IBF and WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko says he will knock out David Haye in the 12th round of their title fight this summer. Ukraine fighter Klitschko, 34, takes on WBA champion Haye, 30, on either 25 June or 2 July in a unification bout. He told BBC Radio 5 live: "I will definitely enjoy the fight for 12 rounds. Eventually, in the 12th round, I will knock him out. "David - just get in the ring. Don't find an excuse, just get in the ring." Klitschko, whose brother Vitali retained his WBC heavyweight title by knocking out Cuba's former Olympic champion Odlanier Solis at the weekend, was originally going to fight Haye in 2009. But Haye, who plans to retire before his 31st birthday in October, had to pull out with a back injury. Talks to rearrange the fight stalled last December with the two camps wrangling over the details of the contest. Now that the fight has finally been agreed, Klitschko says he is looking forward to taking on the Brit. "David Haye thinks that Vitali is the toughest one," he added. "That's why he's taking on the younger brother - because he's not that tough. That's why he chose me. "You know what? I'm so scared of David Haye. He says he's going to take out my jab; so, I will really feed him with the jab - jab jab grab, jab jab grab, grab, and eventually the right missile is going to land on his chin or his temple or whatever it is. "So I'm sorry guys, but David Haye will get knocked out." Klitschko had to pull out of a fight with British boxer Dereck Chisora earlier this month because of a stomach injury, and he will have to prove his fitness by the beginning of May for the fight with Haye to go ahead. The two camps are still working on the details of the bout, with an announcement of the venue expected some time in April. :happy I trust Wlad on this. He will make Haye pay for his punk mouth. It will be a brutal ending for him. :dead
Of course Wlad is going to knock Haye out, but I'm not sure it's by his own choice. - If he doesn't Manny Steward will get so mad he personally knocks Wlad out inbetween rounds. - If he connects anything significant, Haye will go down anyway.
Its a shame because i can't see Haye lasting the 12 rounds, Wlad will be pissed off when one of his jabs knock Haye out in one of the early to mid rounds.
Haye wont last 12 rounds. Wladimir will knock him out as soon as there is a good chance. Its a HW division and there is no place to play with a dangerous pucnher for 12 rounds.
Steward was yelling at Lewis at the top of his lungs in the Tyson fight from round 4 on: "WHAT THE **** ARE YOU DOING???? GET THIS MOTHER****ER OUT OF HERE" Steward would do the same with Wlad vs. Haye if he sensed that Haye shot his load and was ready to be taken out.
If Wlad does KO Haye in the 12th, as he is predicting will there be a backlash like when Haye KOd Harrison in 3 & said he told family/friends to bet on it? IMO Wlad KO Haye in the 12th is one of the least likely results.
I am glad to hear him start bragging. It suggests he will be ready to go when the time comes, instead of leaving it to Vitali. :hey
Wlad will probably adopt a cautious approach to this fight, wait for his shots, hold at any opportunity, then eventually knock Haye clean out.
I wouldn't be surprised if Wlad did this. He and Vitali genuinely really really HATE David Haye. So, it wouldn't be a surprise if he carried him, all while, beating the living **** out of him and giving him that "pizza face" he promised, then finishing it off in the 12th, torturing and effectively trying to end Haye's career.
Wlad is going for an early ko. This is just part of the mental game to freak Haye out. Trust me, Haye is already scared to death.