By Edward Chaykovsky

Former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs has continued to lash out at David Haye. He claims the form two division world champion has fallen off the map and stopped returning his calls for a fight.

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.

Prior that event, Haye promised Briggs a fight in the fall - if the veteran fought on his undercard and got a big knockout win.

  

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.

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 took to the social networks to blast Haye for vanishing from their discussions.

"Look at him softer than a cheese biscuit. What's his excuse now? I fought on your show. I did my part. I showed up. The people came out. The WBA are giving you a title shot I heard. Say what you want but I ain't boring. Be a man Davey. Come out and play," Briggs stated.

Haye, who said he would easily knock Briggs out, appears to be sizing up other options after WBA president Gilberto Mendoza told Sky Sports that Haye would be in line for a potential title shot in 2017.

"We would love to have David Haye back as our champion, that's what I can tell you, but boxing is complicated, it's not easy," Mendoza said. "He is high in the ranking, but obviously he will have to be active and fight other boxers. In a theoretical way, David Haye would receive a title opportunity. I don't know if in 2016, but perhaps at the beginning of next year."