Herbie Hide has launched a scathing attack on Enzo Maccarinelli, and says he is dying to get into the ring with the Welshman.
Norwich man would fight Enzo given enough time
Herbie Hide says he would have fought Enzo Maccarinelli had he been given enough notice, insisting he would win the fight, as he lashed out at the Welshman.
Hide was lined up to face Maccarinelli after his original opponent Johnathon Banks pulled out through injury, but the two-time world heavyweight champ then dropped out.
Maccarinelli now faces unheralded Puerto Rican Francisco Alvarez for the vacant WBO cruiserweight title on Saturday night - but Hide has labelled the contest as a miss-match.
After the Welshman said he would prefer to fight Hide and shut him up, the Norwich fighter has launched a scathing attack of his own.
Hide has rubbished Saturday's fight, insisting that if he had more time he would love to step into the ring with - and beat - Maccarinelli.
Manufactured
"Enzo Maccarinelli is a manufactured fighter," Hide told the
South Wales Evening Post.
"How can he fight a light-heavyweight for the cruiserweight title? Frank Warren must have no confidence in Enzo.
"If you were a great champion like myself, I would not fight a light-heavyweight for this title.
"Enzo needs to tell his promoter to make this fight with me.
"He couldn't even clean my toilet, he looks like an ostrich and he can't fight - he is a nobody."
Hide had been in court with Warren over a financial dispute, otherwise he claims he would be fit enough to take out Maccarinelli.
With the war of words escalating a future fight now looks a possibility, and the outspoken Hide is so positive he would emerge with the win he would bet his house on it.
"I have been preparing for this court case with Frank Warren and not been in the gym," he added.
Notice
"All they needed to do was give me a ring a couple of months ago and this would be sorted.
"But give me two or three weeks in the gym and I will be ready. I don't care where it is - I will fight him in his mother's kitchen.
"I will put money and my house down that I would beat him. I am telling you this from my £3million house."
There is no love lost between Hide and Warren either, and he believes the promoter is shielding his man from dangerous fights - whilst demanding that he be allowed to get his hands on Maccarinelli next.
"Who is the guy he's fighting? Didn't (Alexander) Alexseev beat him in four rounds?" he said.
"I would do much worse things to Enzo than what David Haye did. Frank Warren did not need to have named Banks originally for this fight.
"He is not a name - forget what the rankings tell you.
"That is why Enzo will be a champion, as Warren is a powerful man in the WBO.
"We should get it on in the ring. Then I will show you exactly what he is."
