Thread: Haye: It's been confirmed, I'm fighting Wladimir

There was no way Wlad was pulling out of this fight and letting his brother demolish David Haye first.

Roll on July 2nd.

Are we all willing him to fail?

I want a good fight..... a fight we'll be talking about for years. Is that too much to ask?

I'll believe it when I see them in the ring getting instructions from the ref.

Originally Posted by TitoFan

I want a good fight..... a fight we'll be talking about for years. Is that too much to ask?

At this point I just want a fight. We've been talking about one for years
Here's to hoping everything is finally settled for real, though.

Lets get it on. Come on Haye!! Two weight unified world champion coming up.

Originally Posted by rjj tszyu

Lets get it on. Come on Haye!! Two weight unified world champion coming up.

This isnt MMA, its Lets Get Ready To Rumble (tm)

Originally Posted by No Contest

Originally Posted by rjj tszyu

Lets get it on. Come on Haye!! Two weight unified world champion coming up.

This isnt MMA, its Lets Get Ready To Rumble (tm)

See Mills Lane mate. Long before any MMA bullshit!

Originally Posted by Bilbo

Are we all willing him to fail?

He is, without doubt, one of the the most unpopular world champions we have ever had.

Wlad even picked up on it in his interview last week, claiming some Brits he was speaking to told him they wanted him to beat Haye and I don't even think he was making it up. If he asked me, I'd be wishing him the best of luck too.

Originally Posted by Bilbo

Are we all willing him to fail?

In a word .... No

Originally Posted by boxingbantz

Originally Posted by Bilbo

Are we all willing him to fail?

He is, without doubt, one of the the most unpopular world champions we have ever had.

Wlad even picked up on it in his interview last week, claiming some Brits he was speaking to told him they wanted him to beat Haye and I don't even think he was making it up. If he asked me, I'd be wishing him the best of luck too.

haye is one of the most unpopular?

Originally Posted by erics44

Originally Posted by boxingbantz

Originally Posted by Bilbo

Are we all willing him to fail?

He is, without doubt, one of the the most unpopular world champions we have ever had.

Wlad even picked up on it in his interview last week, claiming some Brits he was speaking to told him they wanted him to beat Haye and I don't even think he was making it up. If he asked me, I'd be wishing him the best of luck too.

haye is one of the most unpopular?

Unpopular was probably the wrong word...

He 'splits opinion' more than most.

Haye is absoultely loved by the general public and media. He is one of the most popular champions i've ever seen. Only a small group of hardcore fans have a problem with him.

Originally Posted by Fenster

Haye is absoultely loved by the general public and media. He is one of the most popular champions i've ever seen. Only a small group of hardcore fans have a problem with him.

He may be popular in London, where you actually see his fans but hes not that well known a boxer. He doesnt get any exposure other than on sky.

If I were a promoter id have my fighters on talk shows and even cameos on the soaps, like Eastenders or Coronation Street, just so the general public become familiar with their names and may take an interest in watching them fight.

I see that Warren is desperately trying to recreate a rivalry like Benn v Eubank between Groves and DeGale but unless non sky subscribers get to see them in their build up, its not going to happen. People arent going to go out of their way to watch them if they have no clue who they are.

I should have just said that all this build up in the boxing media, like ringside and the sport pages is like advertising a new beer in a pub. Youd have to already be a drinker to notice it.