Ste wrote:While Haye might have been edging it in the first 5/6 rounds if he didnt manage to knock Bellew out in that time, which he didnt, he was always likely to struggle in the second half of the fight.
I can only judge it how I saw it and for me Bellew was the one backing off for five rounds and Haye was pursuing, making good shots to the body he looked like the one in the better shape. Once Haye's ankle went the fight turned completely. Haye was actually making the better combinations before that and Bellew was that knackered he couldnt even finish off a fighter with one leg.