5 - I'd respect him less given all his lip, but I didn't seriously expect him to do anything other than be smart and milk the cash cow a little before taking on anyone who could seriously beat him. People who thought he'd go: "get title -> one defence -> Klit" are idiots. Nobody in boxing would do that.
Hopefully this is a warm-up fight and his next opponent will be better. I do think the retiring in Oct 11 thing is more lies, but since Ali did the same thing year after year I suppose Haye thinks its part of the game.