By Mark Vester

David Haye is going to get his wish, if things go as planned, and fight a Klitschko in 2009. Haye has been chasing WBO/IBF champion Wladimir Klitschko for months. He surprised many when he revealed on BBC Radio that a deal was struck for a fight with WBC champ Vitali Klitschko, the older of the two brothers and seen as the stronger brother with the better chin.

"This is going to be the biggest fight since Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson. I am not cherry-picking, I am going after the most dangerous fighter on the planet. We sat down with [the Klitschkos' company] K2 Promotions and thrashed out a deal in the early hours of this morning. We agreed terms for myself and Vitali. It's all done and dusted — just need to dot the i's and cross the t's," Haye said.

Many know that Vitali owes a mandatory title defense to Juan Carlos Gomez. Bernd Boente, Viatli's manager, said a fight with Haye will go forward with or without the backing of the WBC. If the WBC does not back their decision to fight Haye, they will move forward without the title belt.

"We are in a very good process and we foresee no problems. We have to still clarify matters but Haye's manager will be talking to Chelsea, Tottenham and Arsenal to see who can give us the best deal. Wembley is also a possibility but it is about who comes up with the best price," Boente said to The Guardian .

"We are absolutely confident this is a fight that the whole of Germany and Britain will want to see. But it is also one which will sell across the world. It is a huge fight which, with the exception of one between Wladimir and Vitali — which will never happen — is the best heavyweight fight that can be made right now."

"I think that this fight is bigger than the belt and, if the WBC does not see sense, then we would go ahead with it without the WBC belt."

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