Haye V Bellew

IanM said:
Not bothered about boxing to be honest...and I am not sure how being on pay-per-view benefits a minority sport either.

When I was a kid, you knew who the World Champ was... now there's dozens at each weight..
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Some of the highest paid athletes in the world are boxers.



Haye for me, will go 4th round TKO
 
The only way I can see a Bellew win is if Haye is careless and leaves his chin exposed as Bellew can hit.

Bellew doesn't have a great chin and a couple of Hayemakers should be enough. Third round KO for me.
 
Beezerk said:
Can someone explain why it's a grudge match please? Have they fought before, is there a past history between the two?
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Because thats what boxing is all about nowadays, 2 mens acting like children in the months leading up to event in order to create more interest in the fight.

Its pathetic
 
Beezerk said:
Can someone explain why it's a grudge match please? Have they fought before, is there a past history between the two?
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I don't view it as a grudge match, more like a domestic dust-up of ego v mouth.

The fight took seed when Bellew shouted his mouth off after the Flores win, beating Haye's supposed 'night club' buddy. It makes financial and headline sense for them to fight. If Bellew loses, he'll just stay at cruiser and there's a few tasty title fights he can extract. For Haye, if he wins, does that put him on a fast track to Wilder, Joshua etc. or is he still got more 'proving' fights to do, say against Fury(s), Parker, etc.

Bellew v Cleverly had a similar 'grudge' build up, with aggro at the press conferences IIRC.
 
Piece said:
I don't view it as a grudge match, more like a domestic dust-up of ego v mouth.

The fight took seed when Bellew shouted his mouth off after the Flores win, beating Haye's supposed 'night club' buddy. It makes financial and headline sense for them to fight. If Bellew loses, he'll just stay at cruiser and there's a few tasty title fights he can extract. For Haye, if he wins, does that put him on a fast track to Wilder, Joshua etc. or is he still got more 'proving' fights to do, say against Fury(s), Parker, etc.

Bellew v Cleverly had a similar 'grudge' build up, with aggro at the press conferences IIRC.
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If this fight doesn't constitute the term 'grudge-match' then please explain to me what type of fight does.

The two boxers openly despise one another. This fight is about male pride as much as the dollar bills. I'll be very surprised if any respect is shown between the two of them once the fight is over. Both of them don't just want to win, they are also looking to seriously hurt their opponent.
 
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