By Scott Gilfoid: IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (53-3, 47 KO’s) had a lot to say about World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye recently, saying in an article at the Daily Star, “Haye b*tched out from Vitali. I just hope that Haye doesn’t get hit on his glass chin [in his fight with John Ruiz on April 3rd]. As much as I don’t like him [Haye], I don’t want him beaten by Ruiz before I get there.” Klitschko, 33, has bad blood with Haye because of all the trash talking that Haye did when the two were leading up to their failed fight last year.

The fight was supposed to take place on June 20th in Germany. However, Haye came up with back ailment and asked for the fight to be postponed several weeks. Klitschko, frustrated with Haye, opted to fight replacement opponent Ruslan Chagaev instead, and took him out in the 9th round. Klitschko looked very impressive in that fight and was hardly hit at all in that bout. It might have been a good thing that Haye came up with his mysterious back problem when he did, because he might have been destroyed and ended up as one of Klitschko’s many victims.

Wladimir says “My brother [WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko] cares about winning the titles, but I care more about David Haye than belts. We [Wladimir and his brother Vitali] have a conversation and I said, ‘Dude, I want to fight David Haye,’ but he said, ‘You have too many titles. Give him to me.’ I told Vitali I’ll fight Haye and if he cares about having belts at his house, I’ll give Haye’s to him afterwards. I really care about fighting Haye.”

That is a really refreshing outlook that Wladimir has. The belts are meaningless if you’re not getting them by fighting really exciting fighters that the boxing public care about. Fans care more about big fights than they do about how many titles that a fighter has. It’s funny to see both the Klitschko’s fighting over Haye. It’s almost like a couple of lions fighting over one of their kills. Whoever gets Haye, it’s probably going to be a huge slaughter of epic proportions. That good thing, though, is that Wladimir or Vitali will get a huge payday, easily the best of their careers, by facing Haye. This is a fight that not only Europe wants to see, but boxing fans in the U.S. want to see as well.

“I’d prefer to fight him [Haye] in a football stadium, but I’d even face him in a car park. It doesn’t matter. “Wladimir was disgusted when Haye pulled out of his fight with him last year, and saw it as a sign that Haye was afraid of him and not a serious person. Haye has continued to name drop both of the Klitschko’s names in the media, but when he had a chance to fight Vitali Klitschko last year, Haye backed away without warning a chose a fight against WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev instead last November.
Wladimir will be facing Eddie Chambers this Saturday night in Dusseldorf, Germany. Klitschko is a huge favorite in the fight to beat the American. The fight will be shown on the internet for $14.95 at Klitschko.com.

Wladimir, speaking about Chambers, says “He’d beat any heavyweight apart from me and my brother. I am 100 per cent certain that Chambers would beat Haye if they fought.” I agree. I see Chambers destroying Haye when/if he ever gets a chance against the British heavyweight.