[Note: Fanpost promoted by Brickhaus]

From Fightnews:

Bernd Bönte, the managing director of Klitschko Management Group, has commented on reports that WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko could be facing WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev in a heavyweight unification fight later this year. "We are at the moment not interested in a fight against Valuev," Bönte said via email. "Vitali has other options which make more sense and are more intersting for the fans and the media (eg.Haye, Arreola). Valuev had the chance to fight Wladimir last weekend but he declined contrary to Chagaev. Should Valuev beat Ruiz in his mandatory we can maybe think about a fight with Wladimir or Vitali beginning of next year. And the WBA title is not a big deal anymore, because Wladimir beat the WBA champion in recess Chagaev by knockout and Chagaev had beaten Valuev. The win of the Ring Magazine championship belt means way way more to us!"

He makes great points about the lack of appeal of a Vitali/Valuev fight now as well as the irrelevance of the WBA title.  Does anyone on the face of the earth want to see Valuev fight anyone? I sure don't. Then theres the WBA title which is about about as worthless as gift of sand to an Iraqi.

Update: According to Dan Rafael, Valuev's promoter is also denying that they ever agreed to a unification with Vitali Klitschko.  Also, rumor has it that the WBA is going to enforce Valuev's mandatory against John Ruiz. 

Of course, this entire rumor started because of something that came straight out of Vitali's mouth and something else that came straight out of Valuev's mouth.  Maybe they were jumping the gun, but I feel like the denials are a little too vehement.  This wasn't just some stupid internet rumor, and the way that people are denying it, they're trying to make it sound like one.