Quote: ShoePie @ February 19 2012, 10:40 AM GMTWas the 'actual' fight any good?
It was worth watching. Lets put it this way, Chisora did better against a Klitschko than Haye did.
Chisora acted like an idiot before the fight and Haye got jealous of the attention Chisora was getting and tried to up the stupid stakes by being a massive twat. What happened after the fight was not good and the sad truth is its always this type of thing that gets boxing more media attention.
I'm finding it quite amusing that people who enjoy watching two men punch each other in the head for a living are complaining about a free fight.
Boxing is so incredibly rigged these days, that I just can't take any interest in it. For all I know, the banter and thrown fists at the press conference were pre-planned in order to build hype for the next bout.
'I asked you to show me your heart David, but you only showed me your toe' - that cracked me up.
i didnt think anybody could act as much a prick as Haye but this guy has managed it
what a total f**kwit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWrNGUeW2i8&feature=related
Another clip, a few minutes in it does look like Haye actually smashes him with the bottle. And Klitschko describing the whole thing as 'shameless'
My Dad was a boxer.
Nearly lost his nose in a fight! Seriously, by the end it was hanging off his face. He had to have plastic surgery. He had good work done. You can't really tell unless you look at old pics of him and see his nose is different. Now that is fighting!
Quote: AJGO @ February 19 2012, 12:07 PM GMTa few minutes in it does look like Haye actually smashes him with the bottle.
How pleasant. Haye should consider himself fortunate he didn't slip and cut Chisora's carotid artery, that'd be a murder charge.
It was probably like this.
Quote: Renegade Carpark @ February 19 2012, 11:41 AM GMTBoxing is so incredibly rigged these days, that I just can't take any interest in it. For all I know, the banter and thrown fists at the press conference were pre-planned in order to build hype for the next bout.
And the bottle was probably a prop or sutin.
Anyway, the police are investing apparently.
Haye turned up at the news conference to taunt Vitali into agreeing to a fight. Chisora took exception to this and asked what Haye was doing there.
Cue mass brawl.
All staged, all choreographed all brilliant to watch. Yes, it's shameful and ungentlemanly but it is funny watching two berks make even bigger fools of themselves.
Quote: Nil Putters @ February 19 2012, 12:56 PM GMTIt was probably like this.
And the bottle was probably a prop or sutin.
Anyway, the police are investing apparently.
Maybe, but that doesn't reduce the effect of potentially f**king up all the hard work parents and teachers and trainers do to teach kids discipline and respect and athleticism.
I mean, it's still quite funny cos they're both as bad as each other, but in real life they should both be banned for this and their other disrespectful behaviour.
I'm not usually one for 'what message does it send out?' but that is a massively embarrassing and worrying representation of successful British professional sportsmen in an arena that a large amount of more disadvantaged young people aspire to be part of and work hard at.
Quite.
Chisora: massive bellend before and after the fight. During the fight he was excellent - he fought 100 times better than Haye did against the brother.
Quote: TopBanana @ February 19 2012, 1:03 PM GMTAll staged, all choreographed all brilliant to watch.
I can't believe that anyone would agree to glass their opponents to drum up interest. How could anyone think that is a good idea?
The still from the fight looks odd, I couldn't tell for sure if that is a bottle being smashed or not, if it is Haye should locked up. Disgraceful behaviour.
Yeah, the glass/bottle thing is a little odd. Maybe it wasn't meant to be part of the act and got out of hand?
Quote: TopBanana @ February 19 2012, 1:14 PM GMTChisora: massive bellend before and after the fight. During the fight he was excellent - he fought 100 times better than Haye did against the brother.
Haye is shit
the Heavyweight division has been dreadful in the last few years
Tyson would have ripped his head off
he's just a gobby poser