By Mark Vester
There appears to be some legit bad blood for the proposed June fight between WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko and former cruiserweight champ David Haye. Vitali became enraged after he saw a photo in a mens health magazine of Haye laughing while holding a decapitated head of younger brother Wladimir Klitschko. After Vitali saw the photo, he told family members that he was going to make Haye pay for crossing the line. The two fighters reached an agreement last weekend in Germany. The contracts still have to be signed.
Vitali confronted Haye in Germany, while the two fighters sat ringside at the SAP Arena to watch Wladimir demolish Hasim Rahman last Saturday night. Vitali told Haye that he crossed the line. Haye responded by telling Vitali that he was going to knock him out.
"I admit that I was shocked with what I saw in the Men’s Health magazine and my wife even felt unwell," Vitali told Russian media members. "It is difficult to describe my feelings at the moment. There is David Haye on the photo laughing with the head of my brother. I came to David of course and said that it was too blatant and that he overstepped the mark. But, as a response, I got the words that he would beat my brother and then me. "
Vitali will show no mercy when he meets Haye in the ring. He plans to bring a very "cold heart" to the ring.
"I will reply for my brother. He must pay for this photo. I seldom feel inclined to fight but, this time, I will enter the ring with a cold heart. You know lots of people said that they would knock my brother and me out. But it is well known what happened to them, the same would happen with Haye," Vitali said.
Vitali Klitschko: "I Will Knock Haye Out For Wladimir" - Boxing News
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