David Haye says Audley Harrison should be allowed to use an axe in upcoming fight
WBA heavyweight champion David Haye has responded to a YouTube video by title challenger Audley Harrison and said that Harrison should “bring an axe” to their fight on 13 November.
In his usual comic manner, Haye responded to the verbal assaults by attempting to outdo Harrison. “We’re going to contact the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBC) and request that Audley be allowed
to use the axe in the ring on November 13,” Haye chided. “I’m deadly serious about this. At least if Audley has an axe in his left hand, I might have something to look out for. Even with an axe in his hand, Audley doesn’t stand a chance. What good is an axe
if you’re too scared to throw it?”
Harrison produced a video Monday of himself training for the upcoming title bout. He was seen standing with a small entourage at Big Bear camp in California. He said he was about to do some roadwork,
and then he pulled out a small axe from his pocket, which he said was to protect him from California wildlife.
“It’s six o’clock in the morning and we’re here on the track to do a 45-minute uphill run,” said Harrison. “We are 7,500-feet above sea level, and you don’t get this in London where David Haye is training
– coming out of his posh palace and going down to his gym. This is the mountains. I’ve got an axe – it ain’t for David Haye, it’s for the bears,” Harrison said. “We’re in the wilderness and we ain’t playing. David Haye better be ready for a serious, serious
fight. We are as serious as a heart attack.”
Haye said that he wasn’t worried about Harrison waking up early to run and train, and that he, on the contrary, simply did his training when he felt like it. He said he was generally still asleep at 6
AM, and that Harrison can rest assured that “he’ll be able to catch up on plenty of sleep” after he is knocked out.
Haye and Harrison will meet at in Manchester at the M.E.N. Arena. The event will be live on Sky Sports.
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