According to reports out of Germany, fresh off of his spirited loss to WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, British heavyweight Dereck Chisora got into a brawl with fellow British heavyweight David Haye. Apparently, during the post-fight press conference, both fighters were stating their case for a fight with Vitali, but when Chisora mocked Haye for his poor performance last year against Klitschko's brother, Wladimir, chaos erupted between the two fighters when Haye threw the first punch (see video below).
Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated, who was working as a commentator for EPIX and in attendance at the fight, gave the following play-by-play of the action on his official Twitter page as it took place:
Chisora and Haye are now yelling at each other. Incredible
Chisora yelling "how's your toe" over and over. Now he's rushing Haye. they are brawling
Still brawling. Haye threw the first punch.,
Chisora: "I'm going to shoot you. I'm going to physically shoot David Haye."
Chisora claiming Haye hit him with a bottle. Vince McMahon couldn't make this shit up.
Wladimir is standing on a chair laughing. Gives me two thumbs up. He's loving this.
Chisora now going after Adam Booth. This is a CT on the Real World kind of rant.
Chisora: "If David doesn't fight me, I'm going to find him on the street and kill him. I'll burn him."
Adam Booth is beeding [bleeding] from a cut on his skull. Chisora telling him, "look in my eyes, I'm going to kill your fighter."
Haye and Chisora are gone. A giddy Wladimir Klitschko is doing interviews. I don't think I've ever seen him have this much fun.
I don't have a video but the whole thing unfolded in front of a bank of cameras. Check YouTube later.
There's a camera down. Apparently someone threw it. Wladimir still doing interviews. Vitali is gone. Classic.
Haye-Chisora isn't a bad fight. Klitschko's manager, Bernd Boente, says winner gets a shot at Vitali.
I'm told that the police are waiting for Chisora outside. Don't know who called them, but they are here for them.
Wladimir on Chisora spitting water in his face before the fight: "Not hitting him was the hardest thing I've done."
Guessing Chisora's very specific death threats are what brought the cops. Not sure if they are arresting him yet.
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