iamasadlittleboy Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 British star David Haye quits boxing DAVID HAYE has quit boxing after handing in his fight licence. The former world heavyweight champ is 31 on Thursday and always insisted he would not continue past his birthday. British Boxing Board of Control secretary Robert Smith confirmed: "I received an email on Monday advising me Haye would not be carrying on. "The Board will discuss it on Wednesday but there is no way we could go against his wish not to renew his boxing licence. Without it, he can't fight." Full story here http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/boxing/3864500/British-star-David-Haye-quits-boxing.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleman370 Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO i actually am sad because in my little world haye could have fought arreola/povetkin/adamek/helenius et al outside of the brothers and i would have had fun watching. is he smart with his money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelchair Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Good. At least David has kept his word on retirement. Shame he didn't keep his word about trying to KO Wladimir when they fought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelchair Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Re: The Saviour...is no more British star David Haye quits boxing DAVID HAYE has quit boxing after handing in his fight licence. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/boxing/3864500/British-star-David-Haye-quits-boxing.html I imagine with his bad toe he was forced to hop to the BBBofC headquarters? mlol/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meathead Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Good because his plan was always to retire now. Its sad that a fighter who unified a division, then moved up and won another world title (all the more poignant when you see how the likes of Povetkin etc. have dragged there heals about getting a world title) is retiring under such a cloud. All his own doing of course. Doesnt make it any less sad though. I think history will be kind to Haye, given what he has achieved and his record only shows a loss to the best heavyweight available. Hes made a lot of money and has a young family. I hope he enjoys all that now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshDevilRob Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 If Haye quits, he does so under a big, black cloud by Ian McNeilly Former two-weight world champion David 'The Hayemaker' Haye has quit boxing, according to a report in The Sun newspaper. British Boxing Board of Control secretary Robert Smith confirmed: "I received an email on Monday advising me Haye would not be carrying on. "The board will discuss it on Wednesday but there is no way we could go against his wish not to renew his boxing licence. Without it, he can't fight." Read more: http://news.boxrec.com/news/2011/if-haye-quits-he-does-so-under-big-black-cloud Sound assessment of the situation and it might not be the last time we see Haye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Ko Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Beonte says talks for Haye vs Vitali are on going, he said he just spoke to Booth today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelchair Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 It's not just The Sun reporting it...... Former WBA heavyweight boxing champion David Haye has notified the BBBC that he will not renew his boxing license. BBBC secretary Robert Smith told BBC Radio 5 live that Haye informed him by email that “he is no longer wishing to renew his license.” Haye has steadfastly maintained that he wouldn’t fight past age 30 and his 31st birthday is Thursday, however he has not yet officially announced his retirement. Haye has been named as a possible opponent for Vitali Klitschko. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Ko Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Beonte said he will retire, but will come to fight Vitali if the deal gets made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meathead Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 It could possibly be some sort of marketing ploy. Both Haye and the Special Ks are adept at selling fights. Hate "retiring" then coming back for one last fight, against the stronger brother would no doubt add some £s to the fight. Just selling the fight as it is at the moment may be tougher. Who knows. If anything, retire or not, its got Hayes name back in the public eye this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelchair Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 It could possibly be some sort of marketing ploy. Both Haye and the Special Ks are adept at selling fights. Hate "retiring" then coming back for one last fight, against the stronger brother would no doubt add some £s to the fight. Just selling the fight as it is at the moment may be tougher. Who knows. If anything, retire or not, its got Hayes name back in the public eye this week. After David's pitiful performance against Wlad, no-one is going to fall for any more of his tricks, posturings, and nonsense. Let's face it, who's been clamoring for another Haye fight? No member of the general public, that's for sure. The game's up, and Haye knows it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.blonde Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 mhhhhh...... this could be interesting...latest news.... http://www.skysports.com/story/0,,12183_7235398,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelchair Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 