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Haye is 'a pussy' - Wladimir

ESPN staff
June 10, 2010
David Haye and Wladimir Klitschko were set to face off in Germany last year but a back injury forced the English fighter to pull out © Getty Images
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IBF and WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has branded David Haye "a pussy" ahead of a potential unification fight between the pair.

WBA heavyweight king Haye had been due to face Klitschko in Germany last summer but pulled out with a back injury. Any contest between the two is on hold after the Ukrainian agreed to fight mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin on September 9 in Frankfurt, but the younger of the Klitschko brothers is adamant that he wants to take on Haye in the future.

"I want to fight David more [than my brother]," Klitschko told Ring magazine." Vitali wants to fight him as well.

"David Haye bitched out against me, then bitched out against my brother. He's criticised everything me and my brother have done.

"I said I wanted to make Haye's face into a pizza. Now I want to make his face into a pepperoni pizza with salami and ketchup on it."

Klitschko retained his collection of belts by knocking out Eddie Chambers in the 12th round back in March and the 34-year-old feels his best days in the ring are ahead of him.

"I feel at my peak," Klitschko said. "I'll just work my way forward. I have no set time to retire. I heard David Haye say he's going to retire at 31 - because he's a pussy.

"As long as I'm excited about the sport I'm in, I'll keep going. When I don't get excited any more, that will be it."

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