David Haye vs. Arnold Gjergjaj - May 21st 2016

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Hes not in the top 15 of any of the governing bodies rankings is he? If this is true then it must be a tune up to a bigger figjt later in the year?

If Haye thinks he can bag a bigger fight later in the year, he would be better off staying behind closed doors & do some intensive training, rather than getting the public out to watch him knock over another daffodil in the O2 Arena.

[tigermoth87]

Poor opponent if true. Gjergjaj is the sort of guy with a padded record I'd have been expecting someone like Price to fight as a "rebuilding" fight. Not someone who is a world level fighter.

Just a padded, unbeaten record to get the idiot casuals salivating same as Joshua vs Cornish. Hughie Fury's got a better record than this guy.

[asdfjkl]

That would be a smart move from David Haye, most of the crowd don't really know about the boxers and just look at the 29-0 stat that seems impressive.
That's basically why Haye fought Mark de Mori as well.
Haye is basically the Deontay Wilder of the UK, very selectively selecting his opponends and for some reason he allways get away with it, he's the master of all hype jobs ever.
He's also fighting Gjergjaj exactly at the right moment, Gjergjaj his rating has never been higher before and probably will never be this high again in the future.


I would have prefered to see David Haye fight Shannon Briggs, but I can fully understand Briggs is a way too big risk for David.


I'd also like to say I'm very surprised Gjergjaj accepts this duel, there's barely any reward at all for him.

[Rob3_142]

This is absolutely ridiculous. I really hope this is a hoax. Both Haye and McGuigan guaranteed the next fight would be a 'World level fight' and a substantial improvement in quality. This is not it, and nobody that knows anything about boxing will be fooled. De Mori's record was bad, but Gjergjaj's is only marginally better. I watched the Bakhtov fight, jumped to a random point in the fight, and Bakhtov had him backed up against the ropes.

Seems to me that Haye has said he had a world level fight lined up before he had an opponent lined up. He would have done it by now. Fortunately for him he's already sold a bunch of tickets before even naming an opponent, so I'm sure he'll still bring in the money, but it won't get him a proper fight in the summer.

I don't like to call people fraud's, but Haye is making it hard. Unfortunately, I still think he could tie up the Joshua fight in the summer irrespective of what he does between now and then.

[asdfjkl]

Lol, there are piles of guys that think Haye is good, somehow he just picks the right opponend all the time, that's all.

In fact Gjergjaj is actually still one of his better opponends, I bet Briggs would have loved to fight Gjergjaj.

[Taansend]

This is absolutely ridiculous. I really hope this is a hoax. Both Haye and McGuigan guaranteed the next fight would be a 'World level fight' and a substantial improvement in quality. This is not it, and nobody that knows anything about boxing will be fooled. De Mori's record was bad, but Gjergjaj's is only marginally better. I watched the Bakhtov fight, jumped to a random point in the fight, and Bakhtov had him backed up against the ropes.

Sorry Rob but I don't get this. You watched the fight then watched it again? Or you didn't watch it but just saw one clip?

Cheers

[Rob3_142]

This is absolutely ridiculous. I really hope this is a hoax. Both Haye and McGuigan guaranteed the next fight would be a 'World level fight' and a substantial improvement in quality. This is not it, and nobody that knows anything about boxing will be fooled. De Mori's record was bad, but Gjergjaj's is only marginally better. I watched the Bakhtov fight, jumped to a random point in the fight, and Bakhtov had him backed up against the ropes.

Sorry Rob but I don't get this. You watched the fight then watched it again? Or you didn't watch it but just saw one clip?

Cheers

Yeah sorry, I meant to say I watched parts of the fight. I didn't fancy watching 12 rounds. Bakhtov looked very much on the front foot from the parts I watched, but obviously Gjergjaj' did enough to earn the points win. Just doesn't say a fight a self-proclaimed 'World Class operator' needs to waste his time with.

[Taansend]

This is absolutely ridiculous. I really hope this is a hoax. Both Haye and McGuigan guaranteed the next fight would be a 'World level fight' and a substantial improvement in quality. This is not it, and nobody that knows anything about boxing will be fooled. De Mori's record was bad, but Gjergjaj's is only marginally better. I watched the Bakhtov fight, jumped to a random point in the fight, and Bakhtov had him backed up against the ropes.

Sorry Rob but I don't get this. You watched the fight then watched it again? Or you didn't watch it but just saw one clip?

