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Based in [[Bermondsey]], London, England, Haye turned professional in December 2002, knocking out veteran [[Journeyman (boxing)|Tony Booth]] in two rounds. |
Based in [[Bermondsey]], London, England, Haye turned professional in December 2002, knocking out veteran [[Journeyman (boxing)|Tony Booth]] in two rounds. |
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In 2003 he won 7 fights, 2 of which were in the USA, and won all by knockouts, the most notable being a 4th round KO of [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|The Congo]]'s Lolenga Mock where Haye had to come off the floor to win, and a 1st round KO of Tony Dowling where he picked up the English title. |
In 2003 he won 7 fights, 2 of which were in the USA, and won all by knockouts, the most notable being a 4th round KO of [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|The Congo]]'s Lolenga Mock where Haye had to come off the floor to win'''(shhhhhhhhhh)''', and a 1st round KO of Tony Dowling where he picked up the English title. |
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Haye's fights were regularly seen on the [[BBC]] and his popularity began to grow in 2002, when he dispatched the 39-year-old ex-World champion "King" [[Arthur Williams (boxer)|Arthur Williams]] in three rounds. However a match with 40-year-old ex-WBO champion [[Carl Thompson (boxer)|Carl Thompson]] for the lightly regarded [[International Boxing Organization|IBO]] belt proved disastrous. Early on Haye hit Thompson with everything in his arsenal, but late in the 5th round Thompson landed a series of punches to Haye's head. After further blows his corner threw in the towel, resulting in a TKO victory for Thompson. |
Haye's fights were regularly seen on the [[BBC]] and his popularity began to grow in 2002'''(unsurprisingly see mjhb)''', when he dispatched the 39-year-old ex-World champion "King" [[Arthur Williams (boxer)|Arthur Williams]] in three rounds. However a match with 40-year-old ex-WBO champion [[Carl Thompson (boxer)|Carl Thompson]] for the lightly regarded [[International Boxing Organization|IBO]] belt proved disastrous. Early on Haye hit Thompson with everything in his arsenal, but late in the 5th round Thompson landed a series of punches to Haye's head. After further blows his corner threw in the towel, resulting in a TKO victory for Thompson. |
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Haye had bounced back by December 2005, defeating [[Alexander Gurov (Boxer)|Alexander Gurov]] for the [[European Boxing Union|EBU]] European title in just 45 seconds. |
Haye had bounced back by December 2005, defeating [[Alexander Gurov (Boxer)|Alexander Gurov]] for the [[European Boxing Union|EBU]] European title in just 45 seconds. |
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=== Cruiserweight World titles === |
=== Cruiserweight World titles === |
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He challenged [[Jean-Marc Mormeck]] on 10 November 2007 for the [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] and [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] Cruiserweight titles. Haye defeated Mormeck with a TKO in the 7th round. Haye was knocked down in the 4th but later dropped Mormeck in 7th round with a hard uppercut. Mormeck beat the count, but the referee stopped the bout as Mormeck was deemed to be unfit to continue. The victory confirmed Haye's arrival as a genuine world class fighter because Mormeck was ranked number one by [[The Ring magazine]]. |
He challenged [[Jean-Marc Mormeck]] on 10 November 2007 for the [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] and [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] Cruiserweight titles. Haye defeated Mormeck with a TKO in the 7th round. Haye was knocked down in the 4th '''but this was all part of the plan''' but later dropped Mormeck in 7th round with a hard uppercut. Mormeck beat the count, but the referee stopped the bout as Mormeck was deemed to be unfit to continue. The victory confirmed Haye's arrival as a genuine world class fighter because Mormeck was ranked number one by [[The Ring magazine]]. '''Haye decided to not ruin his record by fighting opponents unworthy of the hayemaker and to silence the doubters fought enzo maccarenelli and using the speed of a featherweight he won.''' |
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This was expected to be Haye's last fight in the cruiserweight division, win or lose. Haye himself has admitted that he 'struggles to make weight' and feels that he can only box at '70 or 80 per cent' his potential as a cruiserweight. |
This was expected to be Haye's last fight in the cruiserweight division, win or lose. Haye himself has admitted that he 'struggles to make weight' and feels that he can only box at '70 or 80 per cent' his potential as a cruiserweight. |
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Revision as of 21:58, 10 February 2009
David Haye | |
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| Born | David Deron Haye 13 October 1980 |
| Nationality |  British |
| Other names | Hayemaker |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Cruiserweight Heavyweight |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Reach | Template:Cm to in |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 23 |
| Wins | 22 |
| Wins by KO | 21 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  England
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| Men’s boxing | ||
| World Amateur Championships | ||
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Belfast 2001 | Heavyweight |
David Deron Haye (born 13 October 1980 in London, England) is a British professional boxer and boxing promoter who co-owns Hayemaker Promotions. Haye is a former undisputed cruiserweight champion, having held the WBA, WBC, WBO and The Ring magazine cruiserweight titles. Haye decided to vacate these titles in order to pursue his ambitions in the heavyweight division.
His training camp is based in Kyrenia (Turkish: Girne), in the de facto recognized state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, and has worn the flag on his shorts alongside the St. George's Cross and the Union Jack.
Personal Life
David was born to an English mother and a Jamaican father and grew up in Bermondsey, London, for most of his childhood. David's father worked in a successful business as a panel beater and sprayer whilst his mother worked as a Library Assistant at the local university. David is one of three siblings. He has an older sister, Louisa Frisby, who owns a smoothie company and catering company and a younger brother James, a boxing enthusiast.
