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Oooh ouch. Fair play for hanging in there after something like that (whatever it turns out to be) - it's a pity the fight was effectively over from then really
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I thought Bellew had his number for most of the fight, looked quicker and sharper in first half. His did seem to gas a bit in those last rounds trying to finish Haye off, it would have been interesting to see how things might have gone without his injury.
I think it would have been a close call, Bellew was very classy in victory though so lots of respect to him there. I can't see any way back for Haye now, if that was his new and improved Haye 2.0 then I don't know what he was thinking claiming that he could take on AJ other than a few more £££ for his real retirement.
I think it would have been a close call, Bellew was very classy in victory though so lots of respect to him there. I can't see any way back for Haye now, if that was his new and improved Haye 2.0 then I don't know what he was thinking claiming that he could take on AJ other than a few more £££ for his real retirement.
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Skynews just reported it as "Bellew spectacularly knocks out David Haye, knocking him out of the ring"
wow....
wow....
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Well done Mr Tony Bellew, you've once and for all ended the Haye hype train, thank you. A lot of people on here will feel like muppets right now, saying Haye would knock out AJ etc etc the guy looked a complete and utter joke from round 1. He looked totally and utterly shot. Yes he got injured, his body will continue to give up on him, he's past it. As usual though people aren't giving Bellew his dues, he's a scouser, it's to be expected but what he did tonight was remarkable, he took some heavy shots and he stuck to a game plan.
I really can't understand all the hate that Bellew gets, he's about as straight up as they come. Calling out Windmill Wilder though... I think when he sits down to re-assess things in due course he will know he doesn't belong in this division. Please don't have a rematch, we don't want to see it, Haye will always have a chance of scoring an early KO but both these guys need to retire now and leave the heavyweight division for AJ to clear up.
Edit: I hate him so much I'm gonna tweet him everyday to take the ****.
Go for it. If a singer and a rapper can make pay per view I'm sure that would.
Balls to it, I'll come out of retirement and fight the winner.
Yeah he can't keep fighting heavyweights, especially not champions. Haye rematch if he can do it again, then back to WBC champ.
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Just rewatched Bellew's reaction when the towel was thrown in. Fair play to him for his reaction very classy and certainly unexpected !
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People all over the web saying the match was fixed...
You just cannot fake taking the hits bellew took in the first few rounds. Also not even Denzo could fake a reaction like Hayes when his knee went, went from cheeky grin to bellew to instant agony. You seen the "oh ****" horror moment in his face the second it popped.
You just cannot fake taking the hits bellew took in the first few rounds. Also not even Denzo could fake a reaction like Hayes when his knee went, went from cheeky grin to bellew to instant agony. You seen the "oh ****" horror moment in his face the second it popped.
Who is great then ? As far as im concerned he's won a world title and a very bloody good one at that, that makes him great.
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Indeed, he was comfortably ahead on the scorecards from where I was sitting before the 6th. I'd have given Bellew the first but other than that it was all Haye.
I think Bellew turned to him at the end of the 5th and gestured as if to say 'I'm still here'. Even he knew he was losing to that point.
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Funny fight.
I thought haye would have knocked him out early. With or with the injury it's cleaner bellew would have won that.
I thought haye would have knocked him out early. With or with the injury it's cleaner bellew would have won that.
Which is exactly how everyone predicted was the only way Bellew stood a chance, get through the opening 4 or 5 and then have a hope. I don't know why everyone is being so critical of Bellew, he fought the only way anyone said he stood a hope.. Next to no one thought he would get through to round 6, regardless of Hayes injury that he couldn't finish or hit him cleanly says more about Haye than Bellew. When all the experts in the media and ocuk said it was a mismatch, Haye started the fight like it was his first professional fight. If Haye had any class or anything remotely resembling talent left in the tank Bellew would never had made it to round 5.
Bellew shouldn't even be fighting at Heavy.