The heavyweight will quietly hope that pushing the promotion of bout against Tony Bellew beyond acceptable limits does not backfire on him and the sportDavid Haye would seem to be too much of an animal for some people – but not so abominable as to stop hundreds of thousands of them paying to watch him try to “cave in the skull” of Tony Bellew at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday night.In recent days, he has also said: “I’m looking at putting a combination together that really hurts him, a Tommy Morrison-Ray Mercer finish where his brain hasn’t even told his legs to fall down and I’m still hitting him as he’s upright. I’m looking at doing a real...
Anthony Joshua is the British heavyweight who should be making headlines this week and he is likely to make short work of Eric Molina on SaturdayEven when he’s not the story, David Haye makes himself the story. The British heavyweight who should be in the spotlight this week is Anthony Joshua, who lines up the veteran Eric Molina for a hat-trick of American bodies to dispatch in defence of his IBF title in Manchester on Saturday night.But Haye grabbed the microphone and the headlines at a press conference to announce his non-title fight against Tony Bellew next March when he gave the promoter, Eddie Hearn, the benefit of his wisdom in an extended rant that even drowned out Bellew. Hearn,...
David Haye’s threats to Tony Bellew’s life and the pair’s insults and aggression showed boxing at its worst after a desperate few weeks for the sportThe bar was set low but at the Dorchester hotel on Wednesday David Haye and Tony Bellew still managed to crassly limbo under it.A press conference to announce their fight in March fast descended into a 20-minute slanging match, during which Haye promised to put his opponent in hospital and – for good measure – warned him his life was on the line. Then, as the pair butted noses during the face-off, a push from Bellew was met with a left hook from Haye. As bouncers waded into the chaos, there were numerous shouts and...