It's a much more popular opinion than you may believe. I don't believe I've ever seen a fighter enter a division with so much hype and hope and then have it diminish so quickly, without even losing a fight. Haye has no one to blame but himself for this. He needs a credible opponent fast and/or he needs to be more active. What's he protecting? His little paper belt? Or is he looking for something? Perhaps his spine?
Haye has lied and he has already broken two contracts with Klitschkos. Haye is a sick joke. Haye will not fight anyone but bums. He will avoid Chagaev as well, and he will not fight Adamek if Adamek gets by Grant, which he should.
Haye was good as a challenger, when he had no HW belt. He would talk a lot to anyone who would listen because Haye had nothing to lose and was hungry to win a belt. Now he won a belt and suddenly seems tired of the entire sport, he lost all his passion and all he's trying to do now is not to lose his precious little WBA belt. The possibility of losing is not frightening to a real champ, it is simply part of the game. But Haye is not a real champ. Haye is a con artist who has little respect for the sport and his only concern is his bank account. The good thing is Wlad shut his mouth by calling him out. Ever since that Haye has been hiding and not running his mouth anymore.
Chagaev really beat Valouev, legit. Chagaev won the WBA title in the ring. WBA took title away from Chagaev gave it to Valouev. Vlad beat Chagaev, won WBA title within a ring. Haye just ran, threw hardly any punches, nothing. Sad, but true. Klitschkos Vs. Haye is a fight everyone wants to see, but Haye will never fight them. Two broken contracts..........
Hayes mouth is bigger than his balls. Only his most hardcore fans havn`t realized that yet. He will probably end up fighting a bum and then retire!
Remember when they kept saying "Haye is just resting from all the stress and enjoying time with his family now" back in May? "He will be back in the spotlight soon". Now it's August and he's still hiding. What a joke.
I think he's done himself some damage to be honest. If he had kept busy and had WALDO as his ultimate goal I don't think I'd have a problem, even if he had talked as much as he has done. Since Valuev, his career has gone backwards, despite him battering Ruiz. He has been way too inactive and way too queit for my liking. I hope he arranges a fight with Chagaev or Adamek if he beats Grant. I'd even say Povetkin would be a good route but even if he did take that fight it would be billed as the two guys who ducked WALDO - when infact it is a decent fight. Who knows, I just hope to hear an announcement over the next few weeks because he has made himself look a bit of a tool.
I worry about Haye a bit. It's not keeping me up at night, but there's some passing concern. He might not fight Chagaev because of the Hep- thing. Aside from the he might not have enough credibility or financial backing to attract a credible opponent without being forced to pay through the nose. There's always Tony Thompson, he's not proud or greedy and he's out looking for a payday. Chambers might also be a good pick. Guys like Adamek, Arreola and Povetkin all have bigtime promoters who will all ask for a sizable chunk of change.
He'd be a good choice in my opinion. Tall rangly guy who is a decent fighter. He gave WALDO a good scrap before folding and has since come back.