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David Haye has renewed his taunting of Wladimir Klitschko by claiming the E.coli outbreak in Germany poses more of a threat to him than his opponent's punches.
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David Haye has renewed his taunting of Wladimir Klitschko by claiming the E.coli outbreak in Germany poses more of a threat to him than his opponent's punches.

WBO/IBO/WBA heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and his WBA rival David Haye have a very wild and verbal final press conference.

By Jake Donovan - We’ve been down that road before. A fight or event is sold as must-see, the one where if you couldn’t watch any other even that year, this is the one you had to see. It’s not fair to say that Wladimir Klitschko’s lineal title defense against David Haye this weekend in Hamburg, Germany (Saturday, HBO, 4:45PM ET) is the one event that you can’t miss. But it’s certainly one that can go a long way towards resuscitating the heavyweight division. Or killing it altogether. There are a bunch of sayings surrounding the heavyweight division in relation to the shaping of the sport. One is, “There’s boxing… and then there are the heavyweights.” Another is, “As the heavyweight division goes, so does boxing.” None are any longer applicable, especially after major boxing player HBO considered the division taboo. The network had always made it a point to showcase the lineal champion, or at least its most recognizable face. Under current terms, the younger Klitschko would remain in HBO’s rotation, yet that hasn’t been the case for more than two years. It hasn’t been that long since HBO saw it necessary to turn its back on the division altogether – Vitali Klitschko managed to score a couple of slots late in 2009, including his 10th round stoppage of network favorite Chris Arreola. But it was the sleep-inducing non-performance of opponent Kevin Johnson that left the brass thinking twice about investing in the big boys. Once Arreola fell short against Tomasz Adamek a few months later, the heavyweight division was blacklisted altogether. At least until it came through on the very short list of fights deemed worth a damn by the viewing public.

Wladimir Klitschko's manager claims most British fans want to see "loud mouth" David Haye knocked out in Hamburg on Saturday night.

Vitali Klitschko is "very jealous" of little brother Wladimir after his sibling won their fight to take on bitter rival David Haye this weekend.

Manny Steward has hit back at the claims that he wrapped Wladimir Klitschko's hands illegally.

Matthew Macklin hopes that the uproar surrounding his controversial points defeat to WBA World Middleweight Champion Felix Sturm in Germany at the weekend will decrease the chances of David Haye suffering a similar fate against Wladimir Klitschko in Hamburg this Saturday.

David Haye has been tipped to conquer Wladimir Klitschko this weekend - by the man whose own world title dreams the WBA heavyweight champion so ruthlessly shattered.

David Haye's attempts to get under Wladimir Klitschko's skin may have paid off as the build-up to Saturday's showdown intensifies.

George Groves says David Haye will not be intimidated by the Klitschkos - and suspects the wrong brother is fighting for the family honour this weekend.