Maybe Klitschko's camp should sign an agrement that states Wladimir will not throw a single punch until the last 15 seconds of the 12th round. maybe that is what Haye is wanting?
and so is Wlad... thats why put it all in 1 pot and split it 50-50 is as fair as 1 fight can get even though I dont think Haye deserves 50%
if youre a haye fan, youre the most level headed one ive seen. im no fan of either per say, but as a fan of boxing and respect for both guys it needs to happen just like Tyson-Spinks needed to happen, like tyson-holyfield, holmes-cooney, Ali-Frazier, lewis vs holyfield....dont want it to go down with great fights that never happened IE Bowe-Lewis, Roy Jones-Dariuz M, Mercer-Bowe, Tyson-Bowe, Hagler-Leonard II, to name a few
he is the WBA belt holder the definition of paper champion. wba is a sham and so is their scared belt holder cant wait for his next move..his first move was to run from the real champion and fight the weakest. his second was to fight a guy that hasnt won a fight over a top 10 guy in since 2005. his 3rd move was to not say a word for 3 months after his last fight, make it clear he isnt fighting a klitschko, wait till they sign to fight others because they are tired of waiting 4th move was to not accept any reasonable offer and complain about everything in regards to negotiation even though it was 50/50 as he wanted what next? maybe attempt a 2nd fight in the same year? im so excited....
Honestly if the only roadblock is this dispute over PPV TV money, then that doesn't look great for Klitschko. Given that 1) Wlad's still going to make way more money in this fight than fighting Povetkin or any other opponent 2) Wlad has a chance to be undisputed heavyweight champion of the world then why shouldn't Wlad just agree to Haye's terms? Sure, maybe Haye doesn't deserve it, but life isn't fair. Both guys are taking a chance but as the underdog Haye would be taking the bigger chance. Haye will do a good job publicizing the fight. Wlad, just give him his payday (eg the UK TV profits). Or just make the same fight with Vitali fighting Haye in October.
its bull****. Booth wanted "50-50" he got "50-50, with NO options" but that still is not good enough. He wants the PPV for UK. Wlad is just as important as Haye in this mega fight and should be entitled to 50% of the sales. They are both the draw for the PPV UK... why not split it like everything else. At some point Davey needs to be told NO. The guy wants his cake and eat it to. IMO Booth was SHOCKED he was offered 50-50 with no options...so he came back with "we want to keep the PPV UK" knowing full well K2 would say "NO" Read further... Booth disappeared for 3 weeks... yet again... same thing with Vitali... Booth was just gone... Nice way to do business
Haye does not deserve 50-50 he is a paper world champ, who took a belt from a leftover (valuev) of a Klitschko leftover (Chagaev)...and Haye did not even win that fight convincingly. This offer just proves how full of it Haye is and what kind of commitment the Klitschko brothers have to kicking his a$s.
OK, fine Haye doesn't deserve 50-50. Haye is a paper champ and a ***** and a snitch etc.. What of it? Bottom line is Haye has no incentive to get in the ring with Klitschko unless there is a huge pay-day for him. If Haye loses his belt, that might hurt his bottom line in the future. It isn't that unreasonable for Haye to demand the UK TV profits when he will be the guy that is promoting and hyping the fight in the UK. As long as Klitschko is going to make more money on this fight then any other and stands to pick up the WBA belt, then why not just meet Haye's demands? If they meet Haye's demands, and Haye/Booth come back with even more demands...ok, then fine walk away and blame it on Haye. It just doesn't sound right for Wlad to say he wants the fight bad and for it not to happen over a PPV TV rights dispute.
Wlad's position as incumbent longstanding champion sells a large part of the fight, no matter how popular Haye is if he wasnt fighting for Wlad's belts he wouldnt be as box office. He could probably sell a lot at home by knocking out Audley but ultimately its Wlad's achievement that Haye is trying to cash in on