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Coldwell: Haye started feud
- Updated: November 25, 2016
David Haye began the bitter feud with Tony Bellew after trying to disrupt his world title plans, says the Liverpudlian’s trainer Dave Coldwell.
The British rivals have been embroiled in a fiery war of words and will settle their differences in a big domestic clash at The O2 on March 4, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
Bellew climbed through the ropes to challenge Haye after defending his WBC cruiserweight belt against BJ Flores in October, but his trainer Coldwell insists it was the Londoner who first called for their fight.
Coldwell has revealed how Haye tried to persuade ‘The Bomber’ to appear on his bill, rather than take a European title fight with Mateusz Masternak last December, and accused the 36-year-old of trying to divert Bellew from his world title ambitions.
“It was Haye that brought it up first,” said Coldwell. “Before the Masternak fight, he tried to get Tony to pull out of that fight to box on his bill, with a view to …
