The build up to the heavyweight clash last weekend between David Haye and Tony Bellew at the O2 Arena, saw some vicious verbal exchanges take place.
Of the two boxers it?s fair to say that David Haye probably over-stepped the mark more than Tony Bellew.
Such was the intensity of the exchanges that the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC) stepped in to restore a modicum of calmness to the proceedings.
However, it is expected that some kind of punishment will be meted out to the two fights, probably in the way of a fine.
Haye, talking about the prospect of being fined to the media, had this to say to BBC Sport,
‘Some of the comments went too far.
?If I have to pay a fine, I’ll happily pay and take whatever punishment I need to.
‘When you get into that beast mode before the fight, you’re not thinking about political correctness, you’re not thinking about fines, you’re just thinking about getting in the ring.
‘When you’re in that beast mode you say things which rub the average person up the wrong way.’
A lesson learned perhaps?
Haye Willing to Pay Fine
