By William Mackay: If you haven’t already noticed, WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) has been continually mentioning IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) as the Klitschko brother that he wants to fight next in 2011. And for some reason Haye doesn’t seem to be all that excited about facing the biggest and the toughest of the Klitschko brothers, World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (41-2, 38 KO’s). Why is that? I’ve heard talk of Haye and Vitali getting into a wrestling match in a German restaurant after Haye threw a magazine into the lap of Vitali with a picture of Haye holding the severed head of Klitschko.

Vitali, not happy with that, was said to have grabbed Haye around the throat and began to choke the life out of him. Vitali had to be peeled off of Haye. Some people think that Haye has been gun shy of being around Vitali ever since that occasion. Is Haye afraid of Vitali? You have wonder why he’s so focused on Wladimir but doesn’t seem to be all that interested in facing Vitali. I have my doubts as to whether Haye ever intends on facing Vitali, even if Haye were to beat Wladimir. I just don’t see it happening.

If Haye defeats Wladimir, I think he’s going to perhaps fight Wladimir one more time and then finish off his career at that point without ever facing Vitali. This is why I believe the Klitschko brothers need to make it clear that Haye has to fight Vitali first, because that way we’ll be certain that Haye ends up facing not one but both of the Klitschko brothers before retiring next year in October. Of course, if Haye loses to the first Klitschko brother he faces, be it Vitali or Wladimir, it won’t really matter. He’ll be finished with his Klitschko fights, but I still think he needs to fight Vitali first so that we can be sure that he doesn’t get skipped over by Haye.