War of Words: Haye and Bellew

Tony Bellew has engaged David Haye in a heated war of words ahead of next year’s grudge fight.

The Liverpudlian was crowned WBC cruiserweight champion in May after an explosive knockout win over Illunga Makabu at Goodison Park and immediately kicked off a verbal battle with Haye, which continued after Bellew’s crushing defeat of Haye’s friend BJ Flores.

Haye happily accepted the challenge from Bellew and they will settle their feud at The O2 on March 4, live on Sky Sports Box Office. The British rivals should have plenty more to say in the coming weeks… 

The call-out – Bellew to Haye (May 30)

“You’ve gone long enough fighting those clowns. I just beat the best cruiserweight in the world, I’m the best now.”

The response – Haye to Bellew (May 30)

“Congratulations, winning in your hometown, in front of your own fans, your football club, blah-blah-blah… But maybe that punch you took in the first round scrambled your brain because it looks like you really want to get knocked out by calling me a Bermondsey B****, talking about knocking me out. You must have lost your mind.”

The sparring secret – Bellew on Haye (May 31)

“I was an unknown amateur at the time. What I will say is that I wasn’t the guy pulling out of a fight 24 hours after that sparring session. He got his backside kicked and then pulled out of the Mark Hobson fight after that session. Hobson actually told him that he’d heard he’d been beaten up by two Scousers in Liverpool and that’s why.

“He’s got his views and I’ve got mine. The difference is that mine are the truth and his aren’t. He called me a chump but he knows I’m not a chump because I gave him hell in a sparring session back then. The best person to ask on that sparring session is his trainer, Adam Booth. He got bounced all over the ring by me and David Price.”

The opponents – Bellew on Haye (Jun 1)

“He’s fighting guys who learned to box on the internet. You wouldn’t employ these guys as sparring partners. He’s conning the public and it’s wrong what he’s doing

“The David Haye of old was a brilliant, top-level fighter but now it’s sad what he’s doing to boxing because he’s fighting these guys claiming they’re boxing matches but they’re not. They’re freak shows

Call-out #2 – Bellew to Haye (June 1)

“Funny enough, you make me laugh. I …

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