Cheers

Yeah sorry, I meant to say I watched parts of the fight. I didn't fancy watching 12 rounds. Bakhtov looked very much on the front foot from the parts I watched, but obviously Gjergjaj' did enough to earn the points win. Just doesn't say a fight a self-proclaimed 'World Class operator' needs to waste his time with.

Cheers.

I don't expect much from David anyway. If he fights someone decent I'll take notice but until then best of luck to him in his retirement tour

[Go Faster Stripes]

Press conference in next 30 mins or so......

[wesshaw1985]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3kbTJX ... youtu.be&a

[BillyTKid]

This is a great example of what is wrong with boxing. Its not a sport it is a business. What an absolute waste of time. David Haye is a top 20 heavyweight, why the fcuk can't he fight another one.

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Marvellous.

Haye's going to fill up the O2 with folk paying to go & watch him knock over another daffodil, then he'll call out Anthony Joshua again after another easy win.

I thought Haye was serious about this comeback?

If he wanted a retirement party, he should have said!

[GlobalBox]

One can only assume that he has been assured of a title shot after this debacle, Would presume it's Joshua if he beats Martin.

Haye clearly just trying to blast a couple out whilst waiting for his mega payday, whilst not good for the public to watch this type of fight I guess you can't blame him if he knows what is coming, why take a risk.

[Batley18]

Another poor pick for boxing fans, another great pick for David Haye fans who know little about boxing. Gjergjaj's record sounds impressive, but in reality he hasn't faced much. Given his struggles against Bakhtov, a guy that 8-0 Anthony Joshua blasted out in two rounds, it is actually a pathetic selection. I am not sure what he feels he will benefit by fighting an opponent who isn't ranked in the top 15 of any of the top 4 organisations, especially as I believe Haye is ranked by 3 of them.

[wesshaw1985]

One can only assume that he has been assured of a title shot after this debacle, Would presume it's Joshua if he beats Martin.

Haye clearly just trying to blast a couple out whilst waiting for his mega payday, whilst not good for the public to watch this type of fight I guess you can't blame him if he knows what is coming, why take a risk.

agreed.
Keep conning the casuals by beating "unbeaten" fighters and wait until the AJ, Fury or Wilder fights become available, people are paying to see Haye ko someone.
Its smart on Hayes part...

[Go Faster Stripes]

Think he said hes donating 10% of purse to Nick Blackwell.

[wesshaw1985]

Briggs "crashed" the press conference.
Asked "will you pass a brain scan"...

[Dixonian]

Lol, there are piles of guys that think Haye is good, somehow he just picks the right opponend all the time, that's all.

In fact Gjergjaj is actually still one of his better opponends, I bet Briggs would have loved to fight Gjergjaj.

Buddy, you don't usually take much interest in David Haye. Surprised to find you commenting here.

[Oiky]

as mentioned elsewhere this opponent was taken the distance by csala who nick webb beat in a rnd on saturday .

what a pointless fight this is

someone mentioned thompson, cunningham and helenius. fight those sort of fights these fights are just silly

[GlobalBox]

Think he said hes donating 10% of purse to Nick Blackwell.

If that is true full credit to him, he can have this fight in that case without any moans from me, hope it is correct because that is sizeable money
and can only assist Nick in his recovery and future.

[Oiky]

Think he said hes donating 10% of purse to Nick Blackwell.

If that is true full credit to him, he can have this fight in that case without any moans from me, hope it is correct because that is sizeable money
and can only assist Nick in his recovery and future.

yeah fairplay to that, first i've heard of that

respect to him

[GlobalBox]

1/100 Haye first price up. Nothing surprising there really.

[GlobalBox]

Think he said hes donating 10% of purse to Nick Blackwell.

If that is true full credit to him, he can have this fight in that case without any moans from me, hope it is correct because that is sizeable money
and can only assist Nick in his recovery and future.

yeah fairplay to that, first i've heard of that

respect to him

Turns out its 10% of ticket sales, but thats still tidy wedge, still it's confirmed so full credit to him.

[Tarkus]

As I said on the first page, Haye is not about to take chances. But this is worse then that. I seriously doubt Arnold is going to last one round, unless Haye carries him. Another 1 round blow out is a bad look and a bad choice of opponent for Haye.

[ILikeBeer]

Gjergjaj by brutal first round KO.