Sunday 5 March 2017

Haye vs Bellew Review



Tony Bellew beats David Haye via 11th round Knockout

 Tony Bellew produced a shock 11th round win over David Haye at the 02 Arena in London.

The WBC Cruiserweight champ was the underdog going into the fight as it was his first venture up to heavyweight but he pounced on Haye as the former heavyweight champion suffered an Achilles injury in the sixth round.

Bellew took over the fight after the fourth round, the round in which he predicted Haye to 'gas out' in, and the Evertonian got a nine count when he dropped Haye.

The finish came when Haye was literally knocked out of the ring after Bellew landed a serious of sharp jabs, thus leading to Haye's corner throwing in the towel.

After the fight, the two embraced in a mutual respect which wasn't excepted due to the intense and controversial build-up to the fight.




Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live, Bellew said "He's probably the hardest puncher in the world, and he's so quick early on, he's like a sprinter. He can really hit but he can also take a few himself."

He added "In my eyes I've beaten the best cruiserweight this country has ever produced and one of the best heavyweights. I am honoured to fight in the same ring as him. I've looked up to him. He made the same mistake everybody else does. He underestimated me. Watch me on tape and I'm terrible but in the ring I'm harder to hit than you think."

 Haye talked about his injury to 5 Live and said that "The ankle was just one of those things. The better man won on the night."

 Bellew suffered an injury of his own in the fight, a broken hand in the second or third round, and described it as the size of a small bowling ball.

 So what next for both fighters?

 For Haye, he may have to retire or look to rebuild his in-ring reputation as quickly as possible. Although he battled through his Achilles injury, many will still say that he lost that to a natural cruiserweight.  

 The BBBofC (British Boxing Board of Control) will be looking into some of Haye's comments in the build-up, in which he said that he was going to beat Bellew into a coma.

 For Bellew, the option of fighting WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder is there after his promoter, Eddie Hearn said "If you beat Haye, who professes to be one of the best heavyweights in the world, then Deontay Wilder or Joseph Parker - why not?.""People have been writing him off for his whole career."   

Bellew himself called out Wilder after the fight, saying "You know what I want next? Deontay Wilder, the Bronze Bomber, I want you boy. I'm just thinking I maybe I have one more night left,"

 Even Dillian Whyte has called out Bellew for a potential WBC heavyweight eliminator between the two! 
So it's clear that Bellew has a good number of options for his next fight. Wheter he'll do so well in his second heavyweight fight remains to be seen.









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