Wladimir Klitschko: "I Will Knock David Haye Out in 2009"
Dmitriy Mikhalchuk
Dec. 10, 2008, 3:49 a.m.
%foto2%WBO/IBF heavyweight champ Wladimir Klitschko is happy with David Haye\'s arrival to the heavyweight division. He says the British fighter\'s big mouth has brought a lot of attention to the heavyweight division. Haye\'s big mouth doesn\'t bother him. He actually thinks the division needs more fighters like Haye.
\"We need more characters at heavyweight and David Haye is definitely one of them,\" Klitschko said to Sky Sports. \"The quality of the fighters has been good in the past few years, but it has not been easy to promote the shows because so many of the guys are quiet.\"
Klitschko defends his titles on Saturday in Germany against former two-time champ Hasim Rahman. Klitschko says that he plans to give Haye a crack at the titles in 2009, and then plans to knock him out once they get in the ring.
\"Haye is certainly loud, but the only action that matters is what happens in the ring and we will see if it is just empty words. I think I will give him the chance to fight me in 2009 and then it will be my job to put on a good show and knock him out,\" Klitschko said.
