Tony Bellew and David Haye take to the ring for an open workout ahead of their heavyweight grudge match
Liverpool scrapper came out first and delivered his own personal message to Haye
TONY BELLEW and David Haye headed for London's O2 arena for their open media workout ahead of their huge heavyweight bout on Saturday.
Bellew, who had to move up a weight to take on the former heavyweight champ, was the first out and gave a thumbs up to the media.
The 34-year-old is a strong outsider for the fight but looked in a remarkably relaxed mood as he was snapped laughing with trainer Dave Caldwell.
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And after a brief stint throwing a few blows into his trainer's pads, Bellew had a message for his opponent.
He said: "He is extremely shook, it’s the best way of saying it. What I hope tonight is that he doesn’t come out claiming he’s injured.
“He hasn’t taken me seriously. I’ve prepared for an absolute dogfight.
“I am taking that little girl’s scalp on Saturday night. The fighter is going to crush the diva.”
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And Haye had his own reply for Bellew once he stepped out of the ring.
He fired back: "Team Bellew have pegged their hopes on me having one arm and one leg.
“No one has ever got under my skin like Tony Bellew. Legally I’m allowed to beat the hell out of him.
“I’ve found a time machine and I’ve gone back 10 years. I feel better than I did before.
“I’m real happy and healthy. I’ve never felt so together as to how I feel now.
“It’s a shame you can’t put a stronger heavyweight out.”