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Published 21:54 12 Jun 2018 BST
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"He has had a fabulous career and will go down as one of the all-time British greats."Haye first fought Bellew last year, when a ruptured Achilles hindered the former's chances of success, and the hostility that continued after the initial meeting meant that the fan appetite was there to see them do it again.
'The Hayemaker' hastened to point out that he was fully fit for the rematch but was simply beaten by the better man last month.
"Ahead of my final two fights with Tony Bellew, we publicly showed each other little respect. But this was just two veterans giving the crowd what they wanted: a grudge match," Haye said in his lengthy statement.
"Despite the pre-fight hype, I can assure you I have a huge amount of respect and admiration for Tony. Whenever I traded punches with him, and whenever I was in his presence, I felt the inner warrior. I saw a man who would take the battle as far as necessary to get victory; a man who, like myself, would rather die than give up or quit; a man I’d want on my side of the battlefield if going to war.
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