Haye vs Bellew: ‘Hayemaker’ reveals he WAS injured before March loss at the O2 Arena
SunSport revealed that Haye was in Germany seeing specialists on the eve of his fight with Bellew in March
DAVID HAYE admits he WAS injured before getting into the ring with Tony Bellew in March.
SunSport revealed that Haye was in Germany seeing specialists on the eve of his fight with Bellew.
Haye went on to rupture his Achilles and lose the fight as Bellew stopped him in the 11th round.
Haye says he is confident his he has healed and reckons he is in far better shape than he was before the first fight.
He told iFL TV: “I’m doing things now, that I couldn’t do before that fight.
“So stuff that I couldn’t do in that fight I can do now, so already I’m in a better place right now than I was before the fight.
He added: “You’ve got to give him mad credit, that crystal ball he was looking into was spot on, I want that crystal ball - it was f****** great.
“He was spot on, he said my body would break down, he must of had some medical reports from somewhere — he was right.
“It’s going to be a fun fight, it’s got the fans very excited and as a professional athlete at the ripe old age of 37 next week I’m happy with where I am right about now."
While the build-up to the first fight was dominated by a the duo's bitter feud, Haye appears thankful that Bellew has allowed him another shot.
Haye added: “No-one thought he could do it. He’s a multimillionaire now
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"He’s in that small club of British fighters who never have to work again and I’m happy to be part of that.
“I likened it to somebody robbing a bank — a lot of people rob banks to secure their families future.
"Once you’ve robbed the bank you could just chill and enjoy your money or you could think I could rob that same bank again.
"But they might change the security and have more sensors, I might get shot, I might get arrested forever but I’m going to go back and do it again because I’m now going to bring more money back.
“He’s putting everything on the line and he’s putting his health on the line again, when he said what he’s reason was, he said the reason was because he’s got a screw loose.
“What does make a difference to me is setting the record straight and showing the world that the guy that they saw on March 4th wasn’t a very good version of myself."
