By Mark Vester
WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli (28-1, 21KOs) tells Sportinglife that his March 8 unification with WBC/WBA champion David Haye (20-1, 19KOs) will be the "12 most brutal rounds seen in British boxing." The two UK rivals will fight at the O2 arena, with both fighters promising to win by early knockout.
"We're two boys who fight the same way - we like to take the other guys out," Macca said. "Everyone says it will be an early finish but if it isn't then it will be the 12 most brutal rounds seen in British boxing, and that's a fact. If I was a fan, this would be the fight I would want to see. You've got two fighters with the same style who will want to rip the other's head off. I'm going to train as hard as I've ever done and David will do the same. We're going to clash in the centre of that ring."
Haye, considered by many as the number-one cruiserweight in the world, says Macca will be a very tough fight, and he expects it to be tougher than his title-winning effort over Jean-Marc Mormeck last November.
"We are two aggressive guys - look at our knockout percentages, they're ridiculous," Haye said. As soon as the bell went against Mormeck, it was a brawl and that's what I expect against Enzo. But Enzo will be fitter, faster, stronger and punch harder than Mormeck. My decision wasn't about money. I won the titles and I'm undisputed number one in the division," he said. I was looking at the heavyweights and I had Hasim Rahman lined up but I said to my manager Adam Booth do what you can to make the Enzo fight."
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