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Wladimir Klitschko Vs. David Haye - Klitschko Sick Of Haye’s Talking

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Wladimir Klitschko has had enough of David Haye’s taunting. For years now, Haye has insulted Wladimir and brother Vitali in an effort to get a shot at the heavyweight kings. If David Haye’s point was to get under Wladimir’s skin, mission accomplished. We saw Wlad appear to be on the verge of a rare loss of composure during the HBO Faceoff video and now he is expressing just how ready he is to shut the challenger’s mouth:

“I can’t even take it seriously. It’s not even funny anymore,” said the 35-year-old IBF and WBO champion. “You can trash talk a certain time, but as I said, reality is coming ... and it’s serious business. It won’t be funny for David Haye.”

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“I think he sits in the room in the hotel and he thinks: ‘What else can I do’ to anger the Klitschko team,” Wladimir said. “But little by little we’re coming to the reality. And reality’s name is July 2.”

We’re only one day away from finding out if Klitschko will be able to shut the brash Brit’s mouth.

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