Frank Warren - "Haye pulled out due to money"

[Hunter]

I find this amusing. So he wasn't going to get paid heh? How much did Buster Douglas get paid for the Tyson fight? When he beat Mike he then had a 25 million dollar payday for the fight with Holyfield. So why not fight Wlad for peanuts if he is so sure he would beat Wlad. Fight Vitali in his next bout for a heavyweight championship and make 6 times as much as what he made against Wlad. I would like to know what was Haye going to get for his fight with Wlad? I find it amusing didn't Sander's fight Wlad for $25,000.

The reason Haye didnt fight Wlad is Haye knew he was going to get beat down. I agree with what you are saying, if Haye was so confident he could win he should have just taken the fight and fought for whatever, he would have gotten paid something....Than his next few fights he would have made MiLLIONS....Now he is in a far riskier position. I just hope Wlad doesnt give him a gift and fight Haye in his next fight. I want to see Haye fight for peanuts against a RING top 6-10 HW and get KO'd knowing he just ruined his whole career....WHAT A CHUMP....

When Haye talks smack now you cant help but laugh at him.....What a joke he is.

Its easy for people to say fight for nothing, when there not getting in the ring themselves.

Life is full of risks and many successful people have taken calculated risks to get to where they are. Per David Haye this was going to be the easiest fight of his career so why not take it KO Wlad and make millions in his next few fights......hmmmm...let me see....ummmmm....Wait..I Know...I know......::::

HAYE KNOWS HE IS GOING TO GET KTFO

[ICB]

The reason Haye didnt fight Wlad is Haye knew he was going to get beat down. I agree with what you are saying, if Haye was so confident he could win he should have just taken the fight and fought for whatever, he would have gotten paid something....Than his next few fights he would have made MiLLIONS....Now he is in a far riskier position. I just hope Wlad doesnt give him a gift and fight Haye in his next fight. I want to see Haye fight for peanuts against a RING top 6-10 HW and get KO'd knowing he just ruined his whole career....WHAT A CHUMP....

When Haye talks smack now you cant help but laugh at him.....What a joke he is.

Its easy for people to say fight for nothing, when there not getting in the ring themselves.

Life is full of risks and many successful people have taken calculated risks to get to where they are. Per David Haye this was going to be the easiest fight of his career so why not take it KO Wlad and make millions in his next few fights......hmmmm...let me see....ummmmm....Wait..I Know...I know......::::

HAYE KNOWS HE IS GOING TO GET KTFO

Yea because no boxer has ever said this is going to be there easiest fight, to hype up a fight. Please are you reading what your saying ? most boxers say this is going to be an easy fight and ETC.

Thats all a part of the game regarding boxing, thats exactly why Bernard Hopkins said the white boy comment to Joe Calzaghe. To put asses in seats.

As i said its easy for you to say that David Haye should fight for nothing, when your comfortably sitting in your seat. But when you've trained your ass off for weeks on end.

Only to find out you won't be getting paid in a high risk fight, i don't think you would want to fight either. Regardless of what David Haye says or any boxer, about this being an easy fight or whatever. You take that with a pinch of salt.

Your only taking that out on context because your a fan of Wladimir Klitschko, i think David Haye knows this will be a very tough fight for him style wise. Which is why he wouldn't be stupid enough to fight for nothing end of.

[JT Rock]

Not to mention the promotion of the fight, the press conferences all the hype and fanfare Haye invested not to mention Haye brought more attention to the Heavyweight division than its seen since Lennox Lewis was fighting.

You expect Haye after all that to step in the ring and fight a guy that was getting his slices of the German gate as well as the German TV revenue and getting his regular paycheck?

While Haye fights for crumbs. No matter what these fighters say this is a job and away to provide for themselves and family. Everytime they step into the ring its a risk no matter the opponent.

You guys that are saying he should fight for free would be the 1st to say how Stupid David Haye was if he stepped in the ring for $0 and got a career ending injury.

Turds!

[The Fightfan]

WHOA WHOA I never said fight for free. How much was he making for that fight? How many people like me "sitting in my seat" would jump at any opportunity to fight Wladimir for even $25,000 I would do it in a heartbeat. I never said Haye to fight for free. You guy's are making it out like he wasn't getting a paycheck and I can assure he was. He probably thought he wasn't getting enough to get his ass kicked and simply live of the dividend's on whatever he got paid for the rest of his life. Shit whatever he was offered I would definetly take it. Enter stage left Chagaev. Most likely he got paid less money than Haye would have and still went through with it.

[generalbulldog]

Boxing is a job for these guys, its a business. No boxer with a name out there is going to fight for free. And considering that this is one of the most dangerous sports out there where you can lose your life or come away with significant injuries to your body, it's just ridiculous to suggest a guy fights for free.