Klitschko-Haye press conferences cancelled

[gobbles]

Were due to be press conferences on Tuesday and Wednesday in Hamburg and London but cancelled due to "unresolved issues"

[Alba]

what is your source on this mate?

[gobbles]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/ap ... -klitschko

[SAPFO]

FFS! What now?

[Rocky Balboa]

FFS! What now?

Probably Cancelled as I reckon things might get a little too heated & it could kick off before they're in the Ring!

[mickey1975]

There is an article by Buncey in today's Sunday Mirror saying they are arguing over Haye wanting a ticket allocation. Well done to Haye for sticking up for us but maybe it should have been sorted out a bit earlier. The Klits will be more than aware the Brits are capable of turning Hamburg into little Britain for the night. 20,000 on the piss in Hamburg for the weekend will make more noise than all the German fight crowds put together have done in ten years!

[exittored]

There is an article by Buncey in today's Sunday Mirror saying they are arguing over Haye wanting a ticket allocation. Well done to Haye for sticking up for us but maybe it should have been sorted out a bit earlier. The Klits will be more than aware the Brits are capable of turning Hamburg into little Britain for the night. 20,000 on the piss in Hamburg for the weekend will make more noise than all the German fight crowds put together have done in ten years!

That's interesting but as you said Haye and his team had plenty of time to sort that out before he signed the contract so really he just has to leave it now and just get on with preparing for the fight rather then jeopardise it happening. After all Wlad is the true WBA champion after beating Chagaev, Haye is merely a title holder of a joke organisations belt.

[Camcas]

There is an article by Buncey in today's Sunday Mirror saying they are arguing over Haye wanting a ticket allocation. Well done to Haye for sticking up for us but maybe it should have been sorted out a bit earlier. The Klits will be more than aware the Brits are capable of turning Hamburg into little Britain for the night. 20,000 on the piss in Hamburg for the weekend will make more noise than all the German fight crowds put together have done in ten years!

That's interesting but as you said Haye and his team had plenty of time to sort that out before he signed the contract so really he just has to leave it now and just get on with preparing for the fight rather then jeopardise it happening. After all Wlad is the true WBA champion after beating Chagaev, Haye is merely a title holder of a joke organisations belt.

Wlad has no WBA title?

[supacook2k]

FROM BBC SPORT

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/13252089.stm


David Haye's world heavyweight title fight with Wladimir Klitschko will go ahead despite a row over tickets.

The unification bout between Britain's WBA holder Haye and Ukraine's IBF and WBO champion Klitschko is scheduled to take place in Hamburg on 2 July.

The dispute is over ticket allocations and German fans getting first choice.

"The fight is on but the Klitschko brothers are giving me a headache over the tickets for my travelling fans," Haye told the Sunday Mirror.

"I have given in to every single demand that they have made and they keep moving the goalposts."

"I'm not going to roll over and let them get their way with the tickets - I want a fair allocation and at good prices. My fans have been loyal and I don't want a ­single one to be disappointed this time."

The contracts for the contest at Hamburg's 57,000-capacity Imtech Arena have been agreed, but two press conferences, the first in Hamburg on Tuesday and the second in London on Wednesday, have been cancelled leading to speculation that the fight is in jeopardy.

However, Haye's trainer and manager Adam Booth has laughed off those suggestions and is flying to Germany this week to resolve the issue.

Haye had been due to fight Klitschko in June 2009 but he was forced to withdraw with an injury.

[ThereByTheGrace]

Rows over tickets?!

This is just plain silly - they'll sell it out so what difference does it make to them?

Big Marketing Ploy to build this fight up into the biggest hype machine since Tyson in the mid 90s. More publicity and the "will they, wont they conferences being cancelled" just adds to the intrigue.

Get in the ring FFS!

[Deadendgeneration]

Rows over tickets?!

This is just plain silly - they'll sell it out so what difference does it make to them?

Big Marketing Ploy to build this fight up into the biggest hype machine since Tyson in the mid 90s. More publicity and the "will they, wont they conferences being cancelled" just adds to the intrigue.

Get in the ring FFS!

The point is that if Haye gets even 10,000 Brits in there then they will be making by far the most noise. That could influence the judging and take away some of the home town advantage.

[fasteddie]

bet this fight dont go ahead and you can say what you want i reckon haye is sh1ttin his pants he doesnt want any part of the klitschkos

[SteveDow]

Haye says on his twitter that the press conferences will be next week now and presumably these will coincide with the release of tickets for sale.

I reckon it may be a scramble getting tickets for this as demand is likely to be huge.

[stujones]

Rows over tickets?!

This is just plain silly - they'll sell it out so what difference does it make to them?

Big Marketing Ploy to build this fight up into the biggest hype machine since Tyson in the mid 90s. More publicity and the "will they, wont they conferences being cancelled" just adds to the intrigue.

Get in the ring FFS!

The point is that if Haye gets even 10,000 Brits in there then they will be making by far the most noise. That could influence the judging and take away some of the home town advantage.

IMO it made a huge difference to the Valuev fight.

[mickey1975]

Haye says on his twitter that the press conferences will be next week now and presumably these will coincide with the release of tickets for sale.

I reckon it may be a scramble getting tickets for this as demand is likely to be huge.

If you are on the ball you will get them.I dont think they will last long,though.The re-sellers will be out in force.

[SteveDow]

Haye says on his twitter that the press conferences will be next week now and presumably these will coincide with the release of tickets for sale.

I reckon it may be a scramble getting tickets for this as demand is likely to be huge.

If you are on the ball you will get them.I dont think they will last long,though.The re-sellers will be out in force.

Agreed mate. I've signed up for this ticket alarm thing which apparently tells you, in advance, the time they go on sale before the official announcement so hopefully be able to dive straight in.