Dereck Chisora and Carlos Takam delivered an absolute heavyweight classic at the O2 Arena.Despite neither being in the prime of their careers, the pair produced an entertaining affair for the sold-out crowd, which saw Takam being stopped for only the third time in his career.Frenchman Takam looked to have control of the fight in the opening rounds, but as the scrap wore on and both fighters began to drop bombs, it was inevitable that someone was going to end up sprawled on the canvas.And in the eighth round, Chisora prevailed, first dropping Takam with a huge overhead right-hand, and once he got to his feet after being given the all-clear by referee Howard Foster, 'Del Boy' only needed one more punch to win the fight.It sent the home crowd into raptures, and the win may have prolonged his career fighting at a respectable level for the foreseeable future.A former heavyweight that knows Chisora very well is the recently-retired David Haye, who have violently clashed in-and-out of the ring over the years.Before Chisora and Takam took to the ring, Haye predicted that it would be the French fighter stopping the Brit, and fans were quick to pick up on the fact that the two had sparred with each other in the past.

The 'Haye Maker' was rightly criticised for repeating himself time-and-time again, and it was during the fight that Haye's opinion seemed to sway.

Fans noticed his change of opinion, and once Chisora had sealed the victory, Haye came out with a pretty ludicrous statement.

The former world heavyweight champion claimed that Chisora is "world class" and "is now the man to beat" following the knockout of Takam.

We're not sure about that, David.

Despite an impressive win, it's debatable whether or not that Chisora was actually winning the bout on points, and with losses in the last few years to Kubrat Pulev, Dillian Whyte and Agit Kabayel on his resume, it makes Haye's statement slightly wayward.

Nevertheless, fans mocked Haye for his prediction and his post-match comments.