There is no denying that Haye has wasting an awful lot of time and his dilly dallying was bound to upset fans. He has brought this ire on himself. It doesn't take 8 months to realise that a couple of contracts are not quite good enough. It isn't quite that complex. What he should have been doing is having at least something lined up for when his mouth wasn't running.

Valuev is a good choice of opponent for Haye, but it shouldn't have taken this long.