimir did clean out by taking the 0s from Peter, Ibragimov, Chagaev and dominating every fight he has had since 2006.
Keep in mind though that Vitali was trying all he could to get more attractive opponents into the ring with him (Haye, Valuev, Solis .. they all gave him excuses). Haye on the other hand could pick much more attractive opponents than Audley, such as Wlad, Vitali or even Adamek. But he chooses to ignore the more attractive and riskier opponents and instead goes with the lowest risk bum he could possibly find: Audley.
In Britain a lot of people would watch it. But not on ppv. You put that on ITV on a saturday it will do big figures. We would see the death of Audely Harrison.
That is undoubtedly true. But there is a tradeoff. Haye will damage his reputation with this bout and reinforce the idea that he is nothing more than a UK fighter, not a world champion.
Have some respect for the force that is a. I don't know why you guys are complaining. Sugar Niko Valuev will take on the older sister to win the WBC. Then early next year we will have the A Force Express on a collision course with the Sugar Niko Valuev P4P Express. Come early 2011 the sisters will be retired being physically unable to fight anymore, Haye will be nursing a bruised ego, whilst A Force and SNV will be starting their trilogy of mega fights. Boxing is alive and well again. :smoke
Vitali fights Sosnowski the former European champ who pulls out of a fight with Harrison in which many see as a 50/50 fight, Vitali gets a little slack (not from me) from a few fans but is generally looked over. Haye fights Harrison in a lucerative match, the European champ who won the vacant title after Sosnowski pulls out of a fight many see as a 50/50 fight. Haye gets a shitload of abuse for competing in a very similar match to what Vitali took part in. double standards if nothing else and i dont even want to see Haye vs Harrison.