"If that chump can beat somebody, then I will fight him after. "The public wants to see the fight, so they convinced me to add him to my undercard," said Haye.
Haye clashed with Briggs at the Joshua-Martin weigh-in on Friday and the American has now been added to the undercard on May 21. The former WBA world heavyweight champion, who reigned for two years until he was out-pointed by Wladimir Klitschko in 2011, will face Switzerland-based Arnold Gjergjaj (29-0, 21 KOs) next month and Briggs could then be next. Haye, 35, stormed to a one-round win over Australian Mark De Mori in January, ending an absence of over three years during which time he had shoulder injury. "The fact he came unannounced to London banging down my gym door, scaring my secretary half to death shows he needs to be taught a serious lesson about respect." "But when it started happening to me, it truly isn't anything to laugh at.
"I used to find Briggs funny, chasing Klitschko around the world and constantly harassing him," said Haye. And Briggs has succeeded in provoking Haye into agreeing to a potential fight. Briggs has based himself in the UK and last week turned up at media events promoting Joshua-Martin screaming "Let's go champ" at Joshua and Haye. Some may question whether Briggs (59-6-1, 52 KOs) is ideal preparation for Haye as he potentially builds up to a fight with Joshua, who has stopped all 16 professional opponents after winning an Olympic gold medal in 2012.īut Briggs has talked his way into a slot on Haye's undercard and if he wins will face the former two-weight world champion. Haye (27-2, 25 KOs) is on a mission to meet fellow Briton Anthony Joshua, who is the new IBF world heavyweight champion after knocking out American Charles Martin on Saturday. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserĭavid Haye on collision course with Shannon Briggsĭavid Haye is on a collision course with Shannon Briggs and promised to fight him should the 44-year-old emerge victorious on the Londoner's undercard at the O2 Arena on May 21.
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