According to his personal website, Wladimir Klitschko says that talks have been stopped between his camp and the camp of challenger David Haye.

The struggles that the negotiation has had are now well documented, and Klitschko points to Haye’s lack of professionalism when it comes to negotiating that is holding the fight up.

On the Ukrainian portion of klitschko.com, translated via BoxingScene.com, Klitschko said:

“The main problem is the lack of professionalism on the part of David Haye and his representatives. Haye can’t figure out what he wants. Two weeks ago, negotiations were coming along. But, at this time they have been suspended. If Haye plans to continue [to negotiate] in the same way – it will be two more years before he gets his chance to reach a title fight – if he doesn’t lose. In the event that a fight with the Brit will fall apart, we will fight Chris Arreola or find someone else. This will be determined later.”

Klitschko had said recently that he had an agreement and a date in place with Chris Arreola, should the Haye fight fall through. Considering the Klitschko’s lack of respect towards Haye, I can’t imagine either brother accepting anything less than a great deal to fight him.

Talks between the two camps hit a wall when it was learned that Haye could no longer make the fight happen in one of the large soccer stadiums in the United Kingdom. Citing the poor economy (not to mention poor past ticket sales), Haye offered to move the fight to Klitschko’s choice of venues in Germany.

Once the large gate money that Haye was offering was no longer there, Haye had little to negotiate on. He was not offering a lot of money, he didn’t satisfy a mandatory defense, and he has just six rounds of experience in the heavyweight division.

Haye may be the right opponent at the right time for either Klitschko, but it’s becoming more and more clear that now is not the right time. Let’s hope Klitschko vs. Arreola happens instead now.