Haye furious with Wladimir, says “I’m not going to extend my career” to fight him

By Dan Ambrose: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) is irate about IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) choosing to fight British heavyweight champion Dereck Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s) on April 30th rather than wait around a little longer and meet him for a huge money fight on July 2nd in Germany. Haye believes Wladimir did that because he doesn’t want to fight him and was just looking for an opportunity to get out of the proposed fight.

In an article at the dailystar.co.uK, Haye said “I’m not going to extend my career Wladimir. By him not signing to fight me, I have to now fight Ruslan Chagaev. Wladimir was putting up so many hurdles for us to clear but when I agreed to them all, he comes out and says he’s fighting Chisora next. He genuinely doesn’t want to fight me.” Haye plans on retiring at the end of the year when he turns 31 in October.

Haye really doesn’t like the idea of fighting the southpaw Chagaev, who is plenty tough and has the skills to really test Haye’s chin. This is a fight that Haye would much prefer to avoid, because there is no guarantee that Haye can win this fight. The bad thing is if Haye loses to Chagaev, then a fight against Wladimir or his brother WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko is finished.

Haye especially wants to fight Wladimir rather than his brother Vitali. Obviously Haye likes his chances against Wladimir rather than Vitali, as he’s got the weaker chin and Haye would at least have a chance to beat him unlike with the much stronger chinned Vitali.

Haye continues to lash out at Wladimir, saying “Wladimir hasn’t fought anyone. There’s no recognizable names on his record. They are ruining the sport because of the way they pick and choose who they fight. He will do down in history as being a coward.”

Haye is hoping to shame Wladimir into changing his mind about the Chisora fight and instead choosing to fight him. It’s perhaps too late for that, though. Wladimir is already signed to fight Chisora and he probably won’t back out of that fight with another injury.