Haye retires what`s his legacy?

losing to a man who went home to his wife and kids safe

 

Great Career.

 

Great cruiserweight who managed to grab a paper title at heavyweight. His mouth wrote cheques his fists couldn't cash.

 

Literally yes. Metaphorically no.

 

Besides him being a quality boxer due to his speed, movement and power, he was also a man who knew exactly how to play the British public while doing the bare minumum and taking the least amount of risk.

2-1 in Cruiserweight titlefights, and yet people view him as some legendary champion in that weightclass.
Took a paper belt from Valuev, edging him in a stinker (that belt belonged to Chagaev who beat Valuev much more clearly), and then defended it against an ancient Ruiz and a non fight against Audley(!!!!), before losing it to Wlad in another stinker.
All this while running his mouth about the Klitschko's fighting stiffs, and a big portion of the British public lapped it up.

His best wins:
Valuev @36
Mormeck @35
Chisora @28 (prime)

 

His greatest legacy involves 200 men.

 

And part of his legacy is that he managed to make the cover of my X-Box 360 Fight Night game and having very exaggerated stats in it, certainly with 20/20 hindsight.

 

People being a little harsh here. Two-division champ with wins over Maccarelli, Mormeck, Barret, Ruiz, Valuev, and Chisora, and notable contender for an all-time great heavyweight is a very decent legacy. Yeah, he was a pain in the ass, but give the man his due.

 

Good cruiserweight, and a solid beltholder at heavyweight. I was tempted to say paper champ, but he was a level about that to be fair. Don't think the Bellew losses, matter too much. He had no business in the ring, and Adam Booth knew it. I do wonder how he kept getting serious injuries though. He never was very active.

 

Wasted talent who was awful at navigating his career, particularly at HW

 

He could have been huge at HW, but chose to be lazy and not fight

 

Not necessarily in the ring.