Tony Bellew Wary of 'Extremely Dangerous' David Haye Ahead of Weigh-In

Tony Bellew believes if David Haye comes in under a certain weight ahead of their rematch on Saturday he will be "extremely dangerous for a much longer period." 

The heavyweight pair go head-to-head for the second time at London's O2 Arena with Bellew having prevailed in their first fight by an 11th round TKO 14 months ago.

The weigh-in for the fight takes place on Friday, and Bellew, 35, has admitted he will be interested in Haye's weight as it will make a difference on the night, per Richard Damerell of Sky Sports: 

"If he's under a certain weight in my mind, he's extremely dangerous for a much longer period. But if he's over a certain limit that I think he'll be, then he's going to be very dangerous for a short time. Either way, he's going to be dangerous. I've got to be careful, because I'm not stupid. This fight could end in 20 seconds."

Haye was hobbled by an Achilles injury in the sixth round of the pair's first meeting but gamely battled on before eventually being stopped.

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The 37-year-old's injury prompted a fascinating back and forth between Haye and Bellew, but it changed the balance of the fight.

Saturday will be a chance for Haye to prove he only lost first time around because of the injury, while Bellew will be eager to show he can down the former heavyweight champion even when he is fully fit.

Boxing expert Steve Bunce said on BBC 5 Live Sport ahead of the weigh-in that Bellew seemed the calmer of the two fighters:

The Merseysider is unbeaten in his last nine fights, a run stretching back to March 2014.

Meanwhile, Haye has only fought three times since coming out of retirement in 2016.

The Bellew defeat followed two easy comeback victories over Mark de Mori and Arnold Gjergjaj, and another loss on Saturday could send him back into retirement.