Vitali set to retire.

Saw Tyson Fury tweet something about this, so had a look and it appears as if Vitali is about to retire to focus on his political career.

This then means Arrealos fight will be for the vacent title and puts the winning of Fury vs Cunningham in number one position.

Honestly the lengths some 40 odd year old blokes with dodgy knees with interests outside the ring will go to avoid Haye.

I saw this earlier but couldnt find a source.

The only article I read was about him announcin it soon.

Don't trust a word that comes out of Fury's mouth. This is the guy that said the TT fight was off because Maloney wouldn't pay his bills afterall.

I'm wondering where David Haye fits in to all of this? I'm certain he is ranked highly by the WBC and may wind up being involved [EDIT] in getting a shot at the WBC belt somehow...

Didn't he win the Mickey Mouse WBC Interim/Silver title when he fought Chisora? Hmmmmmmm.

Haye is many things SP but stupid is not one of them, has been clear for some time Vitali has limited time left in the sport. Haye knows a belt is going to come available fairly soon and also knows the route to such a belt is unlikely to be too tricky to navigate.

The timing seems perfect - Haye is making an annoucement this week and Vitali is retiring.

I'd laugh if he got to the top and Fury/cunningham/Arreola (whoever holds WBc) fought wlad next and lost the title to him.

Very true Jeff, it's just that the timing (if true!) is almost impeccable!

Vitali retires, Haye is lined up to fight in June/July... It almost makes too much sense!

Haye fighting Arreola or Adamek would sell in the US - not sure if they are well matched fights though.

Well, supposedly he'll be fighting soon, can only imagine it's someone relatively well ranked in the WBC, and then a possible fight against Fury to enthrall Britain once again.

Have to say, the build up between Haye and Fury would be something else midn you.

Too right Adam, always got the impression Haye was never too keen on Vitali. Was offered the fight countless times when him and Wlad were trying to get a deal done and he was always very quiet when responding to the offers. Always seemed to me Haye made noise about fighting Vitali more out of a sense it was what was expected of him rather than any burning desire to fight him. Seemed he was only too ready to take another option whenever the fight got close to being made, be it Audley or Chisora.

Given neither Vitali of Wlad were ever mandatory contenders for each other's portion of the title, it was always going to be a dogfight for the WBC version once Vitali retired.

Whoever gets hold of that belt will defend it a couple of times before facing Wlad and then the whole sorry charade will happen again.

Haye's decision to start facing other top ten opponents (well, we HOPE they're in the top ten) is borne out of a desire to secure an easier route to a belt and the fact that all his money in Cyprus is currently being held by the Government.

Surely Vitali retiring is a big blow for Haye? Its the biggest fight out there money wise & he does seem to want it, he saw how Chisora got on and fancy's his chances. Maybe Vitali has one fight left & Haye would make sense.

A fight with Vitali is a high risk venture for Haye, so I am certain Haye would see a retirement as a positive rather than a negative. If true, good luck to the man in his new career.

Tend to agree Bhb, Haye also appears to have enough fans who still believe Vitali has ducked him so have to think enough of these will be happy to believe Vitali has retired to avoid him. If Haye comes back after Vitali has made his announcement it looks opportunistic on his part.

bhb001 wrote:A fight with Vitali is a high risk venture for Haye, so I am certain Haye would see a retirement as a positive rather than a negative. If true, good luck to the man in his new career.

I don't think its a high risk venture for Haye at all, Vitali has not looked that great for a long time now & Haye would fancy his chances, after all he was at 'that' press conference to call Vitali out & get conformation from his promoter or manager on the fight. As I said before its the biggest fight money wise out there & that's what Haye is about. I just don't see the rest of the HW division bringing in the money and dare I say it but quite possibly fighting Fury would earn him the most!

I think Haye would much prefer to fight someone like Arreola for the title. He can probably get as much money and it’s a much more winnable fight. It gives him the leverage for a rematch with Wlad then or a couple of financially lucrative defences I am sure. There will probably be a few names scrambling for the vacant WBC title if Vitali retires. His announcement he would fight again coupled with appearing at number 5 in the WBC ratings make me think has a plan.

Fury KO'ing Haye for the WBC belt..........now that would top Barrera spanking Naz.

How's Fury going to KO Haye when Audley's set to end Tyson's career first?

Silly boy!!!

I hope he does retire. Vitali has slowed down a great deal in the last couple of outings. Don't want him losing to someone he would have schooled in his prime

DAVE667 wrote:How's Fury going to KO Haye when Audley's set to end Tyson's career first?

Silly boy!!!

Reading your post it would appear silliness is contagious.

Announces his comeback at a news conference on Thursday. Wasn't Vitali announcing something this week?

whoops

I'm hoping that Haye beats Vitali and we get some excitement and interest in the division, so what he's a blabbermouth, it will genuinely get me pretty excited, just the prospect of these two guys getting in the ring gets me horny... I mean excited...

I'm just glad to see haye back to see if he was actually the 3rd best heavy weight out there