Harrison not interested in Haye
European heavyweight title challenger Audley Harrison has targeted the Klitschko brothers after claiming David Haye is not a big enough name.
The 2000 Olympic gold medalist fights for the Continental belt held by British-based Pole Albert Sosnowski on April 9 at Alexandra Palace in London.
While Harrison insists he is reluctant to look beyond Sosnowski, he has once again spoken of his world title ambitions with WBC champion Vitali and his IBF/WBO champion brother Wladimir in his sights.
However the Londoner, who earned his title shot by winning Prizefighter last year, is not targeting compatriot and WBA champion Haye.
"The heavyweight division is desperately looking for marquee names and, no disrespect to David Haye, but no-one in the USA is talking about him.
"They're all talking about the Klitschkos and no-one is giving David Haye any play as a world champion so the guys I want to fight are the Klitschkos.
"If you get a chance against David Haye then people will say 'you now have to beat the Klitschkos', so if I beat Albert, I want the Klitschkos."
Harrison, though, insisted: "All I'm interested in at the moment is Albert Sosnowski and he will not give up that belt easily. The worst thing I could do is look past Albert. If I can't get past him then there's nothing in the future."
The 38-year-old has a record of 26 wins and four defeats and despite his last defeat being a damaging points loss against Martin Rogan in 2008, he now stands closer than ever to realising his world title ambitions.
"I have a personal mission to be a world champion," said 'A-Force'. "Call me delusional or crazy but I call it reality."
Date published :
22 Feb 2010 - 18:28:04
