David Haye could face sanctions from British Board of Control after sick threats aimed at Tony Bellew
The Hayemaker has not held back in expressing his dislike towards his opponent but is now being investigated over his remarks
DAVID HAYE is under investigation by the British Board of Control for his brutal threats aimed towards Tony Bellew.
The Hayemaker faces Bellew on March 4 but has not held back in expressing his dislike towards his opponent claiming he wants to hospitalise him during their heated The Gloves are Off exchange.
But now British Boxing Board of Control secretary Robert Smith has confirmed an investigation was under way over Haye's remarks.
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Smith told the : "As a father, man and human being, I am very disappointed to see Haye's comments about wanting to hospitalise Bellew.
"Why has he chosen to say something like that?
"I'm disappointed on several levels and coming from someone who is deemed to be a role model it is clearly not right, and we will be speaking with him this week."
On Soccer Am on Saturday Haye explained how he wanted to 'cave in' Bellew's skull.
He said: "I've never had a fight where I really wanted to cave someone's skull in like this, ever.
"I'm looking at putting a combination together where he is unconscious but his brain hasn't told his legs to fall down and I'm still hitting him while he's upright."
Bellew showed his disgust at Hayes comments when interviewed on talkSport recently.
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Bellew said: “It’s distasteful, it’s disgusting, we’ve had enough going on in our sport without it.
"The passing of Mike Towell, the head injuries to Nick Blackwell, Eduard Gutknecht in a coma.
"We've had enough mate and we don't need a fighter bragging that he is going to send another fighter to hospital."
Back in 2009 when Haye was about to face Wladimir Klitschko, he had a T-shirt made that pictured the Klitschko brothers, Wladimir and Vitali with their heads cut off.
Haye said: "In 2009 I came out with the T-shirt showing me with the Klitschko's heads in my hands.
"It was one of the best things I’ve ever done. That decapitation T-shirt was one of the smartest business moves I’ve made.
Then, a year later, in 2010, Haye went one further, saying how his heavyweight fight with Audley Harrison was going to be "As one-sided as a gang rape".
Haye and Bellew will settle the score in their highly anticipated bout at The O2 this Saturday.