every big fight with a brit in since i was 10 there excuse has always been a bad training camp its just because they know the risks of the big fight they put there reputation on the line and everyones bound to get nervous a little it just seems that they want there excuses ready
"Rumors of bad camp for Haye" Are You sure You didn´t mean rumors of BAND camp for haye. I reckon he´ll be the one pounding the violin.
fwiw, the last time i heard two fighters talk about retirement before a fight were frank trigg(against matt serra) and randy couture(against lyota machida). both of these guys were ko'd.