David Haye telling Vitali Klitschko to cool fight talk

David Haye insists he will not begin talks about a fight with WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko until after he beats John Ruiz.

Vitali, the older brother of IBF and WBO title holder Wladimir, claimed talks had already begun with Haye's camp following the Ukrainian's unanimous points win over American Kevin Johnson in Saturday.

Haye, 29, beat Russian giant Nikolay Valuev to win the WBA crown in Nuremberg last month.
He will have to fight mandatory challenger Ruiz before attempting to beat one of the Klitschko brothers.

Vitali was quoted in a Ukrainian newspaper saying that a "preliminary agreement" for a fight with the Bermondsey-born boxer had already been reached but Haye rejected those claims last night.

"Apparently we have some sort of agreement but I have no idea where he has got that from, he has made that up from somewhere," Haye said.

"I haven't actually talked to them since before the Valuev fight.

"Next up for me is John Ruiz. After I've beaten him up good style then I'm going to sit round the table and then we'll talk about the fight with Vitali."

Haye's victory against the 7ft 2in Valuev earned him praise around the world and the outspoken Londoner is seen by promoters and fans as a much more exciting and attractive boxer than the slow but efficient Klitschko brothers.

Haye is thought to be keen on agreeing a deal to fight Vitali in front of a capacity crowd at Wembley Stadium next year.

Haye, who only moved up from cruiserweight a year ago, has set his sights on unifying all four heavyweight belts and believes he has the potential to become one of the greats of the division.

"Anyone who has a title, I'm coming after them, plain and simple," said Haye, who was speaking at the launch of the Rio Ferdinand Live the Dream foundation.

"The dream is still on. I have achieved my goal of becoming a world champion and now it's all about cementing my legacy by unifying the titles and dominating the division like the greats like Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson and defending my belts as many times as possible."