Haye is hoping his ringside seat will niggle world champion Klitschko

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Haye is preparing to fight Klitschko. The south Londoner, stepping up from being undisputed world cruiserweight champion, has annoyed Klitschko with some verbal outbursts in the past but has yet to prove he can bother him in the ring.

Haye maker: Undisputed world cruiserweight champion David Haye is stepping up to challenge heavyweight king Wladimir Klitschko.

Thompson has lost only once in 32 fights - and that was eight years ago - but American master trainer Emmanuel Steward handles Klitschko, widely regarded as the premier heavyweight, and does not make a habit of backing losers.

Klitschko said: 'It's actually a compliment to me because it means that other fighters recognise who is the lead guy and a line of people want to fight me. I hadn't even heard of Haye two months ago.'