David Haye at Calzaghe fight

he is in negotiations with GBP thats why, expect him to be signed up soon

 

GBP have been looking to add British boxers to their roster for quite a while, they got Hatton after 3 years of trying last month, and as he is one of the biggest names in boxing these days, British lads are likely to follow.

Haye is probably the highest profile British fighter without a tie to a promoter (Khan, Calzaghe and Maccarinelli are with Sports Network, whilst Witter and Froch are with Hennessy), therefore it makes sense for GBP to add him, particularly as he is the next great hope for the heavies.

When Hatton retires, I would expect him to join GBP (ala Hopkins and Mosley) and head up an assault on Europe, face it, Warren is in his mid-50's, Mogens Palle 70's, Maloney appears to be moving more into small hall shows and domestic fights, whilst others simply don't have the clout, financial or otherwise, to compete with a future GBP Europe promotional team.

 

I've thought for a while that Hatton will be a big player on the promotional side in the futue.

 

He is not exactly the sharpest knife in the draw granted, but I would say he is the Golden Boy of British boxing currently, along with Calzaghe and possibly Haye, and therefore fits the image reasonably well - at least as good as Hopkins does.

Being probably the biggest name in European boxing, and having indicated an interest in going down that route in future, I suppose many (including me) are putting two and two together.

 

I don't know, Calzaghe cops plenty on here.

Don King is hated because he is:

1. A murderer
2. A bent *******
3. For having the WBC in his pocket

You don't have to be a **** to be a promoter - Big Mick seems popular, all his fighters seem to love him, yet get much fewer opportunities than Sports Network or Maloney fighters!

 

Yeah definitely, they made £20million out of the Mayweather fight, they are far from stupid.

Hatton's personality just reflects British boxing fans, if you wanted a load a of flashy americans to lead a push into Europe then you'd be a fool. Brit sports fans tend to like the down-to-earth working class hero stuff more than the bling. Hatton would be great at pulling northern working class football fans in, and David Haye would be cool for pulling the southern, flashy cocky *******s in. And women.

 

GBP would be a good fit for Haye and GBP are particularly light in the HW dept (I can only think of Sultan Ibragimov) so it makes sense for both parties.

 

Looking through GBP fighters (there are no decent heavyweights apart from Ibragimov) came across Scottish fighter Craig McEwan:

http://www.goldenboypromotions.com/fighters/cmcewan.php

I must admit that he'd slipped under my radar and I didn't realise he was making a pro career for himself out in LA. Anyone seen any of his pro fights?

Surprised they didn't put him on the Calzaghe undercard to give Brits a chance to look at him.

 

He was Bernards sparring partner.

He is from Edinburgh and my cousin is friends with him.