Haye accuses Klit bros of fighting old run down Americans and rejecting his offer

[JazMerkin]

I think that the US guys might have a point about Haye 'piggybacking' a PPV if they had Mayweather on the bill. Although they might have similar levels of stardom in the States, over here it's not even comparable, the fact Hatton-PBF drew more than a million more buys than Hatton-Pac says it all. Plus Sky love Mayweather, in truth because in this country, there's two ways to get mass exposure. Be a real salt of the earth man of the people construct where being British is a pre-requisite (Frank Bruno, Ricky Hatton, Freddie Flintoff) or be a good old fashioned bastard, where being foreign is a bonus (Cristiano Ronaldo, Kevin Pieterson, Haye, Mayweather). Wayne Rooney is currently straddling both of those

Anyway, Haye-Harrison doesn't need it, this fight is huge over here, people at my work with no interest in boxing are asking how far away the fight is. Only about 10% even know who Manny Pacquiao is. Fuck's sake, the Metro (trashy free paper you get on London underground) had two pages devoted to boxing today. One & half to Haye/Harrison related news, the other half split between Rendall Munroe & James DeGale.

As it is, on the 50/50 thing, I do agree people have a point that if Haye is fighting Wladimir, it should go right down the middle. Wlad is THE champ & deserves to get at least his fair share. If on the other hand he fights Vitali, then the rules change. Vitali has no greater leverage over Haye like being the legit champ or having more belts. He has one belt just like Haye. It then comes down to financial considerations. If Haye can draw more than Vitali, he deserves a greater share. If he's bringing in more cash, I see no reason why he shouldn't get more. What leverage does Vitali have that he doesnt? At the end of the day this is a business, and if the shoe was on the other foot, I don't see Vitali compromising on his cashflow

[Fenster]

I think that the US guys might have a point about Haye 'piggybacking' a PPV if they had Mayweather on the bill. Although they might have similar levels of stardom in the States, over here it's not even comparable, the fact Hatton-PBF drew more than a million more buys than Hatton-Pac says it all. Plus Sky love Mayweather, in truth because in this country, there's two ways to get mass exposure. Be a real salt of the earth man of the people construct where being British is a pre-requisite (Frank Bruno, Ricky Hatton, Freddie Flintoff) or be a good old fashioned bastard, where being foreign is a bonus (Cristiano Ronaldo, Kevin Pieterson, Haye, Mayweather). Wayne Rooney is currently straddling both of those

Anyway, Haye-Harrison doesn't need it, this fight is huge over here, people at my work with no interest in boxing are asking how far away the fight is. Only about 10% even know who Manny Pacquiao is. Fuck's sake, the Metro (trashy free paper you get on London underground) had two pages devoted to boxing today. One & half to Haye/Harrison related news, the other half split between Rendall Munroe & James DeGale.

As it is, on the 50/50 thing, I do agree people have a point that if Haye is fighting Wladimir, it should go right down the middle. Wlad is THE champ & deserves to get at least his fair share. If on the other hand he fights Vitali, then the rules change. Vitali has no greater leverage over Haye like being the legit champ or having more belts. He has one belt just like Haye. It then comes down to financial considerations. If Haye can draw more than Vitali, he deserves a greater share. If he's bringing in more cash, I see no reason why he shouldn't get more. What leverage does Vitali have that he doesnt? At the end of the day this is a business, and if the shoe was on the other foot, I don't see Vitali compromising on his cashflow

Same as. I know people that will buy this fight but wouldn't give Floyd-Pac a mention. Seems ridiculous, although understandable if you come from the UK.