Haye/Harrison Press conference tomorrow

[Drago]

No, I disagree. I found that press conference painful. A lot of that was so forced. It was admitted that Audley didn't deserve a shot. It was admitted that it was for the public (ie. a conman enterprise).

Where is the entertainment in such a charade? And obviously there is no meaning whatsoever.

It's just such a stupid fight.

i suppose every champ should get an easy 1st defence

remember riddick bowe fought dokes then ferguson or the other way round?

forgot his `1st defence was ruiz ha ha

oh ok let him have harrison then tyson fury then holyfield the white buffalo then henry akinwande finishing with kevin mcbride

[skel1983]

No, I disagree. I found that press conference painful. A lot of that was so forced. It was admitted that Audley didn't deserve a shot. It was admitted that it was for the public (ie. a conman enterprise).

Where is the entertainment in such a charade? And obviously there is no meaning whatsoever.

It's just such a stupid fight.

i suppose every champ should get an easy 1st defence

remember riddick bowe fought dokes then ferguson or the other way round?

forgot his `1st defence was ruiz ha ha

oh ok let him have harrison then tyson fury then holyfield the white buffalo then henry akinwande finishing with kevin mcbride

I sound like a fucking broken record but if Ruiz is seen as soft Harrison is a foooooking joke, like I keep saying Harrison has never beat a guy in the top 50, he has never even been British Champion. He was Euro champ by de fault it's a shame the Polish fella got a shot at Vitali Harrison would already have retired after being beat again.

[Conrad]

I know I'm of the minority but I am actually looking forward to this and I will pay for it. Hell, I would've gone to it if it was in a different venue as I've already watched Haye Vs Ruiz at The MEN. O2 would've been cool.

I doubt for a second Haye is proud of fighting Harrison but put yourself in his shoes:

Fight Harrison for $15m and then a Klit for at least $15m again

Or just fight the Klit for approx $15m ??

Everyone takes the first option, that's business. Haye WILL fight a Klit, he knows he has to or he'll forever be known as a joke. Even Booth has said this on record so you know Haye is more than aware.

[El Kabong]

He talked shit for over 2 years and then fights Monte Barrett, everyone said "Give him a pass, let him get accustomed to the division and extra weight"...he kept mouthing off and fought Nicolay Valuev "Let him win a belt so he can negotiate better with the Klitschko's", he kept on mouthing off and fought John Ruiz "Well he has to fight his mandatory", and up until recently he's been quiet and now he's fighting Audley Harrison and people STILL want to give him a pass "Let him build his fan base up in England...THEN he'll fight the Klitschko's".....I'm begining to think the likes of Barrett, Valuev, Ruiz, and maybe Harrison assuming Chicken Little can pass that "test" are the best fighters he can hang with at heavyweight...he MAY fight Adamek, (but I've heard rumors that Adamek has 1 more fight and then Vitali, but nothing is set in stone) but even then you really start to question his skill, his dedication, and his ethics....is he in fact white washing his career to make a fight vs a Klitschko look a lot closer than it will actually be?

SIGNS POINT TO YES

I doubt he ever fights a Klitschko and if he does he'll be humiliated...or his fans will be, I bet Chicken Little knows what's coming to him if he dares set foot in the ring with Wladimir.

Oddly enough I think fights vs Povetkin and Boytsov would be quality....if he has ANY trouble with Harrison then he should steer well clear of Dimitrenko and Pianetta

[Drago]

is it just me or did anytone else think harrison won that press conference? he really got under hayes skin

[boxingbantz]

Haye and Harrison are both on Daybreak (ITV) this morning for anyone in the UK. Sat on the sofa trash talking each other - how very believeable.

[FTMatty]

Haye has just said the Kitschko's don't treat him like a champion in negotiations. He says he's not one of these guys who will sign up to fight them and sign anything to do so.

[generalbulldog]

Mark my words, 6 months from now when Haye is fighting Evander Holyfield, the people that are defending Haye in this thread will justify that fight by saying George Foreman won the HW (lineal) title at 45 and a matchup with Holyfield is good.

[Conrad]

Be honest Lyle, if you was in Haye's shoes what would you do?

Forget what your feel about Haye, what would YOU do if you could take an extra $15m for a gimme fight before a mega fight with a Klit? Or would you pass on the $15m and go straight into the mega fight?

If given the chance I can't see anyone on this board passing on that kind of money just to save face.

[Drago]

Be honest Lyle, if you was in Haye's shoes what would you do?

Forget what your feel about Haye, what would YOU do if you could take an extra $15m for a gimme fight before a mega fight with a Klit? Or would you pass on the $15m and go straight into the mega fight?

If given the chance I can't see anyone on this board passing on that kind of money just to save face.

cant argue with that!

[Kel]

Why the fuck is Haye saying Harrison don't deserve a shot? He is not his mandatory and he don't need to fight him if he don't want to

[Saddo]

Why the fuck is Haye saying Harrison don't deserve a shot? He is not his mandatory and he don't need to fight him if he don't want to

must have been the 2 emails Harrison sent him

[Drago]

made me laugh when haye said he gets loads of emails from fans asking him to fight harrison! WTF he must of forgot abt the 5 million ones saying fight wlad

[El Kabong]

Be honest Lyle, if you was in Haye's shoes what would you do?

Forget what your feel about Haye, what would YOU do if you could take an extra $15m for a gimme fight before a mega fight with a Klit? Or would you pass on the $15m and go straight into the mega fight?

If given the chance I can't see anyone on this board passing on that kind of money just to save face.

If it was just that simple...if it was just a clear cut "Take a $15m fight and THEN get the huge payday" then sure I'd take the 1st fight.

HOWEVER

Had I been calling out the champ for 2 years and disrespecting him then as a man there's only 1 fight I could make and accept and that's the big one vs the champ


The moral of the story is "Don't let your mouth write a check your ass can't cash" and that my friends is why I thoroughly dislike Chicken Little.

[superheavyrhun]

The moral of the story is "Don't let your mouth write a check your ass can't cash" and that my friends is why I thoroughly dislike Chicken Little.

If you're going to quote paraphrase Top Gun, who in this fantastic camp-fest that is the Haye-Harrison merry-go-round is that minor officer who's only line is "I want some butts!"

My guess is the host of the press conference who's making this out to be the British heavyweight fight of the century. Personally, I'd rather watch Rogie Skelton again.