One thing you have to admit about Haye is..

Well some can go both ways in different circumstances, so I go with best of 5 each...

Tyson (US) of the 80's early 90's wins by 5/5 by KO, mid 90's loses by 3/5 by KO
Bruno (UK) if they fight 5 times Bruno will probably win 3 (all by KO).
Holyfield (US) loses 3 out of 5.
Foreman (US) loses 4 out of 5, wins other one by KO (young foreman wins all)
Bowe (US) wins 4 out of 5.
Lewis (UK) wins all the way (5/5).
Moorer (US) loses every single fight against Wlad
Hide (UK) loses 4 out of 5 against Wlad every fight ending on early KO
McCall (US) not sure, great chin, decent power, very irrational.
Mercer (US) wins 3 out of 5.

Now, Haye against the same bunch...

 

Back on track for a second lads.

Haye has single handedly drummed up a media frenzy on this fight, drawing Wladimir in, both will get massive purses for this fight, and for Wladimir, there is no other fight out there that would get him this much attention and supply such a lucrative financial boost. (short of fighting his brother).

For boxing fans across the world, it would be better if Haye could beat Wlad' as it would undoubtedly set up a class with Vitali, so we automatically, if it happened, get another big fight to look forward to, and it would draw more attention to the HW division, which can only be a good thing for boxing in general.

I can't see Haye winning if i'm honest, and as a person, he's not entirely likeable (but the same was said of Ali back in the day) however, boxing is about entertaining, and who the hell would watch all the head to heads, pressers etc, if it was two gentleman saying nothing but nice things about each other? Again, remember what Ali did, people hated him at the time, now we watch him back and think how superb he was, but let's see what happens in the ring, that's what's important!

 

You're clueless. It doesn't show that the HW division is in shambles, it shows that there was a lack of contenders/champs from the US and the UK -- the two notable PPV markets.

If Holyfield/Lewis/Haye were from Saudi Arabia you think they'd have been on US or UK PPV?

PPV doesn't prove or disprove jack**** about the state of the global HW division. It just happens when big matches happen with US/UK participation.