From Sky Sports App "If the fight doesn't happen now, it never will. Im done with the Klits. I no I can retire later this year with my head held high, knowing I did everything in my power to make these fights happen." He also confirmed the date was July 2nd, which will now be impossible to fulfil as "Are we expected to believe that a fighter who competed only once in 2009 and twice in 2010 is now going to box twice in a matter of 9 weeks?" RIP Haye - Klit
**** sake. i give up bothering with these ****s, i dont give a **** who they fight, same with pacquiao and mayweather. its a shame that fighters who put it all on the line, fighter the best they khan, never get the coverage
And yet Carl Froch barely gets the time of day. Gutted but not overly surprised. Chagaev or Adamek it is then. Unless they wonna do Haye - Danny Williams.
I no you can't stand Haye, but this is nothing to celebrate about. It's a sad day for boxing. It's as simple as that.
Spot on mate. More time, money and effort has been spent on these nonsensical negotiations for a fight that has rarely looked like happening. When all of the above or even a portion of it could've been put towards promoting The Cobra.
I got my hopes and fell for the "negotiations are going well" bull****. It seemed like with each passing day more positive vibes were coming out that this fight, the biggest heavyweight bout in years, was actually going to happen. And then bang! A big **** you and Wlad fights Del. Nowt against Del but it's not the fight we want to see. I still give him a greater shot more than most do though.
ive got nothing more to say about the matter. i love this sport, but sometimes it really lets me down.
Pretty much my feeling as well. After hearing Haye agree to EVERYTHING wlad demanded, I was sure it was going to happen. But it's just the like pair of em are giving us all the finger while laughing behind their millions they make from joke fights. **** it, Tyson Fury and Big Larry O all the way!!
Full statement from David Haye We agreed to a date of July 2nd at a venue in Germany with both Sky Sports and RTL and everybody appeared happy with the deal, We made a few concessions to remove past stumbling blocks and were happy to do so, as it finally looked like the fight would get made. Even through negotiations, though, it was clear Wladimir was looking for the cowards way out. He would often come up with new obstacles and problems to overcome, and I never once sensed he fancied it. He refused to come to England, wanted to pick his own gloves, enter the ring second, box out of the red corner and demanded a German doctor. He also wanted his name to feature first on any promotional material ahead of the event. We bowed to each and every one of his demands. I didnt want to potentially jeopardise anything this time around. It should never have come to this, I was available to fight in May and June, yet Klitschko only gave me dates of April 30 and July 2. The April date would be too close to Amir Khans next fight, and prove problematic with Sky Box Office, so we settled for July. Klitschko claims hell fight both me and Chisora, but its nonsense. Are we expected to believe that a fighter who competed only once in the whole of 2009 and twice in 2010 is now going to box twice in a matter of nine weeks? A bout with me is the most lucrative, meaningful and dangerous fight Wladimirs ever had, not some throwaway tune-up. Wladimir wont fight anybody nine weeks after Chisora, let alone me. I now need to look for a fight of my own beyond April, as Amir Khan has that month tied up with his bout. Presumably Wladimir is expecting me to fight in either May or June and then face him in early July. Its ridiculous. They demanded 50:50 right from the start and we eventually agreed and gave them all they wanted, despite the fact that our side brought three times as much money to the overall pot. We had venues available for May and June, but Wladimir had no intention of ever coming to England. Unfortunately, he claimed he had no venues available in Germany for May and June and thats why we find ourselves in the situation were in right now. If the fight doesnt happen now, it never will. Im done with the Klitschkos. I know I can retire later this year with my head held high, knowing I did everything in my power to make these fights happen. Ive had defining fights and beaten the best in the world as a cruiserweight, but, without me, Wladimir can never say hes done the same as a heavyweight.
What the **** is with sky, Khan has the whole of April tied up because he is fighting Lamont ****ing Peterson?
Someone who doesn't want to run the risk of Wlad getting cut or injured and waste all that time and money when he could be looking for another fight.
Do u honestly believe that Wlad will fight Chisora, then have 8 weeks to both recover and train for the biggest fight in the HW division in the last decade? Never gonna happen.