By Dan Ambrose: IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) didn’t trust WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) enough to go straight into their July 2nd bout without a tune-up, he says. Wladimir, 34, was worried that Haye would once again pull out of their fight at the last minute and leave Wladimir without a fight again, just as Haye had done to Wladimir in 2009, when Haye pulled out of his fight with him with only two weeks to go before their June 20th scheduled fight date.
Waldimir then had to fight Ruslan Chagaev to use as a replacement for Haye. That episode left a negative impression in Wladimir’s mind towards Haye. Recently, Wladimir and Haye were on course to fight on July 2nd. However, after Wladimir said he would fight a tune-up bout against Dereck Chisora on April 30th, Haye pulled out of the fight, saying he doesn’t want any part of the Klitschkos anymore.
In an article at sportsillustrated.cnn.com, Wladimir explains his reasons for taking the tune-up bout: “This guy [Haye] is a liar. I don’t to make the same mistake I made last time and end up without a fight. This is my time. I can’t count on this loser.”
Wladimir has also scheduled a fight against Tomasz Adamek for September in Poland. This leaves Haye of the picture for the remainder of 2011, unless Haye is willing to come back to the bargaining table and accept the July 2nd date against Wladimir. Given that Haye plans on retiring in October, he needs to accept what has been given to her by Wladimir. Haye doesn’t have much choice unless he wants to take on WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, and it’s pretty clear that Haye wants nothing to do with Vitali because of his strong chin and the way he tends to brutalize his opponents.
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