Bellew: 'Ego Maniac' David Haye Better Hope He Ends Me in Four

By Edward Chaykovsky

WBC cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew is not intimidated at all by the upcoming contest with David Haye, a former heavyweight champion and unified cruiserweight beltholder.

Bellew is jumping up to heavyweight to take on Haye, at the O2 Arena in London. The Sky Sports Box Office card takes place on March 4.

During their kickoff press conference, things got ugly when they came face to face and a physical confrontation broke out  between the two of them.

Bellew realizes that Haye is a one-punch knockout artist and he will need to be very cautious, but he also thinks Haye is chinny and could be knocked out with the right punch.

He feels Haye's resume at the heavyweight limit is flat. During his run, Haye holds wins over John Ruiz, Dereck Chisora and Nikolai Valuev.

Bellew is giving Haye a four round curve. He expects Haye to fall apart if the contest extends beyond the fourth round.

"I know this fight can be ended for me in 20 seconds or I could end it in the 12th. He doesn't believe I can even hit him, he has no regard for me whatsoever. He thinks he is going to turn up and walk through me. He is just an ego maniac. I am the guy who has been facing world class fighters, this guy has been posing on beaches for five years and living in nightclubs," Bellew told Sky Sports.

"The best win of David's career is still in Paris on that great night against Jean-Marc Mormeck and that was at cruiserweight [in 2007]. Can anyone tell me a great heavyweight he has beaten? If I was fighting the David Haye who went to Paris, I would say I am up against it, but I'm not. He is an amazing athlete. Very fast, very powerful, he is probably one of the best athletes in a boxing ring today.

"But I am not intending on having a race with him, I am going to have a fight with him. This isn't the triathlon, it's a fight, and that's what I am good at doing. He had better hope this fight ends in four rounds because, if it doesn't, he is in a world of trouble."