Vitali: No David Haye For Me, Wladimir Will Retire Him

HAMBURG, Germany — He's only fighting one of them, but outside of the ring it's David Haye vs. the Klitschko brothers. The trash-talking Englishman faces 35-year-old Wladimir Klitschko on Saturday at Hamburg's Imtech Arena in a heavyweight superfight with four titles at stake.

If Haye wins, there's a narrow chance he could line up one last fight with Wladimir's older brother, Vitali, before retiring from boxing by his 31st birthday on Oct. 13. Vitali is the WBC champion, the only belt that the combatants don't own.

Haye has said he's ready to take on Vitali if the match can be arranged before his retirement. That seems unlikely unless Vitali manages to get out of a fight lined up with Poland's Tomasz Adamek in September.

"Without a doubt, I'm confident I'll fight Vitali in September or October," Haye told the Press Association. "Once I've smashed Wladimir, I'm pretty sure his big brother is going to try to step up to the plate to take revenge."

In the lead-up to the showdown in Hamburg, both Klitschkos have been trading taunts with Haye.

"David Haye: great fighter. But he's an unbeatable talker. He talks so much, he's a trash talker. He's world champion by trash talking," Vitali said. "He's not retiring on Oct. 13. Wladimir will send him into retirement."