Quote Originally Posted by koppas View Post
Quote Originally Posted by Fenster View Post
Don't be silly boys. Wlad pulls out July 2nd Haye has no fight. No fight means no money. He then needs not only a new opponent but a new date which suits Sky, HBO (possibly) and a suitable venue.

Calling Wlad's bluff to make him look a pussy might satisfy some fans but i'm afraid that's not the real world
You could apply this logic to any boxer so I don't, entirely, get the point. Any fighter could pull out of a fight at the last minute.
That's why it's very rare (if ever) fights are signed with the stipulation that you can have an other one beforehand. Which obviously increases the chance of a pull out through loss, injury, etc.

Now consider Klitschko's history - He hasn't fought twice in such close proximity for over ten years. But for his biggest fight ever, he will be ready and willing to fit the healing time, training and worldwide promotion into that tight window.

If Haye wasn't able to earn multi-million paydays without Wlad, then maybe sitting around waiting for him to earn money with "warm-up" fights would be understandable, however that is quite simply not the case