David Haye, Shannon Briggs and the Fight No One Is Clamoring For

David "The Hayemaker" Haye made light work of his little-known Swiss-Kosovan opponent Arnold Gjergjaj in London's O2 Arena on Saturday night.

Both boxing fans and media decried the matchup when it was first announced and the fight did nothing to dispel any talk of a mismatch with the contest panning out exactly how everyone had expected.

Wearing shorts that resembled a flashy diaper, Haye dominated proceedings as soon as the fight begun, issuing pawing jabs followed up with big shots—namely from his right hand—behind it.

That pressure told on Gjergjaj, who looked considerably uncomfortable and very much out of his depth. Within 30 seconds he crumbled to the mat from the power of the South Londoner. Gjergjaj was soon dropped again in the first round with an innocuous jab.

Reeling from being floored twice and in full retreat, Gjergjaj's desperately high guard couldn't hide his panicked body language in the second round. Haye, once again, set Gjergjaj up with a ponderous jab before throwing a series of powerful blows to finish off the job within two rounds after the referee Terry O'Connor had deemed the Swiss-Kosovan unfit to continue.

This is Haye's second win since his comeback commenced in January when he dispatched Australian brawler Mark de Mori inside three minutes. Like de Mori, Gjergjaj had a good record on paper but against unspectacular opposition. Gjergjaj now has the first blemish of his previously unbeaten record and is 29-1.

It looks like the opponent for Haye's third in-ring foray since his return has already been decided. Upon the Gjergjaj announcement, Haye also declared he will fight against former world champion-turned talented stalker Shannon "The Cannon" Briggs if he can win on his undercard on Saturday night following weeks of repeated goading.

Briggs was indeed triumphant on Saturday night's undercard and his continual catcalling of Haye seems to have got under the Brit's skin—enough so the fight now looks like it's happening.

The American easily defeated Argentinian Emelio Ezekiel Zarate, a last-minute replacement, stopping him around the two-minute mark. Despite being 44 years old, Briggs was always expected to walk through the little challenge posed by Zarate, who had lost eight of his last 13 fights beforehand.

The Cannon was also in top form when it came to winding up his British target Haye. After the fight, Briggs said: "I thought Haye looked good tonight. He could have got him out of there sooner. But, I've told him I'm running him out of this town. I didn't see any speed and I wasn't even that impressed with the old David Haye—he sucks in the ring. He's a pie."

The two then had to be split up by security after the headline act had finished as they traded verbal jabs outside of the ring. But, their post-fight patter was emblematic of the night as a whole—it all just felt a little flat.

The evidently poor matchups were a big contributor and this was replicated by the relatively-small attendance of "15,000" in the 20,000+ capacity O2 Arena. It's understandable that Haye would need a few tune-up fights after his serious shoulder injury and resulting surgery. But, the event's ticket prices, priced upwards of $65, were not reflective of this being merely a tune-up fight.

Haye is sending out mixed messages. It's hard for fans to truly engage in a fight when his opponents are so clearly incompetent in comparison. Yet, it's expected that fans will be so invested they will spend a lot of money to watch the fight live in attendance. In reality, we are still no closer to seeing how good Haye really is after his long lay-off—likewise with Briggs—thanks to the quality, or lack of, of their opponents.

For all his entertaining bluster, Briggs is not the answer when considering the credibility of Haye's boxing comeback. While he was a world champion himself, Briggs is a 44-year-old man with a lot of miles on the clock. When Haye spoke about Briggs, asking the crowd in attendance of what they thought of him, he was met with an unnerving, disquieted audience, offering muted reaction.

If Haye is serious about his attempts to take on the likes of Deontay Wilder, Tyson Fury or Anthony Joshua to earn heavyweight gold once again, The Hayemaker needs competent opposition to prove this point and earn the loyal British public's backing.