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Legendary fighter who fought Wladimer Klitschko says Tony Bellew was the smartest fighter he faced

Legendary fighter who fought Wladimer Klitschko says Tony Bellew was the smartest fighter he facedDAZN
One fighter shared the ring with many elite names

David Haye walked away from boxing in 2018 after a superb career that saw him win world titles in two weight classes. 

Haye defeated Jean Marc Mormeck in 2007 as he became world champion at cruiserweight, and he followed that up two years later with a big win at heavyweight against Nikolai Valuev to become WBA champion. 

As well as becoming world champion, Haye was also part of many memorable rivalries inside the ring as he took part in a number of personal battles against the likes of Derek Chisora and Tony Bellew.  

Despite sharing the ring with Wladimir Klitschko, who defeated the Londoner in 2011, Haye credits Bellew as being the smartest fighter he ever faced. 

“Tony Bellew had a great boxing IQ and formulated a very good game plan with Dave Coldwell,” said Haye when speaking to The Ring

“They knew what their strengths and weaknesses were, they knew what mine were, and they had a great game plan and were able to execute on two occasions.” 

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