By Tim Parsons-
David Haye has told Tony Bellew to enjoy his last days, as he repeated his intention to make sure this is Bellew’s last fight.
The final press conference between Haye and Bellew was not much different from previous ones.
Both men exchanged insults, Haye reminding the press that his rival will suffer maximum damage and be “knocked out very quickly” unless he puts on a performance very differently to his past performance.
THRIVE
Haye appears to thrive on the fact he is legally allowed to inflict as much damage on his opponent, and has so many tines stressed his convictions that Bellew will not be able to fight after Saturday’ s grudge match.
CRUEL
Haye’ s statements are cruel and silly, boxing has suffered enough tragedies in the ring for such comments to come from his mouth.
His dislike for Bellew is obvious to see, but hatred to the level he shows is better kept in his head. Haye’ s loose tongue needs taming, he presents what could be perceived as an ugly character, for a man who has a nice side to him.
The South Londoner has been unmoved by the outrage and disgust his comments has caused, and is now having fans turn against him.
CONCERN
The biggest concern is the likelihood that Haye will actually smash Bellew to bits, given the level of animosity he has against him. He trains hard, hits hard, moves cleverly, and has alot of experience.
PUNCHER
Haye is also a bigger puncher than Bellew, and fights with bad intentions. He is expected to crush Bellew, but a shock upset from Bellew shouldn’t be ruled out completely.
Bellew is better than the last two heavyweights Haye has fought and will be expected to do better than they did.
He may be no body beautiful but Bellew is no mug, and surely has ideas of his own coming into this fight, and knowing the intentions of his opponent.
All his plans must be well rehearsed, but whether that will be enough is to be seen.
It won’t be long before we see what happens in this built up none title fight.