DAVID HAYE HATE-MAIL ROW

British champion walks into bust-up over T-shirt

DAVID HAYE - wearing that T-shirt

02/05/2009

DAVID HAYE has been bombarded by hate mail after wearing a sick t- shirt showing him holding the Klitschko brothers' decapitated heads.

Although Vitali and Wladimir are Ukraine-born they are national heroes in Germany where they are now based.

There are even fears that Haye could incite a riot when he challenges for Wladimir's IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles at the home of Bundesliga club FC Schalke on June 27.

He plans to sell replicas of the notorious top for British fans to wear at the fight.

Haye, 28, said: "I've had e-mails from Germans who have made it clear they are not my biggest fans so I'm expecting hostility. The louder they boo, the harder I am going to smash his head in. It was my idea to come up with the most offensive picture I could."

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well one klitchko could have a russian flag on his shorts and the other a german flag, that would be better! and maybe a picture of churchill on haye's shorts too

By Gavrilo Prinzip.. Posted May 12 2009 at 12:17 PM.

am a hayemaker fan and definatetly think this was way out of order.wat was him and his team thinkin?

By Mzikhona.. Posted May 4 2009 at 4:57 PM.

Haaa love this guy, great promoter how up is everyone for this fight even though its two average heavyweights going at it they sold 35000 tickets in one day for this fight. you have talked the talk Haye now its time to walk the walk think this will be a short walk Haye wins by knock out round 4 Ding Ding...

By tye.. Posted May 3 2009 at 2:14 PM.

What an arrogant, average 5 minute wonder.

By phil griffiths.. Posted May 3 2009 at 6:48 AM.

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