WBA boxing champion David Haye

Welsh boxing legend Joe Calzaghe has landed two acting roles, including one in a horror movie.

The films feature legendary actor John Hurt and Rupert Penry Jones, star of TV dramas Spooks and Whitechapel.

Calzaghe is also backing WBA world heavyweight champion David Haye in his fight later with Wladimir Klitschko.

There is mutual respect between the sportsmen as Haye says Calzaghe has the "talent and intelligence" to achieve his goals.

Calzaghe from Newbridge, south Wales, is Britain's only undefeated boxing world champion with 46 wins from 46 fights.

'Awesome shape'

Meanwhile, Haye tells his official website he expects Calzaghe to do well in his new career.

DAVID HAYE will pocket a cool £15million from his world heavyweight unification showdown in Hamburg.

Britain's WBA king yesterday weighed in two stones lighter than giant IBF and WBO title-holder Wladimir Klitschko but purse-wise both fighters will be equals tonight.

Last night he said: "This is the biggest fight in boxing, plain and simple.

"The only fight that could match it is Floyd Mayweather against Manny Pacquiao. Klitschko, 6ft 6in and 17st 5lb, is towering favourite with the bookies and Haye's best chance - in a nation where visiting fighters rarely get the verdict - is to knock out the Germanbased Ukrainian.

Klitschko looked rattled and angry as he was baited by Haye and his army of supporters at the weigh-in at Hamburg sports store.

All the stuff at cruiserweight and winning the WBA title will mean nothing if I don't beat Klitschko.

Scots fighter Alex Arthur is a close friend of the English puncher - and he reckons he should cool the pre-fight wind-ups. Haye has sported a T-shirt depicting him holding aloft the severed heads of Klitschko and his brother Vitalli. "David will win, no doubt. "I know Klitschko is massive and one of the new-age heavyweights. He is a prime, amazing athlete in great shape and is not a big fat guy. Tale Of The Tape Wladimir Klitschko (IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight champion) Record: 55 (49KOs)-3(3KOs) Age: 35. Born: Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan. Height: 6ft 6.5ins. Weight: 17st 5lbs. Reach: 81ins. Neck: 18ins. Chest: 47ins.