How did he fight on with this injury?
Whether you like him or not, and judging by social media, most of you aren’t big David Haye fans, you have to respect the boxer.
Haye fought on against Tony Bellew with a ruptured Achilles last Saturday at the O2 Arena in London.
The 36-year-old, who had been in control in the early rounds of the fight, landed awkwardly in the sixth round of the heavyweight bout.
Bellew knocked him from the ring in the 11th round, and Haye’s corner threw in the towel as he attempted to get back into the ring.
Haye's Ankle Injury😩😨😷 #Haye #HayeBellew pic.twitter.com/yUCcMoIRxZ
— Boxing Fight Simulations (@bfsimulations) March 5, 2017
Haye won’t win any popularity contests among sport fans. He threatened to leave Bellew in the hospital and the Liverpudlian has called him an “absolute scumbag” for his comments before the bout.
However, Bellew says he respects him as a boxer, and most would echo those sentiments. After all, Haye fought on despite being in clear agony.
"This is the guy who said 'your kids are gonna have to come see you in hospital,' absolutely disgusting" https://t.co/IvDMuh1on5
— FootballJOE (@FootballJOE) March 9, 2017
The former WBA heavyweight champion has had surgery on his ruptured Achilles, and says he plans to continue boxing when he recovers from the injury.
He said it felt like he “stepped on a bear trap” when he suffered the injury.
“I knew it was completely ruptured,” Haye said.
“The pain was terrible, when I put my foot down I could hear it crunching, but the adrenaline is so high when you’re fighting you can conjure up the energy from somewhere to keep going.”
It also looks like he stepped in bear trap.
BBC journalist Natalie Pirks tweeted an image of Haye’s injured Achilles, and be warned, this is a graphic image.
https://twitter.com/Natpirks/status/839465400958070785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
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