The Wladimir Klitschko-David Haye fight fell apart late last week and now we're set to embark on a 2011 with lots of fights that'll leave us asking - who?
Klitschko moved on from Haye and will face fellow Brit Dereck Chisora (14-0, 9 KOs) in April. He's also reportedly finalizing a deal to face Tomasz Adamek in Poland in September. That fight could mark Klitschko's return to HBO.
"The Klitschko situation is dead. I have asked Chagaev's manager to supply medical records," confirmed Adam Booth, Haye’s trainer and manager.
Booth listed several reasons why the fight fell through and pointed the finger of blame squarely at Klitschko.
"Wladimir should feel ashamed of himself," said Booth. "There were lots of people that know Wladimir really didn't want this fight yet. It's a shame. It's embarrassing for boxing that the unification fight isn't going to happen now because David has bent over backwards. We've conceded to every single ridiculous demand they made."
It wasn't Haye's money demands.
"From the start they said ‘50-50’. David said fine, even though potentially we're putting in the pot three or four times more than they're putting into the pot because of pay-per-view Sky box office. David still said 'Let's get the fight done 50-50,'" said Booth.
Vitali Klitschko's schedule is open in the second half of 2011. Maybe there's some hope with the older Klitschko brother. If not, Haye says he's sticking with his plan to retire at the age of 31 in October.
A Haye fight against either of the Klitschkos was expected to breathe some life into the heavyweight division in 2011. Now it's time to go back to paying attention to the lower weights where some common sense and solid matchmaking exists.
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