Because it's a joke of a fight and he's only taking it because he doesn't back himself against the other top cruiserweights.Horse wrote:How is taking a much bigger fight ducking?Killer Blow wrote:That's ducking then. Avoiding his mandatory to move up and take a farcical mismatch for 10 times the payday.
He didn't duck Cunningham, that's like saying calzaghe ducked froch. Reality was they weren't a big deal when the other fighters decided to fight other people, they became big deals further down the line.Horse wrote:Haye ducked Cunningham and Fury.rossij8 wrote:I don't think these two have ducked anyone - well not in comparison with other boxers and how boxing works today
Cunningham was the No. 1 contender at cruiserweight and the fight would have been for all 4 belts. It was a big fight at the time.Finn wrote:He didn't duck Cunningham, that's like saying calzaghe ducked froch. Reality was they weren't a big deal when the other fighters decided to fight other people, they became big deals further down the line.
Oneill Bell vacated the IBF for the Mormeck rematch which he lost.Horse wrote:Cunningham was the No. 1 contender at cruiserweight and the fight would have been for all 4 belts. It was a big fight at the time.Finn wrote:He didn't duck Cunningham, that's like saying calzaghe ducked froch. Reality was they weren't a big deal when the other fighters decided to fight other people, they became big deals further down the line.
Instead of fighting Cunningham he fought Monte Barret (who had recently lost to Cliff Couser) at heavyweight and then Valuev a year later.
Haye and Bellew just want to cash out. Bellew landed a title thanks to Hearn and is now looking for the biggest grossing fight he can make as he doesn't want to fight any of the other top cruisers. Haye only returned to pay for his divorce.asdfjkl wrote:What a bullshit, duckinv Briggs now with all kind of sad excuses, talking about world titles and bullshit like that and now he's ging to fight a cruiserweight?
What a dipshit, I can't understand people watch this. For me it's just another confirmation Haye is a scared pussy.
Then still, why not Briggs?lillywhite14 wrote:Haye and Bellew just want to cash out. Bellew landed a title thanks to Hearn and is now looking for the biggest grossing fight he can make as he doesn't want to fight any of the other top cruisers. Haye only returned to pay for his divorce.asdfjkl wrote:What a bullshit, duckinv Briggs now with all kind of sad excuses, talking about world titles and bullshit like that and now he's ging to fight a cruiserweight?
What a dipshit, I can't understand people watch this. For me it's just another confirmation Haye is a scared pussy.
They are both in on the act, 100% and BOTH are going to con the public ( in Bellew's words ) by making a fight that a few casuals wouldn't mind seeing. It's an awful fight but makes perfect sense for where they both are right now.
Haye gets his money back and can retire again, Bellew gets a payday and can retire claiming to be 'another in a long, long, long line ( 2? 3? ) of amazing world champions to hail from the fighting city of Liverpool!'
Bellew has two chances to win against Haye; one rhymes with none & the other rhymes with zero.jameswilson wrote:Looks like this fight is gonna happen given the amount of casual money that will be lapped up. Does anyone think Bellew has a chance? What weight do we reckon Bellew will come in at?
So was Evander Holyfield.Naandrew wrote:People can crap on Haye all they want he was lineal champion at cruiser.
I dont think the figt will happen unless bellend moves up,haye jumped up to heavyweight beacuse it was a struggle to make cw,plus its bigger £££ in the heavyweights,if bellend fought like he did against flores haye will do him very earlySyntax Error wrote:So was Evander Holyfield.Naandrew wrote:People can crap on Haye all they want he was lineal champion at cruiser.
Haye was CW a long time ago & he left the division for a reason.
Him fighting a CW now would be an utter joke.
It's not an act bellew behaves like a chav all the time, it was obvious it was going to happen and pre planned on bellews part but Haye was prepared. What I would say is chisora was a threat to haye and was in his face about to do something stupid where as bellew wouldn't stand any chance and also had about 10 security guards in front of him. If bellew had actually got to Haye he would likely now be in intensive care.lillywhite14 wrote:Haye was clearly in on the act.he reacted differently when Chisora came towards him.
Mind you, in the two situations you'd expect that Chisora was a lot more dangerous.
For me it's the opposite: Bellew would destroy Haye.Ricky_ wrote:Joke of a fight. Haye would ko Bellend without breakin sweat.
This is what I stated ages ago, I haven't seen Bellow fighting and still haven't in fact, but any real good cruiserweight can probably handle David Haye nowadays.geronimo wrote:For me it's the opposite: Bellew would destroy Haye.Ricky_ wrote:Joke of a fight. Haye would ko Bellend without breakin sweat.
I thought Haye looked perfectly relaxed and comfortable in those pressers. He got injured it happens.rossij8 wrote:Not sure about Cunningham, can't remember tbf - though he travelled to France and KO'ed Mormeck, who was the man at CW at the timeHorse wrote:Haye ducked Cunningham and Fury.rossij8 wrote:I don't think these two have ducked anyone - well not in comparison with other boxers and how boxing works today
Fury was an odd one, Haye looked uncomfortable at the pressers and didn't look like he wanted to be there and being out staged
I thought at the time he was struggling to think he could beat Fury and then the injury - no belts on the line (?) but £3-4mil surely worth the risk?
Ducking I don't know
So?Naandrew wrote:Oneill Bell vacated the IBF for the Mormeck rematch which he lost.
Then Morneck the clear number 1 lost to Haye.