By Shaun Campbell: The heavyweight division has been in decline ever since Lennox Lewis decided to hang up his gloves and retired from the sport over 7 years ago. Since then two brothers have dominated the weakened division, beating any challenges they faced, with a few occasional slip ups. Now finally there is a new, charismatic champion who seems to have more ambition than every one of the other challengers combined. David Haye wants to fight Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko, and I’m sure there are people out there who don’t believe that, but the case is that the IBO, IBF, and WBO world champion Wladimir Klitschko seems to be making all sorts of obstacles to prevent this fight from happening.

It now seems increasingly unlikely that the fight will happen, despite what the younger of the two brothers is saying. Klitschko still maintains the belief that he will fight both Chisora and Haye this year. But time is running out as Haye plans to retire before the end of 2011. It is understandable that people find Haye arrogant and cocky, but one thing he is not is scared to fight the best fighters out there. I am not a hypocrite and always try to give both sides of a story. The WBA champion’s last fight against Audley Harrison was a farce. A total disgrace. Not one punch was landed in the first, a few punches in the second, then finally the disappointing Harrison was knocked out in the third.

Obviously facing the Ukrainian will prove a much tougher test. He hasn’t been a world champion for all these years for nothing. Klitschko is a master of staying safe and keeping his vulnerable chin out the way of big punches. But there has never been a challenger as fast as Haye. Never been someone that hits as hard as Haye. The old cliche of speed and strength combined equals great power. The Londoner has a great deal of power.

It’s a fight that not just the British public want to see, but it now appears to have captured some interest in America. Should this fight not happen it will be an absolute travesty. Say what you like about David Haye, but there is no doubt he wants this fight. He agreed to all of the demands made by Wladimir and his team, such as Klitschko entering second to the ring, having his name first on the posters, that he won’t go to England, and that it will be a 50/50 split purse.

It seems that the next opponent for the WBA champion will be Ruslan Chagaev, who while providing a good test, will not be as difficult to overcome as either of the Klitschkos.