By Andrey Krikunov
WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko in the interview to AllBoxing.ru explained why he chose Albert Sosnowski as his opponent in the upcoming title defense and told about possible bout with David Haye and Alexander Dimitrenko’s challenge.
“If a boxer is motivated by money and not by the desire to be the best, nothing good will come out of it," - said the Ukrainian. – “Where is Valuev, who couldn’t name a reasonable price for himself, now? He will fight Solis who is virtually unknown…Though only recently he had an opportunity to fight for the most prestigious heavyweight title. When I received such offer in the past I accepted it without hesitation. But it wasn’t good enough for Valuev. So I stepped out of these pointless negotiations which lasted for several months and chose European champion Albert Sosnowski as my opponent. He is young, dangerous and incredibly motivated fighter”.
Klitschko added that he was disappointed he hadn’t been able to knock out his last opponent Kevin Johnson. Vitali will go for a knockout against Sosnowski, but if the bout goes another way he promises “12 rounds of exciting and dramatic fight”.
Recently Alexander Dimitrenko challenged his fellow-Ukrainian Vitali Klitschko for a fight. But Vitali is sure that one has to earn the right to fight the Klitschko brothers.
“Dimitrenko lost to Chambers, and Wladimir in his turn knocked Chambers out”, - says Vitali. – “You must earn the right to fight Klitschko brothers by going through all the stages. His next bout will be against Audley Harrison for the European belt, and we will cross our fingers for Alexander”.
The fight both Klitschko brothers are interested in now is clearly the meeting with WBA heavyweight champion David Haye. “We have the negotiations with him going”, - says Klitschko. – “The only thing Haye has to do is to choose one of us – only to find himself horizontally out cold on the canvas later. If he chooses me – I’ll knock him out in 2-3 rounds. But if he accepts Wladimir’s challenge, my brother, as a man of art, will prolong his pleasure and will be painting Haye’s face in pizza colors for all the 12 rounds”.
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