By Jason Kim: Adam Booth, the manager/trainer for WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s), fired back on IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) after the Ukrainian heavyweight had said a day earlier that the July 2nd date is still open for Haye to step in and fight him. Haye walked away from a July 2nd fight with Wladimir after he chose to take a tune-up fight against Dereck Chisora on April 30th. Wladimir has over and over again assured Haye that he still wants to fight him on July 2nd, but Haye isn’t having any of it. He doesn’t trust that Wladimir will make the fight so soon after his April 30th bout against Chisora.

Speaking with Sky Sports News, Booth said “I haven’t heard from their [the Klitschkos] camp since December. Wladimir has got to stop deceiving boxing fans and not take on 14 fight novices [Dereck Chisora]. ”

Klitschko faces Chisora, a British fighter with little experience and only 14 fights on his resume. However, Chisora is unbeaten and is perhaps the 2nd best heavyweight in the UK behind Haye. Wladimir disagrees with Chisora being the second best fighter in the UK, and feels that Chisora is a better fighter than Haye. Whatever the case, Chisora is certainly a very solid choice for Wladimir to fight because Chisora is seemingly better than the vast majority of heavyweight contenders in the heavyweight division. It’s unclear how Chisora would do against fast and powerful heavyweights like Odlanier Solis, Alexander Povetkin, Denis Boytsov and Samuel Peter. But you would have to give Chisora a good chance to compete with them as long as he doesn’t get hit with anything too hard.