David Haye: ‘I don’t see how Tony Bellew’s skull can withstand the power I produce’

David Haye vs Tony Bellew

โ€œI donโ€™t believe thereโ€™s anybody on the planet who can beat me. I canโ€™t fathom that possibility,โ€ David Haye declares. And in the former heavyweight championโ€™s estimation, Tony Bellew, his March 4, opponent is scarcely a threat.

โ€œPeople have short memories. Youโ€™re only as good as your last fight. My last fight was a two round knockout in a packed O2 arena but it was against a guy no one had ever heard of so a lot of people judge your whole life on that last fight. My next fight will be against Tony Bellew who Iโ€™ll knock out in a couple of rounds and Iโ€™ll be judged on that โ€“ โ€˜Oh, he was only a cruiserweight, it doesnโ€™t really mean anything,โ€™โ€ Haye said. โ€œI donโ€™t think itโ€™s a test. I think itโ€™s a fun fight. Itโ€™s a fun fight for the fans. Thatโ€™s what it is. A fight doesnโ€™t have to be a test to be a fun fight. If I have my worst night at the office, and he has his best night at the office, Iโ€™ll still knock him out. But that doesnโ€™t mean Iโ€™m not going to prepare.โ€

โ€œHeโ€™s tough, heโ€™s strong. Iโ€™ve fought a lot of tough strong guys in the past,โ€ Haye continued. โ€œA lot of people have a game plan against me, to rough me up and get me into the second part of the fight. Itโ€™s like me saying, โ€˜A good strategy to beat Usain Bolt โ€“ as long as Iโ€™m in front of him for the first 80 metres, I can just coast the 20 and beat him.โ€™ But youโ€™ve got to get there. How are you doing to do that? Heโ€™s talking about getting me to the later part of the fight, howโ€™s he going to do that? What, is he going to transplant Marvin Haglerโ€™s head on to his? I canโ€™t see how his skull can take the power that I produce. Physically I donโ€™t know how itโ€™s going to happen. Iโ€™m hoping he can do something. I really hope he comes in bigger and stronger than ever. He needs to – to get out of that first round.โ€

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