By William Mackay: Instead of seeing a bout between WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) and challenger Ruslan Chagaev or Alexander Povetkin for May 21st, we could be seeing Haye vs. IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) on July 2nd. There’s a lot of talk that the fight will go ahead on this date and Haye is hinting that he could be facing Klitschko next.
Haye had this to say on his twitter: “Does some well overdue Klit licking potentially being on the horizon be something you may be interested in?”
Unless Haye takes the fight with Wladimir in July, this will be final chance that Haye has to fight the younger Klitschko before retiring from the sport in October. Haye doesn’t want to fight WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, and said as much already. Who can blame him for not wanting to do that because it would be a sure loss for Haye and a likely embarrassing one as well. At least with Wladimir, Haye has a chance of knocking him out if he can get in close and nail him with rabbit punches while Wladimir is clinching.
That’s about the only way Haye can beat Wladimir, but there’s a great chance he could take him out this way if they fight. It’s better than nothing I suppose. Haye’s fights against Chagaev and/or Povetkin would be risky ones for him because these guys are much better than the aging heavyweights that Haye has been fighting since he moved up to the heavyweight division three years ago. Haye has been looking good against 38 and 39-year-olds but he may fight himself getting knocked around once he fights a younger heavyweight.
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