Tony Bellew v David Haye: Will the old David Haye show up?

Preview and tips ahead of the big fight

Tony Bellew and David Haye clash at the O2 in London this Saturday night in a highly-anticipated re-match of their March 2017 bout.

Tony Bellew won that fight by TKO, stopping Haye in the 11th round. However, it was a particularly odd contest with Haye injuring his Achilles half-way through.

It badly restricted his movement to the point that Bellew had free range to punish the Hayemaker. But the Liverpudlian took an age to get the job done as the Bermondsey native bravely battled on.

The Coral News Team examines both fighters ahead of this clash and provide some predictions…

Bellew underdog again

Bellew took as much criticism as he did plaudits for his 2017 victory. He was a huge underdog going into the scrap with Haye the overwhelming favourite.

The 35-year-old put in a good performance and weathered the storm in the early rounds. Haye’s injury in the 6th casts a long shadow over the result, though.

Would Bellew have won the fight against a fully-fit Haye? That will be the question Bellew must answer and he’ll be hungry to do so.

Naturally the smaller man, he’ll be the underdog once more here. And he’ll be confident of upsetting the odds again as Haye struggles to put injury troubles behind him.

Can Haye dispel the doubts?