David Haye wants four more fights before retiring

hes only 29 lol

 

I remember a while back he was saying he wanted to quit by the time he was 30 or something like that. If things go well I can't see him quitting.

 

That would be ideal for him. Beating WK, then Povetkin, then Vitali and then the Adamek/Arreola winner... retiring at the very top with a hell of a lot of money.... who wouldn't want that?

The thing is, if things don't go right for him, I can still see him retiring after 4 more fights...

 

brit boxers know when its time to quit.

 

Of course... And this time, it's really the last tour of the Rolling Stones.

 

I thought he would keep that idea under his hat until he had at least taken down one of the Klitschko's .Talking about retirement and having a great legacy after beating a couple of average heavyweights is premature.

 

Yeah, no. May I remind everyone that Roy Jones Junior said for years how he wasn't going to be "one of those guys" that doesn't know when to quit and yadda yadda yadda. So many talk like this but then it doesn't happen.

 

If he's still on top within 4 fights time, which is doubtful to say the least. I would imagine that there would be too much money to make for him to leave. Bear in mind when Lewis left on top he was pushing 38, not 30/31.

 

Bernard Hopkins said the same about retiring when he's 40.

31 is too young. If he's successful, there will be enough money on the table to give him a reason to stay.

Most fighters crave stardom in America.

David Haye hasn't yet gotten that yet. He still has time, and given how much he loves his celebrity I don't see him sticking to his 4 more fights plan too long.

 

Haye's camp seem to want his next fights in the UK, they don't seem to crave that US fame. Booth said as much on Sky Sports News yesterday. I mean what yank would he fight? Arreola? It's hardly Lewis v Tyson is it?
A Klit showdown would probably happen in a footie stadium here or in Germany where they could pack in 70,000.

 

we all understood why haye was running away all fight against valuev throwing single shots

but why the hell was he on his back foot all the fight against ruiz?

what he was afraid of? the man is 10years older and smaller then him

 

Was he on the back foot all the fight or was he just playing the sport that is boxing ?

 

If he manages to beat Wlad and Vitali, he won't quit when he's said he will. He will be THE heavyweight champion of the world, and he will want to keep that status. He likes the fame too much to quit after being the man.

 

While that's usually true, none of the best Heavyweights are American, the divisions epicentre is in Europe. I think Haye is chasing legitimacy, credibility and his place in history, not fame in the US.