Tony Bellew and David Haye fought with bravery that belied the trash talk. In the world of sports photography there is something utterly unique about being a ringside photographer at a boxing match. Apart from the referee, cornermen and judges, the photographer is the closest to the action and every thundering punch can be felt reverberating around us. Covering a well-hyped boxing match, be it at the O2 Arena on Saturday for Haye vs Bellew, or the many huge fights I have covered for The Times in Las Vegas and New York, the excitement reaches a fever pitch when the boxers enter the ring. All the pre-fight build up - trash talk in this case - is put aside as it simply comes down to ‘mano a…

Source: The Times March 11, 2017 00:56 UTC