Bellew to play it smart

There’s value in a sensible approach

London’s 02 Arena provides the battleground on Saturday evening as warring pair David Haye and Tony Bellew put their reputations on the line, and finally stop the talking and start the punching. It promises to be explosive, and you can bet on the hard-hitting action here at Coral.

The build up to this one has been bad-tempered, to say the least, and there appears to be some genuine needle between the pair. David Haye doesn’t seem to get on well with many in the sport, and his contest with Dereck Chisora threw up its fair share of drama, but that looks to be mere fisticuffs compared to this.

Gone in 60 seconds

Both men have promised, no sworn, to knock the other out, and they looked like they meant it too, this was no playing up to the media. Coral traders aren’t in a rush to come between them either, offering a lightweight 1/6 on this heavyweight bout not going the distance. Few expect to hear the second bell, let alone the last. Therefore, we’re offering a special bet on the fight to be won in the first-minute, with Haye priced at 22/1 and Bellew 125/1. If either man lands with a good shot in the first minute, they have more than enough power to get the other out of there. So, I wouldn’t put anyone off an interest on that.

Hayemaker to land

Local lad David Haye starts as favourite with us for the win, and can be found at 1/6 going into the weekend. It’s difficult to argue against that too, he is a former ruler of the cruiserweight division, and heavyweight champion of the world.

The jolly also has a fantastic record against fellow Brits, and boasts early KO wins over Enzo Maccarinelli, Audley Harrison and Dereck Chisora. He is 36-years-old now though and hasn’t been seen in a fight of any note for a while.  You can take the Bermondsey banger at 2/7 to enhance his 87 per cent knockout average, while a points cheer is a chunky 11/2.