
Klitschko Does Not Consider Haye "His Toughest" Foe
Wladimir Klitschko does not rate David Haye as the most difficult test of his career as the pair prepare for their July 2 heavyweight showdown in Hamburg.
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Wladimir Klitschko does not rate David Haye as the most difficult test of his career as the pair prepare for their July 2 heavyweight showdown in Hamburg.

Wladimir Klitschko has vowed to teach David Haye a "lesson" in their heavyweight unification bout on July 2.

Wladimir Klitschko and David Haye came face-to-face at Hamburg’s Imtech-Arena earlier today to formally announce their July 2nd showdown. Haye dismissed Wlad, calling the IBF, WBO and IBO holder a “fraud”. Wlad believes that the WBA boss is trying to build himself up going into the face-off, citing his own willingness to settle on terms as the key to smoking Haye out.

Hayemaker Boxing are pleased to announce ticket details for David Haye v Wladimir Klitschko, they are as follows:

According to a report in The Sun, heavyweight champions David Haye and Wladimir Klitschko have settled their dispute over tickets for their July 2 showdown. The two boxers were recently embroiled in a back and forth tussle over the number of tickets being allocated. The press tour, scheduled to begin this week, was pushed back until Monday to give the their sides more time to settle this issue. The paper reports that Haye has been allocated 7,000 tickets for the invasion of his UK fans to the Imtech Stadium in Hamburg, Germany. The venue holds 57,000.

WBA heavyweight champion David Haye is hoping to emulate one of his idols, Sir Henry Cooper, by repeating Cooper's legendary punch which nearly derailed Muhammad Ali in the fourth round of their 1963 bout. Haye wants to land the same punch against IBO/WBO/IBF champion Wladimir Klitschko on July 2 in Hamburg, Germany. Cooper passes away at age 76 on Sunday. Haye has no doubt about his ability to end the fight if Klitschko is hit with a similar punch.

David Haye has insisted that his fight with Wlad Klitschko is not in jeopardy amidst canceled press conferences, a row over ticket allocation and the type of negotiation niggles that have come to characterise the July 2nd showcase. Indeed, Haye has told told The Sunday Mirror that he is holding out for a greater share of tickets for his British fans but expects things to be smoothed over.

WBA heavyweight champion David Haye is back in the home comforts of the UK this week, but only has a few days of relaxation, before the pre-fight build-up kicks in. The first official press conference for his July 2nd unification against Wladimir Klitschko is set for early next week and Haye is looking forward to it.

On July 2, David Haye (25-1, 23 KOs) battles Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KOs) at Imtech-Arena in Hamburg, Germany, for heavyweight supremacy. Former WBA champion Nikolay Valuev (50-2, 34 KOs), who was outpointed by the brash Brit in 2009, expressed his serious concerns about the fight actually taking place as scheduled. Valuev shared his thoughts with Dmitry Grebenschikov of Ruslife.eu.

David Haye thinks he has already won the first round against Wladimir Klitschko by claiming the IBF/WBO title holder has shown some "mental weakness" ahead of their heavyweight bout on July 2.