By Mark Vester
Forget WBA heavyweight champion David Haye, trainer Emanuel Steward would like to see Wladimir Klitschko fight popular Polish fighter Tomasz Adamek. Klitschko defended his WBO/IBO/IBF titles on Saturday in Frankfurt with a ten round TKO of Samuel Peter. Adamek is said to be returning in December against rugged Vinny Maddalone, and then there have been rumors about a fight with WBC champion and older brother Vitali Klitschko in March. Vitali still has to beat Shannon Briggs on October 16.
Steward said he can't believe the situation with both Klitschko brothers, as the champions, having such a tough time securing opponents.
"It is strange, we have two champions and they have a problem to get challengers, I have never seen that before," Steward said. "Everyone is running from the champions, I don't think we will ever see that again. It really doesn't matter, (who we fight next) they are all the same as far as I am concerned."
The Klitschko camp might entertain another round of negotiations with Haye, who defends against Audley Harrison on November 13. Steward doesn't see the fight happening. He would rather have Wladimir focus on Adamek. The Polish fighter is quickly becoming the mandatory challenger to Wladimir's WBO belt.
"David Haye has talked himself into a good fight, but then ran away, so he's not even worth talking about," said Steward. "The most logical guy who is creating a lot of excitement and is becoming a mandatory in the WBO is Tomasz Adamek, he just beat (Chris) Arreola impresssively which I didn't think he would do."
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