Looks like Haye Vitali is off and its Haye v Valuev

[Spicoli]

Maybe the Tin-man should have thought about negotiations and what he would earn prior to talking up a mound of shite high enough to have him seeing over Valuevs head should he climb atop.

great record as a heavyweight so far....1 win...2 forfeits....Way to go champ

[LEGION]

Maybe the Tin-man should have thought about negotiations and what he would earn prior to talking up a mound of shite high enough to have him seeing over Valuevs head should he climb atop.

great record as a heavyweight so far....1 win...2 forfeits....Way to go champ chump

Uh huh.

[boozeboxer]

Seriously how is Valuev ranked so high??
Even in our Saddo's ranking system has him at #3, a man that probably should have lost his last two fights (Ruiz and Valuev) and did in fact lose his 5th fight back. Which isn't so bad except he has fought complete tin cans in Germany or Russia. Lyakovich is the only decent name he has beaten, and as much as I am a fan......the White Wolf has been proper shit lately.

[boozeboxer]

In fact 4 of his last 10 fights have been MD or SD and McCline injured his knee. So that is 4 relatively unimpressive wins, even on paper.....much less if you had to watch these fights!! not to mention his loss to chageav.

[JazMerkin]

At least it offers up the great fight name of 'David & Goliath', the sport has been waiting so long to legitimately use that one.

Anyone who wants a good laugh, check out this video from SkySports on the Haye v Valuev fight, these are the same guys who were implying that Hatton was beating up Mayweather & Khan was SRR when up against MAB/Kotelnik

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[bzkfn]

I'm stunned so many people are giving Haye shit for this. This is the smart thing to do. If he wins this, he brings the belt to the negotiating table. I don't believe for a second he'll mention anybody but a Klitschko after this fight.

[ClubberLang]

I'm stunned so many people are giving Haye shit for this. This is the smart thing to do. If he wins this, he brings the belt to the negotiating table. I don't believe for a second he'll mention anybody but a Klitschko after this fight.

It's definitely the smart thing to do. He has a far better chance against Valuev than either brother. And by winning he'll have beaten a top 10 heavyweight and have one of the belts. That will give him more negiotating leverage with the brothers for a future fight.

I think the reason people are giving Haye shit is because he has been talking trash for months and then backs out of two fights when he had a deal on the table. His team also behaved like amateurs, not dealing in good faith. If he had just been up front and said, "I don't like the deal so I'm going with Valuev" it would have been more understandable.

[Violent Demise]

I'm stunned so many people are giving Haye shit for this. This is the smart thing to do. If he wins this, he brings the belt to the negotiating table. I don't believe for a second he'll mention anybody but a Klitschko after this fight.

That's all he does is mention them. He obviously won't fight them. Gaye (like Kirk) I think secretly wishes to be gang banged by the Klitschko's. He's always mentioning there names. And the thought of actually having to hit one of them makes him physcially ill. Which is why he cowards out of the fights once there set

[El Kabong]

Didn't everybody say they want to see Haye fight a couple more heavyweights before the Bitchsko's ? Yes they did. Lyle said it would hype the Bitchsko fight up more and would give Haye more experience. Aint shiit wrong with what he's doing. You want to have heard what the contract was if he fought Vitali Bitchsko. Immediate rematch, then Wladimir then Uncle Bitchsko gets wheel chaired into the ring. Almost like they would be promoting Haye. Haye has done a smart move here.

Sure I said that....but if you're in David Haye's position you don't try so God damned hard to sell these fights only to walk away while STILL talking smack. Had David simply said "I messed up botching the deal with Wladimir, now I'm going to earn a title shot" then hell I might have even cheered for him had he fought someone like John Ruiz or Sam Peter or whoever....but he didn't.

leftylee, it's a shame that you're so young and you're subject to your favorite fighter blatantly being a fraud....you're going to become very cynical following the likes of David Haye.

Hey David, Audley Harrison called, he wants his act back.


....talk all the shit you want to about the Klitschko's, but right now with the way Haye has acted if Wlad and Vitali had a little sister I doubt David Haye would fight her

[OumaFan]

after reading the article on boxingscene I don't think I can be a fan of Haye anymore. Going on about being a slave fighter and how Valuev's a smelly beast, and his right hand will slay him like David slayed Goliath. Trash talk in general doesn't offend me, such horrible trash talk does though. He really does suck I usually care much more about in the ring stuff but hell he never fights. What's the point? All my hopes are resting on Eddie Chambers, just like the beginning of Star Wars.

