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Klitschko steps up trash talk against Haye

ESPN staff
December 11, 2010
David Haye expects to fight Wladimir Klitschko in Las Vegas © Getty Images
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Momentum behind a potential world heavyweight title fight between David Haye and Wladimir Klitschko is growing after the Ukrainian admitted the Briton "pisses me off".

Klitschko pulled out of his WBO and IBF title defence against Dereck Chisora, scheduled for Saturday evening, with a back injury. The torn muscle is only expected to keep him inactive for around six weeks, meaning a fight with Haye could realistically be targeted for around May 2011.

Haye revealed on Friday that he expects the bout to happen in Las Vegas, and the Klitschko camp now enters a crucial 30-day period in which they must clarify whether they intend to reschedule the Chisora match-up. That seems an increasingly unlikely possibility as Klitschko continues to discuss Haye, and he was non-too-complimentary of the WBA champion.

"The only boxer to piss me off is David Haye. Who the hell is he?" Klitschko was quoted as saying by the Daily Mirror.

"His biggest achievement was a decision over giant Nikolai Valuev. He was running around the ring so fast that the Russian felt very giddy.

"Haye doesn't choose his words. He's a bore, very ill-mannered. He is a PR world champion."

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