Nah, Wlad was coming forward and wasn't throwing much either but that's how Wlad always fight. History has already been written that Wlad has a glass chin. Haye was just another fight for Wlad. Wlad was THE fight for Haye. There's a big difference there. A lot of history's memory is how you perform in your biggest fights. And I don't think history will care too much about the size difference and give Haye a pass on that like you do.
Unless he comes back to do something spectacular.... His short reign as cruiserweight undisputed will be of note, but other than that he will occasionally be used as a doormat for shitty boxing pundits to make dumb ass analogies....as if name dropping increases their cred
If you can't handle the heat, don't go in the kitchen. Face it, most people with sense think your boy had a decent but not great record at cruiser and a lousy one at heavy. The Big Fight of his career was earned more with his mouth than his fists, and when he got the opportunity he mailed it in, took the money, and ran. If this really is the end of his career, then he's a non-entity as far as history is concerned.