Vitali Klitschko: David Haye had a chance but he chose Dereck Chisora!

The reigning WBC heavyweight champion, Vitali Klitschko, has revealed that David Haye had a concrete offer for a fight but he turned it down and went for a grudge match with Dereck Chisora because of the money.

Vitali is currently set to face Manuel Charr at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Central Federal District and while promoting his fight in the city yesterday, he remarked that Haye could have been his next opponent.

“David Haye was supposed to be at this press conference,” Klitschko told the Russian media. “He had a concrete offer for a fight in September, and he refused.

“He turned down a fight with Vitali Klitschko in favour of one with Chisora.”

Vitali manager, Bernard Boente, declared last Saturday that now Vitali might not face Haye since he wants to launch his political career in Ukraine in October.

If Vitali walks away from the sport, Haye will once again enter retirement but this time he will be satisfied with what he has achieved.

While sharing thoughts with the media, the 31-yaer-old, who is more commonly known as the Hayemaker, said that he wants a fight with Vitali but if it doesn’t happen he’ll happily walk away because he has proved himself in the ring.

“If a fight with Vitali happens down the line, fantastic,” Haye told BBC Sport.

“If it doesn’t, then I’ve been undisputed cruiserweight champion of the world and a heavyweight champion of the world. I’ve achieved more than I anticipated I would do as a youngster.

“I’m happy with what I’ve done in the ring, and it’s nice to finish on such a high. When I retired after losing to Wladimir [Klitschko] a year ago, it left a bitter taste in my mouth. But this time round, after fighting in London in front of 30,000 of my fans, it really did put a smile on my face.”

Well, all said and done, a fight between Vitali Klitschko and David Haye will certainly draw a huge crowd but let’s see if it ever takes place.

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