SAN DIEGO--Below are quotes from former heavyweight and cruiserweight champion David Haye and current WBC Cruiserweight world champion Tony Bellew. Haye and Bellew will meet in a heavyweight grudge match this Saturday from the 02 Arena in London.
The fight card can be seen LIVE in the United States on AWE-A Wealth of Entertainment and for fans who want to see the fight that do not have AWE, they can watch the fight on the AWE channel on www.klowdtv.com beginning at 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT
David Haye
"I need to prove to the world that I number one, and I'm a box office star," said Haye. "The rest of the Heavyweight world will see that if they want mega-dough they need to come to me. People want to see him get destroyed. I will go out there, I will let me hands go, and he will go to sleep very, very quickly.
"I feel better now than I ever have. No-one wanted to fight me in my last two fights. I went through so many names but they didn't want to know. I got my ranking back from it so it did the job. I don't think he's any tougher than the last two guys, I really don't. Tony is tailor-made for me. If I can construct an opponent to KO easy, I'd say 'bring me Tony Bellew'.
"It's a shame for him but the fans will get to see what they want. I hope it doesn't shock them how brutally he's going to get knocked out. They're the ones that have called for it. If it wasn't for the public demanding the fight, then it wouldn't be happening.
"People have started to think he's got a chance - but once the reality dawns of my right-hand landing on his chin, it's good night. Everyone knows what's going to happen, he's getting carried out of the ring. He can hit me clean on the chin with his best shot and he won't budge me.
"After he won his European title he started screaming and shouting at me, branding me the 'Bitch from Bermondsey', which I thought was a bit of banter. I thought he was trying to get a bit of cheap publicity off my name, I didn't really think he wanted to fight me. Then he had his World title fight, and credit where credit is due, he won that.
TONY BELLEW
"I unsettle him and he hates it because I'm unpredictable," said Bellew. "I don't know what I am going to do. I know one thing though - there's only one World champion here and that's me.
"He has to accept that I can hurt him. I said to B.J. and the same to everyone. At some stage, he's going to hit the floor and I hope he wants it as much as me. With 10oz gloves on anything can happen.
"He could make Cruiserweight. He knows it. Whatever weight I get in the ring is fine, he's a big Cruiserweight. It wouldn't have happened at Cruiserweight as I'd have to give into more demands - I thought I was fighting Mariah, he's got that many diva demands.
"He wanted to retire at 30, now look at him. He's partying in Miami, he doesn't want it, he's back for the money. He doesn't care about me; he thinks he's going to walk in there and blow me away. I've had 30 odd fights and only one genuine loss, Adonis Stevenson, and he's elite. I was poor against B.J. but it's got me the fight I want."
