By Carlos Boogs

A few weeks ago, former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs accused David Haye of dragging his feet on finalizing a deal that would see them fight in the fall.

Haye (28-2, 26KOs) and Briggs (60-6-1, 53KOs) were both in action on May 21 at the O2 Arena in London, when they picked up easy knockout wins against overmatched opponents. The show as used a tool to hype up a Haye-Briggs showdown for the fall.

Haye has been inactive for several years and only had three rounds rounds of non-competitive fighting since knocking out Dereck Chisora in 2012. He snapped his layoff in January of this year.

Haye personally promised Briggs, and the local press in the UK, that he would fight the aging veteran if he appeared on his undercard and won. Haye has not made good on that promise, says Briggs.

The two fighters had a near confrontation last month, when Briggs attempted to approach Haye at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Both fighters were in the building to sit ringside for Leo Santa Cruz vs. Carl Frampton.

Briggs is no longer willing to wait on Haye and announced that he was returning to the ring in December.

"I just got great news from Kris Lawrence, the Heavyweight Fight Factory CEO. I’ll be fighting in December. The show must go on. I scared the sh*t out of David Feathers a/k/a David Haye, so now I have to go another route. What’s his excuse? You ain’t ready? I pulled your hair? I cyber bullied you? Your toe hurting again? I’m dying to see the pie they dig up for your next pie fight," stated Briggs.