DAVID HAYE plans to make a dummy out of Wladimir Klitschko — and do the same to his brother Vitali before he calls it quits.
The WBA world heavyweight champion takes on IBF and WBO title holder Wladimir in a unification bout in Hamburg on July 2 in a showdown expected to generate around £40million.
Haye finally signed contracts yesterday after months of protracted negotiations when Klitschko's camp kept moving the goalposts.
The Londoner had proved he wanted the bout at no matter what cost by agreeing to every financial and fight-organisation demand made by Klitschko, 35.
And Haye, 30, said: "I'll be putting up a life-size poster of Wlad in my gym so that every time I hit a bag, do the pads or spar, it will be in my mind that I am already hurting him.
"I've put up giant posters of opponents in my gym before all of my major bouts. It drives me on that little bit harder as I can think of my powerful punches smashing them up. Klitschko will be dreaming he's sleeping on an iceberg after I've knocked him out cold.
"It's just great to put pen to paper at long last as for so long nothing was happening. Then right out of the blue the Klitschko camp contacted us and the fight was back on."
"I've never cared where the fight took place as there is only one outcome if it's in his backyard or in his front room — he is going to get knocked out in savage style."
"Everyone knows I don't plan to fight into my 31st year and that birthday comes in October."
"But I'm hoping that after I have knocked out Wladimir, big brother Vitali, who is 39, will want to try to get some kind of revenge for me smashing up his kid brother."
"Vitali will go the same way, the old man will lose his WBC title and get knocked out cold the same way as his brother."
Haye has agreed to a 50-50 split of all money even though he will be generating the bigger share.
He has also given the go-ahead to fight on RTL TV in Germany who back Klitschko, instead of ARD TV who bankroll some of his bouts. The Klitschkos also insisted on a particular make of glove and demanded a German doctor be in their corner.
Haye added: "I'm going into his backyard and it doesn't faze me one bit. I've done it before and I'm doing it again."
"I unified the cruisers by beating Jean-Marc Mormeck in his Paris home, I won the world heavyweight title by beating Nikolai Valuev in Nuremberg."
"Whatever Klitschko wants I've agreed, whatever gloves he wants, fine by me... coming into the ring second — not bothered."
"It's irrelevant as no one will really care about that stuff when I knock him out. There's a 50-50 split on everything even though I am bringing more to the table."
"But whatever I have given up will be worth every penny just to see him stretched on the canvas."
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