The reason for Haye’s no-show is not known, yet Warren and co are not happy with his lack of participation. Still, the money is already in the bank, with Warren declaring that 30,000 tickets have now been sold. No further hype is needed for this fight! Warren, who spoke first on the media call, said he feels his man Chisora will “be too mobile, too fast” for Haye.
Chisora, like Haye, is never at a loss for words and he was in a boisterous, ultra-confident mood.
“David Haye is a drama queen,” he said. “I really don’t care to be honest [that he never showed up for the call]. I’m not here to box; I’m here to fight. It will be a fight! I’ll be all over him like a baby’s rash. He’s never fought anyone like me. Trust me, he’s getting knocked out. He’s going to go down in round-seven..
“This fight is all about me knocking this fool out because I don’t like him.”
Had he shown up, Haye would have likely repeated his own KO prediction – Haye says rounds one to three – and he may have repeated his claim that he has “never disliked any opponent the way I dislike Chisora.”
But we’ve heard it all before: it’s now time, as Chisora said, for the two bitter rivals to get on with it and fight. There may be more bad words and more posturing at the official weigh-in later this week, but we’ll know pretty soon who the better fighter is.
And Haye WILL show up on Saturday, of that we can be assured. Now, will the Luxemburg Commission-sanctioned rumble live up to the hype?
For what it’s worth, I pick Haye to stick and move, use his blend of skill, speed and power, and win a reasonably wide decision.
