Joshua: David Haye wants to challenge new world champion Anthony Joshua
Sunday 10 April 2016 09:59, UK
David Haye claims he has the tools to end Anthony Joshua's reign as IBF world heavyweight champion quickly.
Joshua (16-0-KO16) produced a stunning second-round stoppage of Charles Martin at The O2 on Saturday night - completing a flawless cruise from Olympic gold to professional glory in front of his adoring fans.
But Haye, working ringside for Sky Sports, saw nothing to be scared of and is hoping to secure a clash against his fellow Londoner as soon as possible.
Haye (27-2-KO25) said: "I believe I'm the best on the planet. I always have done. I'd love it. I'd genuinely love to walk into the ring and fight him. Although he knocked out Martin, I could see those shots coming a mile off.
"There was nothing done by Charles Martin to bring out any weakness. The way I fight is completely different to Martin. I don't stand up in the air and my head is constantly moving. I have feints.
"Joshua wouldn't let his hands go with me because I'd unsettle him and drag him out of his comfort zone. You have to put him on the shelf from really early on. If I stood on the outside and went jab for jab, he's got longer arms than me.
"I'd want it pretty soon. I don't believe there's anybody out there he could learn against. I believe he'd knock Tyson Fury out inside a couple of rounds. Fury couldn't knock Chisora down and I knocked him out in five rounds.
"I'd put my money on Joshua beating Fury every day of the week. Fury's defence is wide open. Joshua will throw punches against him - not like Wladimir Klitschko, who didn't throw any. Joshua won't get stage fright like Klitschko did."
While Haye insists he would be confident of gaining the upper hand over Joshua, the 35-year-old credited the manner in which 26-year-old dispatched the American.
Haye added: "What I liked in the first round was Joshua shooting that right down to the abdominal region just to steady him up.
"Martin's head wasn't moving. I believed Martin believed in his chin too much. In the heavyweight division, no matter who you are, if you get hit by a guy who is 6ft 6in and that big, you've got nowhere to go but down."
Former WBA world heavyweight champion Haye fights the unbeaten Arnold Gjergjaj on May 21.
