BellewHaye2: The Rematch

This weekend we get to see the fight most boxing fans want to see again BellewHaye2 The Rematch. However a number of boxing fans have been asking why do we need a rematch? So in this post I will be looking at their first fight to try and answer that question.

Before we can talk about the rematch we must first look at their first fight, on the 4th March 2017 they gave us a fight that nobody expected it will without question go down in boxing history as one of the biggest upset wins of all time. As Bellew came into the fight a 6/1 underdog with the bookies and with Haye predicting a quick knockout but what happened was very different.

As you can see Tony clearly won the fight with that stunning 11th round stoppage when the towel came in from Hayes corner, and at the time of the stoppage Bellew was 3 rounds up on all of the judges cards. However the fight itself although it was amazing to watch left a number of people including me with more questions than answers. One can Hayes body still stand up to the battering that it’s had to go through both in the ring on fight night and in training camp? Would Bellew have won the fight if not for Hayes Achilles injury? Can Tony Bellew beat a fully fit David Haye? It is to answer all those questions and more why the rematch has to happen.

The fight was officially confirmed on the 19th September 2017 after days of the pair engaging in a war of words over Twitter. After the fight was announced the build up began However all that came to a grinding halt on the 20th of November when it was reported that Haye had suffered another injury in training and David Haye took to Twitter to release this statement on the fight been postponed

I have to be honest after Haye pulled out with his bicep injury I didn’t think the fight would be rescheduled and I didn’t think we’d see him in a ring again. Due to this injury been one in a long line of injuries he has suffered through out his career, so you have to give him credit for taking the fight again.

Although I’m really looking forward to watching these two gladiators go to war again and if it’s half as good as the first fight then we are in for a real treat. However I do have some big concerns about the fight mainly because it’s been over a year since either man has fought. While I’m sure both of them have probably sparred thousands of rounds in training for this fight there is no substitute for an actual fight, so both men could be a bit ring rusty. My other worry is David Haye 100% fit, and finally David Haye has got a new trainer in his corner for this fight in the highly respected Ismael Salas he has worked with some of the best fighters in the sport including Jorge Linages. I’m sure they will have spent hours together in training but they’ve never worked a fight together so does he know Haye well enough to give him the right advice on Saturday if things start getting difficult in there when the bell goes. Those are all questions that we will find out the answers to on fight night. One things for sure it should be a great fight.

As always I love to hear what you guys think so comment below and let me know your thoughts, and don’t forget I will be doing a fight night preview and review of the whole night. The preview will be posted on Friday and the review will be posted on Saturday night after the fight.