WBA heavyweight champion David Haye has no interest in answering the challenge of Bernard Hopkins. Both of them fought on Saturday, with Haye stopping John Ruiz in Manchester and Hopkins winning a decision over Roy Jones Jr. in Las Vegas. After the fight was over, Hopkins, a light heavyweight, told reporters he was going to move up in weight by two divisions to fight Haye.
The heavyweight champ sees no reason for the fight. Haye doesn't think Hopkins is the same great fighter that he was several years ago. He says Hopkins is only looking for a final payday.
"Bernard Hopkins is one of my idols. Looking back at his fights over the last 20, 25 years, he's always been a great fighter. But now he's 45 years of age, he fought another 40-year-old on the same night as me and it was a dire fight for everybody there in attendance. I think he just wants a big payday, to fight for the heavyweight championship of the world he can demand big money," Haye told BBC Radio.
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