Haye vs Bellew: Tony Bellew's trainer Dave Coldwell has inside information on David Haye, says Adam Booth
Thursday 23 February 2017 19:44, UK
Adam Booth believes Tony Bellew’s trainer David Coldwell knows more about David Haye than "anyone else" except himself.
Booth guided Haye to becoming a two-weight world champion and before their split, Coldwell worked closely as part of the team.
Booth believes Coldwell's inside knowledge will play a part on March 4, when Bellew and Haye collide live on Sky Sports Box Office.
Out of anyone, other than me, Coldwell knows more about David Haye than anyone.
"Out of anyone, other than me, Coldwell knows more about David Haye than anyone," he told Sky Sports.
"He and I sat down at length, many, many days, working together talking about fights, the matches and what I was working on in the gym.
"And he was in the gym when I was working with [Haye]."
Coldwell was part of the team that saw Haye become undisputed cruiserweight champion of the world and the WBA heavyweight champion.
Haye's new trainer Shane McGuigan insists Coldwell was never allowed to hold the heavyweight's pads, an accusation that Booth has now cleared up.
"That never happened," he said. "He was never involved in the training of David and he was never asked to be involved.
"Coldwell did all the match-making for the shows we were organising, and helped me in a lot of things on the boxing-side of business.
"But he was in the gym when I was working with David on numerous occasions."