Of course I'll root for him against either of the Klitschko's but so will everybody else, nobody likes those douche bags.

[El Kabong]

My whole deal on David Haye is ....

What the fuck is his problem?!?! Does he want to be Ali or Oprah, I do wonder sometimes, because he certainly LOOOOVES to talk and for a Prize Fighter he sure as shit hasn't laced up the gloves all that often.

Even the WBA strap is too good for David Haye...he'll lose, blame it on a hangnail and then start up with the talk just like Audley Harrison did after his first loss....and the next loss.....and the other one.....oh and the forth one too, well maybe Audley was all talked out by then

[LEGION]

I just can't wait to see if he pulls out of the Valuev fight.

Part of me wants him to; just to see what his avid supporters defend that with. The other part wants him to fight the guy and hopefully get pulverized into that place called obscurity.

Did he really call him a smelly beast? That's quite funny actually.

[El Kabong]

And his God awful accent just makes things worse.....or as he would say "fings"...and now he'd be saying "Wa'evah" and I would try not to kill him with my bare hands....sorry Brits, but I don't cotton to David Haye and his persona, you talk trash like that and you stand up like a man and fight it out, win or lose (it would have been lose for Haye, no doubt)....but you take your whupping like a man and you don't tuck tail and run like a little punk, which is what Haye has done TWICE!

I really fear for his life if he ever dares fight Wlad or Vitali now...they are not amused.


...oh and I thought I would never post this but, what the heck, Go Valuev!

[Kirkland Laing]

I'm a David Haye supporter, I from the same gym he did, but seriously...

Just because they create unfavourable terms, well, they're the guys at the top. They've earnt the right to do that

They're both ducking him, it's obvious.

You can hear the slurrping sounds from hear

You're projecting again.

[Kirkland Laing]

Well, well, well....I can't say I am surprised. Sure people will say the Klitschko's drove too hard of a bargin, but the ball was in their court and David was at their mercy, after all the talk and all the hype, David decided to take his ball and go home. It's now 8 months since David Haye's introduction to being a full time heavyweight and he has had only the fight vs Monte Barrett...Wladimir has fought twice and Vitali has fought once in the ring and once in court since November 2008...my point is even the CHAMPIONS of the division have been more active than David Haye at heavyweight, which shouldn't happen...hell even Nicolay Valuev has fought more recently than David Haye! That is just fucking sad.

The good news is we'll more than likely get to see Vitali-Cris Arreola which will be a good solid fight, one which the fans will want to see and one where both sides shouldn't have much to argue about at the negotiating table. Hell at this point, I would even leave the Oleg Maskaev option open at this point in time...might as well get some rounds in.

David Haye has gone out of his way to be a prick just to get a shot at one of the Klitschko's only to back out both times he's had the chance to fight them. Seems to me David Haye may want a belt, but he doesn't want to actually have to fight Wlad or Vitali to get one. While I think this Valuev fight is faaaaar better for his career, I think the way he has gone about his business is an absolute joke. I think perhaps at the last minute he was talked out of fighting Vitali by his management who knew like everyone else that he didn't stand a chance. Sure Valuev is big, but I have my doubts about his ability to take a shot and he damn sure can't punch, BUT I still think the big oaf should be the betting favorite as #1 He's hard to beat on the cards and #2 We don't know how David will react to getting hit or just the sheer size of Valuev, that may cause David problems.

I'd just like to see one more exciting heavyweight title fight again before I die. The fact that a chinny cruiser is the most exciting opponent for one of the two laboratory creations currently considered champions is a sad reflection on the state of the heavyweight division, isn't it?

And now you'll get your chance, a no talent 7 foot heavyweight vs a chinny loudmouthed cruiserweight....no, it's not Julius Long vs Enzo Maccarinelli, but you might think that if the names were left out of this.

A Bisping/Hatton type KO is too good for David Haye...that is what he has accomplished with all his talk and all his hype, he has made me want to see him litterally tortured in the ring! I want to see a Oleg Maskaev-Hasim Rahman I KO...I want Haye to get sparked, fall through the ropes, and right into Jim Lampley's lap and to be honest I don't give a shit who does it, I'd even be happy if John Ruiz did it....that is how much I hate David Haye, I abhor David Haye!

You just can't deal with the fact that both your boys bottled fighting Haye.