Vitali Klitschko's manager has claimed that David Haye turned down the chance to fight the Ukrainian.
Instead, the British boxer opted to take on compatriot Dereck Chisora, whom he beat inside five rounds last night.
Haye has since turned his attention to a title with Vitali. However, Bernd Boente believes that the champion's parliamentary commitments make a bout between the pair unlikely.
"We offered Haye the fight in September but he chose to fight Chisora instead because that was easier for him," Boente said. "David probably turned Vitali down because he got more money against Chisora, who is by far the easier opponent.
"We had a contract ready for Haye, had booked an arena, but he turned us down for a second time - the first time he chose to face Nikolay Valuev instead.
"After fighting Manuel Charr, Vitali goes on the campaign trail for parliamentary election in the Ukraine. He's the leader for the opposition, UDAR.
"Should he be elected on October 28 then he will probably stop boxing. For him politics is the future - he wants to fight for democracy.
"But even if he's elected, maybe he'll want to have a farewell fight. At the moment David Haye means nothing to us and Vitali is definitely not afraid of fighting him."
Vitali has lost two of his 46 fights.
Liam Apicella
