Trash-talking Bermondsey boy David Haye has again been quick to demonstrate his disregard for public opinion
David Haye, the Scarlet Pimpernel of boxing, waved goodbye to the UK ? and hello to Hollywood? ? with a Twitter message that revealed little anxiety about potential assault charges awaiting him in Germany and much about where his head is at.
There was no indication in the manner and timing of his departure that he cares much about the consequences of his continued snubbing of authority over his after-midnight brawl with Dereck Chisora in Munich on Sunday.
The indifference is compounded by distance, now, as he luxuriates in a comfortable suite in Las Vegas, or perhaps a friend's condominium, lounging by the pool with, who knows, a tequila in one hand and a freshly plucked bikini in the other.
Having described photographers camped outside his London hideaway on Tuesday as "birdwatchers", he sped to the airport and tweeted a photo of himself smiling and relaxed in his first-class seat, a picture of either smug contentment or child-like guilt. "Managed to shake off them bird watchers on M25!" he said. "Jetting off to warmer climates. Its PARTY TIME!"
There is no ambiguity about Haye's priorities. While the authorities in Munich spend more time than they would like fielding calls from British journalists about Haye's lack of interest in their inquiries, the former world champion wants to get down to some serious fun.
That's cool, as he would see it. It is also cold. Cold to the concerns of the law (although Munich police say he is entitled to go to the United States, as he has not been charged), cold to the responsibilities he has to his sport as well as to those who, until recently, admired his verve and excitement in the ring.
Haye signalled last July ? when he famously bared his bruised little toe as the excuse for his poor performance against Wladimir Klitschko ? that public opinion means little to him. Fellow boxers sniggered. Fans laughed out loud. But nobody looked away.
Nor did they ignore Haye when he hit Chisora with a cracking bottle-enforced right hand, and the process of disconnection with his old career took another irreversible click.
This reinvention of his persona, adding mystery to confusion, fuels the growing media fascination with the trash-talking fallen golden boy from Bermondsey. It's as if this is what he wanted all along.
At 1pm on Tuesday I became voyeur No 2,831,589 entranced by the YouTube clip de jour, the Brawl after Midnight. If anyone doubted the guilty attraction of the fight game, those numbers tell the truth of it, three days after the incident. Haye understands that better than most of the moralists.
I had watched it before, looking for clues and evidence from the fracas that I witnessed in uncomfortable proximity in the press conference room of the Olympiahalle. It looked bad for him. It looked worse for Chisora.
There are so many high-octane and ugly moments from the 13th round of Chisora's world title night. They are embedded in the imagination. Chisora, dismayed at the consequences of his foolishness, has said sorry. The only person happy to forget is Haye.
But he cannot be totally relaxed about his dilemma. Haye also took the trouble to retweet a BBC interview with Dr Thomas Putz, president of the Federation of German Professional Boxers, who makes a strong case for absolving Haye of blame, while advocating that Chisora be banned forever from boxing in Germany.
Putz believes Chisora is "absolutely crazy" and that Haye was acting in self-defence. He would have "absolutely no problem" with Haye fighting in Germany again. Nor, I suspect, would the Klitschkos. For all their disapproval of him, in the land of realpolitik, they love the money he brings them.
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2012/feb/21/david-haye-dereck-chisora-brawl
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