Wlad: No way I'll fight Haye
I DON'T WANT TO FIGHT YOU ... Wladimir Klitschko
Picture: JULIET LEMON
Last Updated:
27th
May 2012
WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO has told David Haye and Dereck Chisora: Forget about fighting me.
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Haye was humbled by Klitschko last July but has agreed to come out of
retirement and face Chisora this summer.
The Sun-sponsored fight has led to talk of the winner securing a crack at a world title.
But Klitschko, who holds the WBA Super, WBO, IBF, IBO and Ring Magazine heavyweight belts, has no interest in handing the Hayemaker a rematch or facing Del Boy.
He told SunSport: “I don’t see any excitement about a fight with Chisora and it’s the same with Haye. Both of them lost to a Klitschko brother.”
Haye blamed a broken small toe for dropping a unanimous decision to Klitschko, while Chisora was also on the wrong end of a points defeat when he faced the Ukrainian’s older sibling Vitali.
The Londoners dragged the sport into disrepute with an ugly brawl after the WBC title clash, resulting in the British Boxing Board of Control suspending Chisora’s licence.
Haye and Chisora will sidestep the BBBofC’s sanctions by fighting at West
Ham’s Upton Park on July 14 under the jurisdiction of the Luxembourg Boxing
Federation.
And while Klitschko believes Chisora deserves a second chance, he is not impressed with the 28-year-old Londoner’s conduct.
Dr Steelhammer, 36, said: “I won’t say much about Haye because he’s a retired man. As for Chisora, he definitely doesn’t deserve to be fighting on British soil without a licence from the BBBofC.
“Chisora is disqualified. People were comparing what he did to the actions of Mike Tyson, but that’s complete nonsense.
“Tyson is the youngest heavyweight champion in the history of boxing, whereas Chisora hasn’t done anything and has lost three [of his last four] fights.
“We are sending the wrong message to the young people with this fight by saying that the worse you misbehave, the more money you’re going to make.
“In my opinion, this fight is doing a bad job and putting the sport of boxing in a bad light.
“I’m not saying that Chisora shouldn’t get a second chance — I’m saying there are no consequences for the way he conducted himself.
“He’s still getting a licence and I don’t understand why he shouldn’t be fighting in Luxembourg instead of on British soil.”
CHAMP Wladimir Klitschko gives his take on the Haye-Chisora showdown
By the time Chisora squared up to Haye at that infamous post-fight Press
conference, he had already slapped Vitali during the weigh-in and spat water
in Wladimir’s face.
The younger Klitschko was left fuming by the incidents but refused to be goaded into throwing a punch.
He added: “You can imagine in that moment what I wanted to tell Chisora with my fists! But I think words can hurt much harder than the fist and I’m glad I didn’t do anything.
“I believed Chisora wanted to get disqualified before the fight with Vitali and I didn’t want to give him that chance.
“There was a funny situation in the dressing room beforehand when he jumped up and said he wouldn’t fight.
“He didn’t want me there while they were wrapping his hands but there are certain rules that every person has to follow.
“I’ve been in tons of fights and I’ve never been treated the way I was in Chisora’s dressing room.
“The way he conducted himself at the weigh-in by slapping my brother, as well as spitting water in my face right before the fight, was disgraceful to boxing and those champions like Muhammad Ali and George Foreman who worked so hard to polish the sport.”
While Wladimir has ruled out facing Haye and Chisora, he admits that unbeaten
British duo David Price and Tyson Fury are already on his radar.
He said: “There are tons of good guys that are not maybe well known but have incredible boxing skills and are developing their talents.
“Price is incredible, as is Fury. They are both young fighters, they are tall and are true heavyweights.
“I think they are definitely going to be very strong in the future, although it’s difficult to say how far they can go at the moment.
“You have to gain experience and sometimes you have to lose to make yourself stronger. Don’t forget that what doesn’t kill you makes stronger!
“Even failure could be positive in their careers — just as it has been with
the Klitschko brothers.”
Wladimir accepts that he and 40-year-old Vitali cannot go on forever, but is adamant they will never go toe-to-toe in an attempt to fully unify the division they dominate.
As for the rest of the heavyweights out there, each and every one of them is fair game in his eyes.