I don't believe a word of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meathead Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 It could possibly be some sort of marketing ploy. Both Haye and the Special Ks are adept at selling fights. Hate "retiring" then coming back for one last fight, against the stronger brother would no doubt add some £s to the fight. Just selling the fight as it is at the moment may be tougher. Who knows. If anything, retire or not, its got Hayes name back in the public eye this week. After David's pitiful performance against Wlad, no-one is going to fall for any more of his tricks, posturings, and nonsense. Let's face it, who's been clamoring for another Haye fight? No member of the general public, that's for sure. The game's up, and Haye knows it. Possibly so but who says its a Haye tactic. Could very well be something that K2 have told Haye he would need to do to get the fight. Its not beyond the realms of possibility. Haye knows that he is gonna have to follow whatever K2 want of him if he is going to get the fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelchair Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Well at least one person wants Haye to carry on...... David Haye should not retire, says Barry McGuigan Barry McGuigan believes former world heavyweight champion David Haye would be wrong to step away from boxing. Haye, 31 on Thursday, informed the British Boxing Board of Control he did not want to renew his licence. "If it is the end then it's a shame because he had so much more to give," former world featherweight champion McGuigan told BBC Sport. "As the Klitschkos showed, heavyweights blossom in their 30s. If it's the end then it's a career unfulfilled." Haye's last fight was a defeat by Wladimir Klitschko in July when he lost his WBA world title by an unamimous points decision in Hamburg. The Londoner had previously stated that he would not fight beyond the age of 30, but it was expected that he would hold off retirement in order to fight Vitali, the WBC champion and brother of Wladimir. "It was a non-showing against Wladimir Klitschko. The tale about his toe injury was embarrassing and he boxed very timidly on the backfoot on the night," said McGuigan. "Does he want to go out on that? I'm not sure. If it means making a big effort, training hard, fighting a couple of contenders and then facing Vitali or maybe Vladimir again, then he deserves that. "His whole career has been full of bluff, so you don't know whether to believe the news." Haye moved up from cruiserweight, a division where he was the unified champion, to heavyweight in 2008. The Londoner beat Russian Nikolay Valuev to win the WBA title and twice retained the belt, beating John Ruiz and Audley Harrison, before losing his crown to Wladimir Klitschko. "He was a very good cruiserweight and then won the heavyweight title but he was not convincing enough at that level," added McGuigan, 50, who beat Eusebio Pedroza to win the WBA featherweight belt in 1985. Whether or not Haye confirms his decision to hang up his gloves, McGuigan believes British heavyweight boxing is in rude health. "There's Tyson Fury, David Price and Anthony Joshua, who beat the Olympic and world champion at the world championships in Baku recently. The future looks very promising," he said. "We would miss Haye, but the heavyweight division in Britain looks good."http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/15258569.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skav Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Haye bought some life back into the heavyweight division and he has to be respected for that. He also was honest enough with people to say BEFORE the fight with Wlad that if he lost then he may retire so he can't be faulted for honesty. But to retire on the back of a lifeless performance against Wlad and bang on about a broken toe because of it is a clown thing to do and he'll be forgotten about in years to come. Unless this retirement is just a way to try to make the public pine for him and make a fight with Vitali bigger than what it should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamasadlittleboy Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share Posted October 11, 2011 Haye bought some life back into the heavyweight division and he has to be respected for that. He also was honest enough with people to say BEFORE the fight with Wlad that if he lost then he may retire so he can't be faulted for honesty. But to retire on the back of a lifeless performance against Wlad and bang on about a broken toe because of it is a clown thing to do and he'll be forgotten about in years to come. Unless this retirement is just a way to try to make the public pine for him and make a fight with Vitali bigger than what it should be. Life back into the division? In which fight? The one where he ran from Valuev? The one where he did nothing against Audley? The one where he flopped like a dead fish against Wladimir? Having a mouth doesn't make you exciting it's what you do in between those ropes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelchair Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Haye bought some life back into the heavyweight division and he has to be respected for that. He also was honest enough with people to say BEFORE the fight with Wlad that if he lost then he may retire so he can't be faulted for honesty. But to retire on the back of a lifeless performance against Wlad and bang on about a broken toe because of it is a clown thing