World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) missed a perfect opportunity to try and pick off one of the Klitschko brothers for his next fight, and make good the promise of beating both the Klitschkos and unifying the heavyweight titles before he retires at age 31 next year. Haye, 29, will now have to find another opponent for his next fight by the end of the year, and it’s not likely that Haye will be able to find anyone nearly as interesting as one of the Klitschko brothers. IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko will be fighting a rematch against former WBC heavyweight champion Samuel Peter on September 11th in Frankfurt, Germany, and Wladimir’s brothers, WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, will likely be fighting former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs in October. In the meantime, Haye is going to have to decide whether he wants to fight former 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist Audley Harrison for a fight that would be big in Britain or whether he wants to fight someone ranked in the top 15 by the WBA. There are a lot of dangerous opponents out there that could possibly upset Haye and ruin his chances at getting a big money unification bout with one of the Klitschko brothers. Currently, Haye has the following fighters to pick from in the top 15 for the WBA rankings: Ruslan Chagaev, Kali Meehan, Nikolay Valuev, Dennis Boytsov, Alexander Ustinov, Odlanier Solis, Alexander Dimitrenko, Jean Marc Mormeck, Manuel Charr, Roberto Helenius, Juan Carlos Gomez, and Alexander Ustinov. Read more: http://www.boxingnews24.com/2010/07...r-to-get-shot-against-the-klitschko-brothers/
