At one point quite recently it looked as though Shannon Briggs would fight David Haye, but tomorrow night the former heavyweight champ will be merely an interested observer as Haye fights Tony Bellew in their intense grudge-match. Briggs, speaking with Sky Sports, said that he still has ideas of facing Haye down the road – but he hopes Bellew scores the KO win tomorrow.
Tony Bellew
Video: Haye, Bellew weigh-in: Haye 16st 9oz, Bellew 15st 3lb 8oz
The celebrated Michael Buffer was on hand to conduct MC duties (always the sign of a big fight) and bitter British heavyweight rivals David Haye and Tony Bellew weighed-in moments ago, ahead of their big non-title fight at The O2. Not surprisingly Haye was the heavier man, tipping in at 16st 9oz (233 pounds) while reigning WBC cruiserweight champ Bellew weighed a career-high 15st 3lb 8 oz (213 pounds).
David Haye-Tony Bellew: who wins? Seven experts give their predictions
It’s the biggest, most intense British heavyweight match-up of the year and opinions remain divided over just what will happen when passionate rivals David Haye and Tony Bellew collide in London. The supercharged atmosphere surrounding the fight has led to both excitement and controversy; Haye’s pre-fight threats of inflicting serious, career-ending damage on his rival offending many.
Haye vs Bellew: David Haye talks and looks like a man ready for war
At the recent Haye-Bellew press conference in Liverpool, which was open to the public, something remarkable took place. We saw Haye emerge from it as the villain while Tony Bellew found himself slotted in to the role of the good guy – the wholesome family man who unlike Haye is in boxing for all the right reasons.
Now just think about that for a second. Tony ‘Bomber’ Bellew, a fighter who’s spent his entire professional career unleashing tirades of invective at his opponents in the lead up to fights, whose every second or third word is usually an expletive, a man infamous for bullying and intimidatory antics, suddenly this guy is being depicted as a poster boy for family values and proper etiquette.
Chisora picks Bellew to KO Haye in the late rounds on Saturday
British boxing fans are pumped up right now, looking ahead as we are to Saturday’s grudge-fight between David Haye and Tony Bellew. Over the years, fans have grown accustomed to trash-talk between the two fighters, they have got used to seeing pushing and shoving taking place at press conferences and fans have even tired of seeing punches and other missiles thrown in the lead up to a fight.
David Haye – Tony Bellew Quotes
Below are quotes and pictures from former heavyweight and cruiserweight champion David Haye and current WBC Cruiserweight world champion Tony Bellew. Haye and Bellew will meet in a heavyweight grudge match this Saturday from the 02 Arena in London.
The fight card can be seen LIVE in the United States on AWE-A Wealth of Entertainment and for fans who want to see the fight that do not have AWE, they can watch the fight on the AWE channel on www.klowdtv.com beginning at 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT
Haye vs Bellew: Hearn allays Haye injury fears: “He will be in the ring on Saturday”
After all the hype, the ward of words and the entertaining press conferences, it would be a massive blow if Saturday’s David Haye-Tony Bellew fight got called off. Believe it or not, there is apparently a chance that this will actually be the case. A story broke this morning regarding Haye suffering an injured Achilles tendon.
Haye flew out to see his German doctor, Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfahrt yesterday, to have his Achilles checked out. When this was revealed, a number of publications and web sites jumped on the story, suggesting Saturday’s fight was in jeopardy. And of course Haye has form; having pulled out of a few fights due to injury – sometimes at the eleventh hour. But, in speaking with ESPN.com, Bellew’s promoter Eddie Hearn said that the fight will take place and that he knew about Haye’s Achilles problem weeks ago.
Haye vs. Bellew – The Countdown – Presser Live Stream
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg5qEyZ8UJo
With less than a week to go before David Haye and Tony Bellew step into the ring at the O2 Arena in London to settle accounts in one of the most bitter grudge fights British boxing has seen in some time, the cultural and lifestyle differences between both fighters could not be more stark.
David Haye in hot water with British Board over vow to “do serious damage to his [Bellew’s] head”
![David Haye in hot water with British Board over vow to “do serious damage to his [Bellew's] head”](https://www.boxing247.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/haye0000.jpg "Boxing photo: Tony Bellew image")
David Haye, by his own admission, has a genuine and thorough dislike for Tony Bellew, the man he will fight this Saturday night in London, and the nasty pre-fight words Haye has aimed at his rival have now got him in trouble. The British Boxing Board will “be speaking with him this week,” and Haye could face a sanction as a result of his vicious comments.
For whatever reason, or reasons, Bellew has got under Haye’s skin far more than any previous opponents of the former WBA heavyweight champ managed to do (part of Bellew’s plan all along?) and Haye has gone too far with his pre-fight promise to “hospitalise” Bellew, to end his career and to “do serious damage to his head.”
Haye vs. Bellew live on TalkTalk TV
Watch David Haye take on fellow Brit Tony Bellew in a heavyweight blockbuster for just £14.95 – Britain’s lowest price
On Saturday 4th March, TalkTalk TV customers will be able to watch bitter British heavyweight rivals David Haye and Tony Bellew battle it out at Britain’s lowest price of only £14.95.