Don't like the way David Haye's career has turned out

He's never made a secret of the fact he's only interested in money. EVen his fighting style screams of "Don't get hit, I want to be an actor/model/it bloke etc when I retire"

 

I have no qualms with him being motivated by money. A person would be foolish to box without that being a major part of the reason.

What I dislike is that Haye wants to be SEEN as a fighter and have the FAME of a fighter and the MONEY of a top-flight heavyweight ... but he doesn't want to do what it takes to gain those things, which is FIGHT.

He TALKED his way into a title shot against Wlad and when he got in the ring he dipped and ducked and ran and FLOPPED ... and blamed his toe.

Now if you want to grant him the benefit of the doubt, let's say his toe was hurt and that led to his horrible, heartless, FLOPPING performance.

What a warrior would do, what a TRUE PROFESSIONAL BOXER would do, is get back in the ring as soon as that toe was healed and try to show the world that it was an injury-caused fluke.

Instead, he fights ONCE IN TWO YEARS against a professional 'opponent' who has never really beaten anyone (although he has had some gutsy performances). And that's it.

He doesn't just duck ... he disappears.

And that's fine if he's ready to ride off into the sunset and call it a day, but FLOPPER Haye wants people to treat him like he's still some kind of contender.

Note to Haye: contenders FIGHT.

SMFH

 

Haye fights and profits off the casuals these days.
Quality skills, but he's a businessman before a boxer. Unfortunately he doesn't make much of an effort and is a part-time boxer only interested in loads of cash.
Could have been in a lot of great international match ups against quality, but he's going to fight Fury.
Such a waste.

 

I don't like David Haye full stop never mind the way his career has turned out,he is not a fighter.

 

Yeah op is spot on

If he had the desire and guts of say Ricky burns he could of been a hof star

 

No doubt it is all about the money with Haye because that is the nature of the game.

The hunger in him as a fighter went a few years back him & Booth have done very well marketing him to the casuals.

 

Haye's a genius at ranking in money from thick casuals while serving up 4th rate opponents always has been always will be. He's like an old Texas snake oil sales man. You have to give it to Haye, that's quite the skill. Why shouldn't he become a multi millionaire from ripping of imbeciles who are far too thick to know any better? Fair play to the lad. I mean what's the other option, make the same money but be now walking around with your face scared beyond recognition and slurring your words.

If we were in Haye's position would we have done the same? I don't know really.

 

To be fair, it's his call. He's achieved all the goals he set.

However, I don't think he's cemented a legacy. He's not really beaten anyone at HW who makes you think he's a great. Perhaps that's why he's come back to have one more crack. Would love to see him take a title off the Klitschkos and beat Povetkin on the way.

 

He could've took tougher routes, more punishment, and for what? People would still pick holes in his record like they do to every fighter.

He'll get out with minimal damage and lots of money and his goals achieved. I'd say he's done the right thing for himself.

 

Cannot disagree with anything the OP has said. Lost a great deal of respect for Haye when he carried Harrison for 3 pointless rounds before the inevitible KO of someone a champion (as he was then) should never have been in the ring with.

 

Totally agree with the OP

 

I think he is keen to get back in with either Klitschko. Vitali does not seem keen. Not sure the likes of Potevkin are keen on facung Haye!

 

Is the funniest comments ive ever seen on this site. not a fighter wtf? Hes been boxing since the age of ten mate and has unified won division and won titles in another?
Hes gone to the lions den to win two of those titles in Germany and France and has won two massive domestic dust ups by knockout.

You may say the Maccrenelli and Chisora fights were not big fights but you all wanted to see them at the time and if he'd never off foguht these two you would of labelled him a dodger.

Hes fought the best in the world in each division hes been in and was a very good amateur aswell some people crack me up easy to sit slagging off Haye whilst slugging carling from your armchair puffing on a lambert and butler whilst watching channel 4 racing.

 

David Haye was the type of fighter we wished all boxers were. Young, talented, fearless (even after a kd, ko or loss)...

...but then the fighter departed and the businessman entered. The antics were upped tenfold and each fight was decided on how it would affect his bank balance. That's why he fought Harrison, that's why he fought Wlad and bottled it, that's why he fought Chisora and that is why he is fighting Fury.

Great talent, still a very good career but heavyweight Haye is not the same man cruiserweight Haye was.