Klitschko warns Haye
Wladimir Klitschko has warned David Haye that he needs to establish himself as a respected heavyweight fighter before he has a chance of challenging the Ukrainian in the ring. The IBF and WBO belt-holder, who held talks with Haye on Thursday night, says there is little chance of the two men fighting in the near future.
"Our meeting didn't even start, you can't talk to him, it's impossible, he's nuts," Klitschko told BBC Sport. "He has to establish himself and let his fists talk, not just talk. None of the heavyweights made so much noise as him, but talk is cheap, he has to show what he can do. "He has great potential, but he has to put some weight on and get some fights as a heavyweight. Then we'll see." "David Haye is a very loud guy," he said. "I was in New York and I heard him screaming from over here. But I can't have a conversation with this guy. "His manager (and trainer) Adam Booth is a really nice guy and tried to calm him down, but we couldn't have a conversation, unfortunately it didn't work. "Will I see him in the ring or not? If he wants to accomplish his goal he has to go through me." The 32-year-old also admits that any fight against Haye could not take place this year because he has two mandatory defences scheduled. "This year is impossible because I have two (mandatories) in a row," he added. "The WBO is going to be the next fight on 12 July (against America's Tony Thompson) and the IBF will be at the end of the year."
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Posted by MVP2008 – 26 Apr 2008, 3:03 AM
Well, nobody doubts the massive amount of potential that David Haye has. At the moment though, he is a bit unproven. Maybe once he gets a bit more experience under his belt and learns to keep his mouth shut at times, we'll see some really exciting things out of him!