Haye taunts 'smelly circus freak' Valuev

LONDON: Britain's David Haye expects world heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev to be an ugly opponent when they fight for the WBA title next month, but the smell also worries him.

Haye, who fights the "Beast from the East" in Germany on Nov 7, was not so much stirring up a hornets nest at a trash-talking news conference on Monday as wading in with a smile and the biggest stick at his disposal.

The 28-year-old said he hoped to get under the giant Russian's skin to the point where the champion steps into the Nuremberg ring with real hatred clouding his vision.