David Haye matching making issues

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  1. J.BULLA

    J.BULLA Well-Known Member Full Member

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  2. J.BULLA

    J.BULLA Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Is David Haye now hamstrung by the fact that he isn't a Matchroom fighter ?

    And therefore in a bid to secure a big fight he cannot afford to pay a mid/upper tier fighter to put him back in the mix ?

    Eddie Hearn recently alluded to as much a couple of month back questioning whether Haye could afford to pay even Briggs as an opponent

    With Haye promoting himself, and Dave Channel broadcasting his fights, who can he get ?

    I am sure Eddie has also asked Sky not to rush into offering to broadcast any Haye fights because they don't want to put Joshua in with anyone truly dangerous this year

    So what can Haye do next ?

    I know a lot of people brand him a coward and faker but if you look at most of his fights bar the Vlad fight, Haye is a guy who loves to fight and try and knock people out

    Should Haye swallow his ego and ask to sign with matchroom ?
    Was that offer even on the table when Eddie has AJ on the books ?


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  3. NakiFan

    NakiFan Proud Kiwi Guy Full Member

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    He would have too big of ego to shift away from his own promoting...

    I don't see it happening
     
  4. madballster

    madballster Loyal Member Full Member

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    Haye's problem is his brain is the size of his toe.
     
  5. Angler Andrew

    Angler Andrew Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I think he does ok money wise,he's just looking to fight bums until AJ comes calling?
     
  6. J.BULLA

    J.BULLA Well-Known Member Full Member

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    In what sense

    I'm no Pom Pom waver of any particular fighter, but have always enjoyed watching Haye fight from the his early CW days

    So for arguments sake, what do you mean exactly ?

    what does he need to do now ?

    As a boxing fan in the current climate, I struggle to see what he can do apart from go and try signing with Hearn or haymon

    does anyone have any insight to what he earned in these recent Dave fights ?
     
  7. J.BULLA

    J.BULLA Well-Known Member Full Member

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    But will he get that call if he only fights bums ?

    Maybe, but not for at least another year

    Because I do not see Eddie wanting to rush AJ into any live opponents for at Least 12 months, and essentially the only live opponents are fury, Vlad, wilder, Ortiz , Haye and maybe a couple of other guys
     
  8. J.BULLA

    J.BULLA Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I would always question the Mirror Sport reports

    It says "around" 1 million, the further down says " six figure payday "

    And then says that a sold out O2 Arena would bring in 500k , but I'm pretty sure the top tiers were not open / sold for that fighting

    Don't get me wrong, he is probably earning more in these comeback fights self promoting , but if he playing the long game, was it the right move

    Things have changed

    Haye was popular

    But Joshua is a whole different level, and Haye does not have the bargaining power he once had.......if he had made this comeback and Joshua wasn't a world ( paper ) champion it would be a different story , but that aint the case
     
  9. 11player

    11player Boxing Addict Full Member

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    With Bellew out of the picture now, who is it going to be for Haye? Briggs, Browne, Oquendo?

    Is there anybody else there?

    It feels like he is gunning for Browne, IMO.
     
  10. Angler Andrew

    Angler Andrew Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yeah good point in fact AJ said Haye needs to step up before he gets a fight.
    Whatever he's earning he saw to it that Nick Blackwell got a 100k from his last fight which is very commendable.
     
  11. kostya by ko

    kostya by ko Boxing Addict

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    There's always the chance Haye will 'drift' for an extended period of time, generating threads on this site as possible opponents are mentioned or some negotiation saga spikes his profile. Actually, based on past history this is highly likely.

    As someone who has had a serious shoulder injury (from a different sport) I know it can be quite debilitating and hard to recover 100% from. Haye is coming up on 36 which is ok for a HW but surely must be an impediment to some extent on his speed.

    Point is: he probably has some decent options now ranging from Briggs/maybe Oquendo to better quality fighters Browne/etc. which can maybe place him for a AJ or other big fight. But in light of the context ... he might have to resort to a strategy of fighting and winning meaningful fights, instead of the artificial drama of 'Haye games' of which everyone is getting completely sick of by now.
     
  12. tommyg6

    tommyg6 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    anyone here think Haye is broke? which explains his comeback and his attempt to cash out against AJ?
     
  13. Limerickbox

    Limerickbox Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He recently donated 100k to nick Blackwell so no, I doubt he is broke
     
  14. Blancrabello

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    First time posting so hello. But regarding the mirror article. The differences in money mentioned could be due to sponsorship etc. He may have been paid a 6 figure salary for the fight but as his own promoter could he also get a cut of the sponsorship he pulled in? Increasing the overall total? May be a shrewd move from him to maximise his paydays late in his career.