As many of you know former WBA champion David Haye will be taking on Dereck Chisora this summer in a fight that was denied by the BBBofC and was licensed by Luxenburg against their wishes. Haye is coming out of retirement for this fight in hopes to score a fight with Vitali Klitschko in September. Wladimir Klitschko in this video discusses his opinion of this fight.
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
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Klitschko Thompson 2 Presser
Today was the press conference in Bern, Switzerland for the heavyweight title fight this July 7th at the Stade de Suisse between current WBO/IBF/IBO/SUPER WBA & Ring heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and IBF mandatory challenger Tony Thompson.
For photos of the event go here.
Klitschko Thompson 2 Press Conference Video
*Highlights of the presser (in German)
Wladimir Klitschko Quotes
“So far I’ve been better in every rematch than I was in the first fight. Still I can’t become careless because through many rounds of sparring, Thompson knows me better than every other opponent.”
Tony Thompson Quotes
[The first defeat] was a valuable lesson for me. This can be a disadvantage for Wladimir. I will be the first heavyweight boxer to become a world champion at over 40 years of age.”
For photos of the event go here.