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Klitschko hits out at 'chicken' Haye

Wladimir Klitschko fights Dereck Chisora on December 11 © Getty Images

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Wladimir Klitschko doubts he will ever a step inside a ring with David Haye, labelling the Brit a 'chicken'.

Klitschko is preparing for the defence of his IBO, IBF and WBO heavyweight titles when he takes on Dereck Chisora on December 11, but should he emerge from that fight unscathed, a unification bout with Haye could be his next commitment.

Haye wants to unify the division before he retires at the end of 2011, but Klitschko refuses to believe the WBA champion would ever turn up, even if a fight were to be agreed.

"I watched the fight and they were scared chickens for three rounds," Klitschko told the Daily Mail. "It was not even as good as a British championship fight; it was more like a street fight.

"It reminded me of the fight with [Nikolai] Valuev, when Haye also ran around and ran around like a scared chicken, trying to get up speed and hopefully land something.

"He talks about what an exciting fighter he is but even if we do a agree a fight I'm not sure he would even turn up. I'm talking from a fan's perspective - not as someone who is going to beat the s*** out of him."

Vitali Klitschko is prepared to offer Haye a 50-50 deal to fight in Germany, the US or Britain, and Haye has made it clear that he wants the fight to be in London.

However, Wladmir is sceptical whether Haye will ever sign a deal, claiming the Brit has built a reputation on the Klitschko brothers' names.

"I'm getting tired of the nonsense and the lie from his side that the contract is not right," he said."He promised to fight us once, then he promised Chelsea stadium. People forget that. We supposed to fight in June but he couldn't deliver anything.

"David Haye needs us. He built his reputation on our names. To say he was going to cut our heads off was outside any sporting or human decency. No matter who you are. We'll see whose head and balls are cut off when he gets in the ring."

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