to do and he'll be forgotten about in years to come. Unless this retirement is just a way to try to make the public pine for him and make a fight with Vitali bigger than what it should be. Life back into the division? In which fight? The one where he ran from Valuev? The one where he did nothing against Audley? The one where he flopped like a dead fish against Wladimir? Having a mouth doesn't make you exciting it's what you do in between those ropes. The anticipation pre-fights was good, the actual fights were a let down. A fitting epitaph for Haye's heavyweight career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skav Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Haye bought some life back into the heavyweight division and he has to be respected for that. He also was honest enough with people to say BEFORE the fight with Wlad that if he lost then he may retire so he can't be faulted for honesty. But to retire on the back of a lifeless performance against Wlad and bang on about a broken toe because of it is a clown thing to do and he'll be forgotten about in years to come. Unless this retirement is just a way to try to make the public pine for him and make a fight with Vitali bigger than what it should be. Life back into the division? In which fight? The one where he ran from Valuev? The one where he did nothing against Audley? The one where he flopped like a dead fish against Wladimir? Having a mouth doesn't make you exciting it's what you do in between those ropes. Ask Emanuel Steward about that and how we were gullible enough to fall for his pre-Wlad talk crap. I wasn't talking about any of his fights but his brashness that got people excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamasadlittleboy Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share Posted October 11, 2011 Haye bought some life back into the heavyweight division and he has to be respected for that. He also was honest enough with people to say BEFORE the fight with Wlad that if he lost then he may retire so he can't be faulted for honesty. But to retire on the back of a lifeless performance against Wlad and bang on about a broken toe because of it is a clown thing to do and he'll be forgotten about in years to come. Unless this retirement is just a way to try to make the public pine for him and make a fight with Vitali bigger than what it should be. Life back into the division? In which fight? The one where he ran from Valuev? The one where he did nothing against Audley? The one where he flopped like a dead fish against Wladimir? Having a mouth doesn't make you exciting it's what you do in between those ropes. Ask Emanuel Steward about that and how we were gullible enough to fall for his pre-Wlad talk crap. I wasn't talking about any of his fights but his brashness that got people excited. Who is this "we"? And Manuel Steward...the guy with a vested interest in the fight...and a man who has been known to spout an awful load of crap when he wishes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skav Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Haye bought some life back into the heavyweight division and he has to be respected for that. He also was honest enough with people to say BEFORE the fight with Wlad that if he lost then he may retire so he can't be faulted for honesty. But to retire on the back of a lifeless performance against Wlad and bang on about a broken toe because of it is a clown thing to do and he'll be forgotten about in years to come. Unless this retirement is just a way to try to make the public pine for him and make a fight with Vitali bigger than what it should be. Life back into the division? In which fight? The one where he ran from Valuev? The one where he did nothing against Audley? The one where he flopped like a dead fish against Wladimir? Having a mouth doesn't make you exciting it's what you do in between those ropes. Ask Emanuel Steward about that and how we were gullible enough to fall for his pre-Wlad talk crap. I wasn't talking about any of his fights but his brashness that got people excited. Who is this "we"? And Manuel Steward...the guy with a vested interest in the fight...and a man who has been known to spout an awful load of crap when he wishes... We, as in the public. Steward may talk crap at times but he's to be respected as a trainer. Whether Steward had a vested interest in the fight or not is irrelevant, he spoke some truth when he said that people have got talking about the heavy division again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavpowell Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 I think people quickly stopped talking about the heavyweight division immediately after the Klitschko fight though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skav Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 I think people quickly stopped talking about the heavyweight division immediately after the Klitschko fight though. No doubt there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamasadlittleboy Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 Did you really take him seriously after he agreed to fight Audley? That was confirmed when I was in hospital and eve then I thought it was a piss take and the final straw in caring what the loud mouth did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavpowell Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Yeah, the Audley fight being announced was the point where I lost my mind with Haye and just wanted to see him ended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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