The Vitali Klitschko – David Haye fight may not happen in the ring until June, but the fireworks have already begun.

After an 18 hour marathon negotiating session to reach terms for the fight, Haye and Klitschko arrived to shake hands over the deal, only to have Haye come armed with a magazine photo of himself holding a photoshopped image of his brother Wladimir’s decapitated head.

Apparently Dr. Ironfist doesn’t take kindly to folks insulting Dr. Steelhammer.

At the sight of the photo, Vitali went after Haye, wrestling with him briefly before shoving him, sending Haye to the ground. Haye played it off and tempers calmed, but the fight has begun.

Haye insists that he’s already won the first stage of this battle by breaking the Klitschkos mentally. The other side of that is that Haye may be the first guy to ever get in the ring with an angry Klitschko. And considering they have combined to knockout 81 of the 88 fighters they have beaten, I don’t think it’s the best idea to make them angry. Especially when you have shown to be quite chinny against much smaller fighters.

David Haye may be an exciting, young heavyweight, but he has a grand total of one fight at the heavyweight limit, against an average-to-bad Monte Barrett. Prior to that, he was knocked out by a journeyman cruiserweight and dropped in two of his last three fights against Jean Marc Mormeck and Barrett. I have no doubt that Haye will provide entertainment at the heavyweight level and is a formidable opponent for most, but pissing off the Klitschkos is not a good idea.

Say what you will about the quality of today’s heavyweights, but the fact is that right now, Wladimir and Vitali are completely dominant in this weightclass. Haye was never even dominant at cruiserweight, really only fighting two quality opponents at that level. He’s the underdog, and he’s the one with something to prove.

Unless he lands a perfect punch, and by perfect I mean better than anything Lennox Lewis could land, Haye can’t beat Vitali. He can’t outbox him and the punch-to-chin ratio weighs heavily in Vitali’s favor. As does his massive size advantage. Four inches and 30-plus pounds is too much to overcome for an inferior fighter, but man will it be fun while it lasts.

Regardless of how this fight plays out in the ring, the fact that it is being signed in December and fought in June is ridiculous. These guys should be in the ring by March. There is no one making weight and they are both healthy and ready. Make the fight happen now.

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