Glad to see so many responses to the question. It's a fair question, after all, and probably applies to many other fights out there. I'm not against the argument that it would be Haye that allows Vitali to have the bigger payday... mostly because of the lack of credible competition out there. But Haye DID disgrace himself in the ring against Wlad, and cheated the fans out of hard-earned money, by putting in a half-assed effort. Should he then be rewarded by getting another huge purse, just because inexplicably he still has a somewhat large fan base in the UK? To me.... his performance against Wlad has a lot of weight when it comes to how much he should get paid for a fight with Vitali. Something in the system should say: "Look jackass..... you're getting the shots you want.... now go out there and EARN your money." Why is this way of thinking wrong?