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Exoddus wrote:If Setanta folds, then Sky would be willing to broadcast the fight in July.

Are you actually aware that Klitschko has agreed to fight Chagaev so there is no fight happening next month with Haye.

Exoddus wrote:I’ve been told by a source that David Haye isn’t injured. Setanta have until the end of June to find something like 45 million. They failed to pay the Scottish Premier League £3m they owe them. They need to pay the Premier League £35m this month.

Haye wants to get paid, as he’s not 100% certain he can win. So he doesn’t want to lose, which could be. His only decent payday. If he loses then his stock goes down.

He said David Haye even approached Sky. Asking them to pick up the fight but they turned it down. Setanta asked Sky for a loan which they also turned down. Sky are hoping Setanta will lose subscribers because of this farce, which will put the final nail in the coffin.

David Haye had to pull out with an injury because Wladimir Klitschko would sue. David Hayes injury will be healed in just 3 weeks for a few reasons. Setanta will most likely be gone by July, they need to make the June deadline. They are looking for investors. If Setanta folds, then Sky would be willing to broadcast the fight in July. By only needing 3 weeks. David Haye was hoping that Wladimir Klitschko would agree to postpone the fight. The David would get paid by Setanta or Sky depending on whether Setanta can get any investors by the end of June.

Exoddus wrote:I’ve been told by a source that David Haye isn’t injured. Setanta have until the end of June to find something like 45 million. They failed to pay the Scottish Premier League £3m they owe them. They need to pay the Premier League £35m this month.

Haye wants to get paid, as he’s not 100% certain he can win. So he doesn’t want to lose, which could be. His only decent payday. If he loses then his stock goes down.

He said David Haye even approached Sky. Asking them to pick up the fight but they turned it down. Setanta asked Sky for a loan which they also turned down. Sky are hoping Setanta will lose subscribers because of this farce, which will put the final nail in the coffin.

David Haye had to pull out with an injury because Wladimir Klitschko would sue. David Hayes injury will be healed in just 3 weeks for a few reasons. Setanta will most likely be gone by July, they need to make the June deadline. They are looking for investors. If Setanta folds, then Sky would be willing to broadcast the fight in July. By only needing 3 weeks. David Haye was hoping that Wladimir Klitschko would agree to postpone the fight. The David would get paid by Setanta or Sky depending on whether Setanta can get any investors by the end of June.

Dioufy wrote:He was already giving Wlad the majority of the money for this fight. He was only getting the money for Setanta TV rights. If Setanta can't afford to pay him, are you suggesting that Haye fight Wlad for free? If so, then you, sir, are a top hat.

Dioufy wrote:If he fought Wlad, and lost, then his career would need rebuilding after talking so much about "bums" in the heavyweight. You can be sure as hell, that if Haye's risking his career reputation, then he's going to want paying for it. Every fighter would do the same.

Dioufy wrote:A week ago, he, as the rest of us, thought he would be getting paid. Now to be told he isn't, I don't believe that anyone can think Haye looks like some kind of ponce. He wants the fight, but he wants to be paid. Hence Adam Booth trying to sell the fight to Sky.

I bet Haye is the most gutted person on the planet.

And by the way, we are speculating. For all we know, Haye has a sore back. It is conceivable that Haye is injured, and Booth had no choice but to pull him. You can't face the heavyweight champion of the world with an injury, plus nearly a year out.

MightyWarrior wrote:I'm pretty sure he would have flattened Haye fairly easily to be honest, maybe even in the first.

doctorkindo wrote:

MightyWarrior wrote:I'm pretty sure he would have flattened Haye fairly easily to be honest, maybe even in the first.

I think Haye might agree with that himself.

He is clearly not as confident as he is playing himself up to be. He knows he won't have felt the power that Wlad has before. He knows that Lolenga Mock had him doing a rendition of the riverdance in the ring. He knows that a powerful jab from Wlad might wobble him. He knows that his only chance to win is to land a big right hand but I think he is worried about getting past the ramrod jab. Maybe the enormity of the job is starting to dawn on Haye and the embarrassment of a KO1 on his record is stopping him from going through with it. Because if I believed in myself as much as Haye apparently tells us he does, I would be KEEN to fight Wlad for nothing because it would set me up for MULTI MILLION dollar paychecks in my next fights. Of course, if I was having major doubts, I would be looking to preserve my reputation and cash out against either Wlad or Vitali down the line. Its worth remembering, Carl Thompson did Haye at 40.

doctorkindo wrote:I have no hate for Haye, I was cheering for him throughout his career and will be against Wlad, but he is in a situation where he is telling the world and its mother that hes gonna EASILY beat Wlad etc, then pulls out with a fake injury. Basically it comes down to this...

1. EASILY beat Wlad (According to him), go on to make MULTI MILLION dollar purses.

2. Drop out of fight with Wlad, have to get in line, possibly fight contenders for way lesser money and have to work his way up, which could take years. Fans etc out of pocket, Haye out of pocket, setting himself back bigtime.

If I was Haye, and I genuinely believed the sh*t I was talking, I'd be choosing option one in a heartbeat. He talked so much sh*t that he wrote a cheque with his mouth and in this case, the cheque bounced.

Fact is, Haye is not as confident about this fight as we were led to believe because the rewards for beating Wlad are HUGE if he could pull it off. If i was Haye, I'd realize my vulnerabilities and I would have pulled out myself because there is a very good chance I would get KO'd quickly. However, I would feel embarrassed pulling out with a fake injury after all the talk I did.