By Mark Vester
Promoter Frank Warren was offended by the recent press conference antics from David Haye and his manager/trainer Adam Booth. At the recent UK press conference to discuss the November 7 clash with WBA heavyweight champion David Haye, the British fighter blasted Valuev with a high volume of insults. He called Valuev ugly and often questioned the champion's body odor. He made a request for a boxing official to hose Valuev down before the fight.
"Haye fights Nikolay Valuev in Germany next month, and promoted the show with a media event in London which took a bizarre twist. With Valuev declining to attend because of training commitments, an actor appeared in a seven-foot rubber suit and a mask depicting the face of the giant Russian. Haye promptly got involved in the most ridiculous stunt, pushing and shoving the actor, and punched the head off a cardboard cut out," Warren said.
"His manager Adam Booth appeared wearing a pair of outsized boots he must have borrowed from Joe Calzaghe, given the way he’s been dancing. It was all a bit a ridiculous, and utterly unnecessary – the fight will sell well in the UK without Haye's stupidity. He has constantly ridiculed Valuev – he has called him ugly and smelly – it's pathetic and doesn't need bad taste publicity stunts like this."
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