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For the Haye fans out there, here is what Barney Francis, managing director of Sky Sports, told ESPN UK about The Haye Effect: “We have shelved pay-per-view boxing for the time being because of a couple of bad experiences we had….There was general dissatisfaction with the Haye v Harrison fight, and then the Haye v Klitschko fight, so we don’t think it’s a great time to ask the public for more investment into pay-per-view boxing.” From a great boxing blog here

Here's another great quote: "As for Haye, last July he performed with enough dog in him to make him an honorary member of the Westminster Kennel Club."
That's a misleading article.

The PPV numbers for Haye's fights were massive (even though the spectacle was disappointing). Sky were also showing Khan and certain Frank Warren fighters as PPV. Haye retired after the Klitschko fight and Warren set-up his own TV station. Khan was refused PPV so moved to another tiny channel (then came back to regular Sky Sports). Sky announced they were dropping PPV at the exact same time all the PPV fighters left the channel. Coincidence?

Haye is fighting tonight in front of 30/40,000 ticket buyers and is on a subsricption (PPV) channel.

Whether or not people like Haye - to paint him as a failure when it comes to generating HUGE amounts of money is ridiculous.
For me Haye's biggest problem is the amount of money he is capable of generating. Barring Floyd and Pac I bet Haye has the highest wages for his last 5 fights in the sport. He's become a money first fighter to a degree, but I'm hoping to see a hungry fighter wanting to do damage tonight and I think that's what we will see.