{"id":230499,"date":"2017-03-30T08:55:12","date_gmt":"2017-03-30T15:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=230499"},"modified":"2017-04-14T13:23:06","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T20:23:06","slug":"david-haye-speaking-ufc-jimi-manuwa-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jimi-manuwa\/david-haye-speaking-ufc-jimi-manuwa-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: David Haye in discussion with UFC and Jimi Manuwa&#8217;s management about potential boxing match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this month, in the main event of the UFC&#8217;s latest trip to London, England, British light heavyweight Jimi Manuwa scored <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-fight-night-107\/ufc-fight-night-107-results-jimi-manuwa-vs-corey-anderson\/\">a crushing, one-punch knockout win over the game Corey Anderson<\/a>. While this win set Manuwa up for <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jimi-manuwa\/turned-multiple-fighters-jimi-manuwa-will-accept-four-opponents-next-fight-1\/\">bouts with the best light heavyweight mixed martial artists<\/a> in the world, he also used the performance to attempt to set up a boxing match with English star David Haye.<\/p>\n<p>Manuwa suggested that this bout could join the much discussed Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather mega-fight on a potential <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/kelvin-gastelum\/ufc-stars-interested-boxing-vs-mma-pay-per-view\/\">boxing vs. MMA card<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cDavid Haye, let\u2019s do this,\u201d he said shortly after his knockout of Anderson. \u201cwe\u2019re two of the hardest hitters in London. I think that the fight makes sense.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cConor wants to fight Mayweather,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;Why not have me against David Haye on the same card?\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Now, Haye has responded, telling England&#8217;s <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/785724\/David-Haye-Jimi-Manuwa-talks-UFC-boxing-match\">Express<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>that he and his team have spoken with the UFC and Manuwa&#8217;s management about the possibility of a boxing match. Apparently, he&#8217;s all for it.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cI was very impressed with [Manuwa&#8217;s] quick knockout the other night at the 02 arena.&#8221; Haye said. &#8220;If any of the mixed martial artists can convert over to be a successful boxer he has definitely got the body shape and style to do so.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe have heard from Manuwa\u2019s management and the UFC, so it is something that we are looking at at the moment. Obviously it is a little way off being confirmed, but it is a fight that would unify a lot of the fans from both UFC and boxing and make a mega event.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Do you think the hard-hitting Jimi Manuwa could hang with the former WBO champ David Haye in a boxing match, or would he find himself in over his head? Sound off, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 3\/30\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this month, in the main event of the UFC&#8217;s latest trip to London, England, British light heavyweight Jimi Manuwa scored a crushing, one-punch knockout win over the game Corey Anderson. 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