David Haye Back on The Attack: Rips The Klitschkos
By Mark Vester
WBA heavyweight champion David Haye is back on the attack. The talkative Brit has gone back to his old ways and lashed out at both Klitschko brothers, IBF/IBO/WBO champion Wladimir Klitschko and WBC champion Vitali Klitschko. Haye wants them both after he makes his mandatory defense against John Ruiz.
Haye really goes to town on older brother Vitali, ripping him over this weekend's title defense against Kevin Johnson.
"I want to knock out both Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko, and I don't care what order they fall in," said Haye. "Vitali is nearly 40 years of age now and the clock is ticking if he wants to form any sort of legacy. There are probably one million dudes in America called Kevin Johnson, and beating one of them doesn't make you an all-time great heavyweight.
"Vitali's greatest performance to date is a loss to Lennox Lewis. That's his most memorable fight and the one result on his record that will be remembered in the history books. The Klitschkos don't care about being great fighters, whereas I do. They may be big in Switzerland, but so are yodellers, and nobody wants to watch them fight."
Haye plans to watch the fight but says the event is one that nobody in the sport cares about.
"I'll be watching the fight, but only because I have an interest in meeting Vitali next year," said Haye. "As far as the fight itself goes, it's one of the most unappealing heavyweight title fights for a while - and that's saying something."
"The fact that a title fight between a Ukrainian and an American is being held in Switzerland tells you all you need to know about the appeal of this fight. Heavyweight title fights should be huge events, not an after-thought in a country most famous for producing Toblerones."
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