During an explosive press conference, in which Monte Barrett threatened to pull out of Saturday's fight and the two combatants traded barbs, David Haye insisted he will knock his American opponent out in three rounds.
An angry Barrett complained about the hotel bed he was given, his money allowance and threatened to not sign his contract due to a rematch clause.
"I will say straight up here - If I knock you out David, you can have a rematch, but I'm not going to sign a contract where I will make less money than this fight and I'm earning peanuts for this fight," Barrett said on Setanta Sports News.
"I'm staying in a 14' by 14' room, with £30 to live on a day. That's not enough for a heavyweight, it costs me over £20 for a meal. This is not how you do business."
Haye's trainer and manager Adam Booth insisted he would remove the rematch clause, ensuring that the fight could go ahead.
Barrett insisted he would knock out Haye, telling the former cruiserweight champion: "All you bring up to the heavyeight division is a defeat on your record. You're going home in a bodybag."
Haye in turn insisted that he would stop the American within three rounds.
"Before I predicted six rounds, but now, after this, it's not going to go past three rounds," Haye said at the press conference.
Turning to Barrett, he added: "You're going to be stretchered out the ring. I'm knocking you spark out."