He said: “It’s one family name that has all of the belts — and it’s the Klitschko name.
“Who would win if we fight each other? I think our mother wins because she said it won’t happen!
“It doesn’t matter how much money would be involved because it wouldn’t be enough to compensate for her having a broken heart.
“That’s why this fight will never happen.”
Klitschko, the life story of the Ukrainian boxing brothers, launches tomorrow on DVD and Blu-ray from Universal Pictures UK.
The Sun-sponsored fight has led to talk of the winner securing a crack at a world title.
But Klitschko, who holds the WBA Super, WBO, IBF, IBO and Ring Magazine heavyweight belts, has no interest in handing the Hayemaker a rematch or facing Del Boy.
He told SunSport: “I don’t see any excitement about a fight with Chisora and it’s the same with Haye. Both of them lost to a Klitschko brother.”
Haye blamed a broken small toe for dropping a unanimous decision to Klitschko, while Chisora was also on the wrong end of a points defeat when he faced the Ukrainian’s older sibling Vitali.
The Londoners dragged the sport into disrepute with an ugly brawl after the WBC title clash, resulting in the British Boxing Board of Control suspending Chisora’s licence.
BEST OF ENEMIES ... Chisora and Haye
And while Klitschko believes Chisora deserves a second chance, he is not impressed with the 28-year-old Londoner’s conduct.
Dr Steelhammer, 36, said: “I won’t say much about Haye because he’s a retired man. As for Chisora, he definitely doesn’t deserve to be fighting on British soil without a licence from the BBBofC.
“Chisora is disqualified. People were comparing what he did to the actions of Mike Tyson, but that’s complete nonsense.
“Tyson is the youngest heavyweight champion in the history of boxing, whereas Chisora hasn’t done anything and has lost three [of his last four] fights.
“We are sending the wrong message to the young people with this fight by saying that the worse you misbehave, the more money you’re going to make.
“In my opinion, this fight is doing a bad job and putting the sport of boxing in a bad light.
“I’m not saying that Chisora shouldn’t get a second chance — I’m saying there are no consequences for the way he conducted himself.
“He’s still getting a licence and I don’t understand why he shouldn’t be fighting in Luxembourg instead of on British soil.”
Video: Wlad: This fight is a bad example
The younger Klitschko was left fuming by the incidents but refused to be goaded into throwing a punch.
He added: “You can imagine in that moment what I wanted to tell Chisora with my fists! But I think words can hurt much harder than the fist and I’m glad I didn’t do anything.
“I believed Chisora wanted to get disqualified before the fight with Vitali and I didn’t want to give him that chance.
“There was a funny situation in the dressing room beforehand when he jumped up and said he wouldn’t fight.
“He didn’t want me there while they were wrapping his hands but there are certain rules that every person has to follow.
“I’ve been in tons of fights and I’ve never been treated the way I was in Chisora’s dressing room.
“The way he conducted himself at the weigh-in by slapping my brother, as well as spitting water in my face right before the fight, was disgraceful to boxing and those champions like Muhammad Ali and George Foreman who worked so hard to polish the sport.”
NOT AMUSED ... Haye and Chisora do not impress the heavyweight champion
Picture: JULIET LEMON
He said: “There are tons of good guys that are not maybe well known but have incredible boxing skills and are developing their talents.
“Price is incredible, as is Fury. They are both young fighters, they are tall and are true heavyweights.
“I think they are definitely going to be very strong in the future, although it’s difficult to say how far they can go at the moment.
“You have to gain experience and sometimes you have to lose to make yourself stronger. Don’t forget that what doesn’t kill you makes stronger!
Wladimir accepts that he and 40-year-old Vitali cannot go on forever, but is adamant they will never go toe-to-toe in an attempt to fully unify the division they dominate.
As for the rest of the heavyweights out there, each and every one of them is fair game in his eyes.
He said: “It’s one family name that has all of the belts — and it’s the Klitschko name.
“Who would win if we fight each other? I think our mother wins because she said it won’t happen!
“It doesn’t matter how much money would be involved because it wouldn’t be enough to compensate for her having a broken heart.
“That’s why this fight will never happen.”
Klitschko, the life story of the Ukrainian boxing brothers, launches tomorrow on DVD and Blu-ray from Universal Pictures UK.
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