Johnson call out Haye
Posted: 17 Sep 2008, 03:30
KINGPIN CALLS HAYE'S BLUFF:
SURPRISE, SURPRISE: HAYE RUNNING AWAY
WBA #7 heavyweight Kevin "Kingpin" Johnson (20-0-1, 7KO) fresh off his 5th round destruction of former heavyweight champion of the world Bruce Seldon (38-7, 34KO) was left speechless, a very uncommon occurrence for the colorful Johnson, upon hearing that fellow top 10 heavyweight contender David Haye (21- 1, 20KO) was still looking for an opponent for his heavyweight debut on November 15th.
JOHNSON WILLING TO DO ANYTHING TO PROVE HE IS THE BEST
"I don't understand," said a perplexed Johnson who sat shaking his head for several minutes. "This guy runs his mouth for months saying that he is going to take over the heavyweight division, that he is going to knock this guy and that guy out, but here I am stepping up to the plate, and now he doesn't want the fight," questioned Johnson.
"Maybe he thought I wouldn't want the fight and he wasn't prepared for my acceptance, but he obviously doesn't know Kevin Johnson then. I have said since day one that I would fight anyone, anywhere, anytime. The fight with Haye would take place in his backyard, his homeland of London, and that still didn't bother me. He knows that it wouldn't matter if he had his entire country screaming and cheering for him because once he gets in that ring, it's just me and him.
This guy is a complete joke, he talks all this crap how he will fight anyone and he is the man now in the heavyweight division, yet he has not fought anyone yet, and I am here telling him that I want the fight, I want to come to London and show his country what a real heavyweight looks like, and he punks out. He says he is the best heavyweight in the world, and I feel that I am the best, so to me it's simple, let's put the two best heavyweights in the world against one another and whoever comes out on top truly can call themselves THE best.
Next time you plan on running your mouth and calling people out, be prepared to accept the consequences and be prepared to fight. Hopefully you will change your mind and man up and we can get this over with, but it's pretty obvious you are just flat out afraid of me and to be honest I can't blame you. I am reading now that his manager Adam Booth is saying that three guys have pulled out and acting like noone wants to fight this guy. They also accused me of asking for too much money. Those statements are both completely one hundred percent false. I heard that they offered the other guys more money than me anyways. Let's just stop the excuses and make this fight happen. If the big bad Haye is scared then I hope he is man enough to at least admit that.
I am the best heavyweight in the division and to prove that I am willing to fight the best, or so-called best heavyweights out there. If anyone wants to challenge that or disagrees with my statement, call my promoter Joe DeGuardia at Star Boxing, he is great to work with and can set something up the following day if you want, I will be ready," stated an irate Johnson.