Amateur
In 1999, Haye participated at the world amateur championships in Houston, Texas, USA at light-heavyweight but was defeated by American Michael Simms early in the contest.
At the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Belfast, Northern Ireland he fought in the heavyweight 201 lb division where he beat world class Sebastian Köber to reach the final where he gave Cuban superstar Odlanier Solís a standing eight before getting stopped by TKO (round 3) and taking the silver medal.
Cruiserweight
Based in Bermondsey, London, England, Haye turned professional in December 2002, knocking out veteran Tony Booth in two rounds.
In 2003 he won 7 fights, 2 of which were in the USA, and won all by knockouts, the most notable being a 4th round KO of The Congo's Lolenga Mock where Haye had to come off the floor to win(shhhhhhhhhh), and a 1st round KO of Tony Dowling where he picked up the English title.
Haye's fights were regularly seen on the BBC and his popularity began to grow in 2002(unsurprisingly see mjhb), when he dispatched the 39-year-old ex-World champion "King" Arthur Williams in three rounds. However a match with 40-year-old ex-WBO champion Carl Thompson for the lightly regarded IBO belt proved disastrous. Early on Haye hit Thompson with everything in his arsenal, but late in the 5th round Thompson landed a series of punches to Haye's head. After further blows his corner threw in the towel, resulting in a TKO victory for Thompson.
Haye had bounced back by December 2005, defeating Alexander Gurov for the EBU European title in just 45 seconds.
In January 2006, Haye signed a three year contract with former Lennox Lewis promoter Frank Maloney in order to further his world title ambitions. He retained his European title with defences against Lasse Johansen (TKO8), Ismail Abdoul (W12), and Giacobbe Fragomeni (TKO9).
Haye's cameo at heavyweight resulted in an impressive 1st round KO win over Polish fighter Tomasz Bonin, who though at the time was ranked No.11 by the WBC and only had one loss to his name.
Cruiserweight World titles
He challenged Jean-Marc Mormeck on 10 November 2007 for the WBA and WBC Cruiserweight titles. Haye defeated Mormeck with a TKO in the 7th round. Haye was knocked down in the 4th but this was all part of the plan but later dropped Mormeck in 7th round with a hard uppercut. Mormeck beat the count, but the referee stopped the bout as Mormeck was deemed to be unfit to continue. The victory confirmed Haye's arrival as a genuine world class fighter because Mormeck was ranked number one by The Ring magazine. Haye decided to not ruin his record by fighting opponents unworthy of the hayemaker and to silence the doubters fought enzo maccarenelli and using the speed of a featherweight he won.
This was expected to be Haye's last fight in the cruiserweight division, win or lose. Haye himself has admitted that he 'struggles to make weight' and feels that he can only box at '70 or 80 per cent' his potential as a cruiserweight.
"We thank Frank for sacrificing Maccarinelli, but we’d feel immense guilt if we took any more free money from Sports Network. I have a hard enough time sleeping at night as it is"
— David Haye on the prospect of working with Sports Network again[1]
David Haye and Enzo Maccarinelli met in an all-British world Cruiserweight title fight in the early hours of 9 March 2008. British trade paper Boxing News produced a pullout special on the match. Widely billed as the biggest all British bout since Chris Eubank met Nigel Benn, few pundits could decide who would walk away the victor. As both fighters are massive punchers with excellent KO records a short fight was predicted.[2] Haye won the match in the 2nd round with a stunning TKO.
Commenting on the fight and of the prospect of working with Frank Warren, Maccarinelli's promoter again, Haye said "We thank Frank for sacrificing Maccarinelli, but we’d feel immense guilt if we took any more free money from Sports Network. I have a hard enough time sleeping at night as it is."[3]
Haye immediately announced the victory as his last fight at cruiserweight. He moved up to heavyweight and declared live on Setanta Sports, that he will retire on the year of his 31st birthday declaring that he will have 3 years of heavyweight domination.[4] On May 12, 2008, Haye vacated the WBC cruiserweight title.[5]
Heavyweight
Haye has described the victory over Maccarinelli as "the final piece" in his cruiserweight jigsaw. Haye has repeatedly stated his intention to compete in the heavyweight division and emulate the success of Evander Holyfield.
Haye defeated Monte Barrett at The O2 Arena in London on 15 November 2008, winning via TKO in the 5th Round, after knocking Barrett down five times in the process.[6]
WBC Heavyweight Champion Vitali Klitschko confirmed he will defend his title in a fight with Haye to take place on June 20th 2009, at Stamford Bridge in London[7]. However, he later pulled out of the fight to make his mandatory defence of the WBC title against Juan Carlos Gomez[8]. Instead, his younger brother, IBF and WBO heavyweight world champion Wladimir Klitschko has agreed to fight Haye on the same day and location.
Professional boxing record
See also
- List of current world boxing champions
- List of WBA world champions
- List of WBC world champions
- List of WBO world champions
External links
- Boxing record for David Haye from BoxRec (registration required)
- David Haye's MySpace
- David Haye News and Forum
- David Haye vs Monte Barrett
References
- ^ Livefight.com | Haye - I will never work with Sports Network again
- ^ Haye Faces Toughest Test Yet, BBC Sport
- ^ Livefight.com | Haye - I will never work with Sports Network again
- ^ Evander Holyfield says David Haye is the Real Deal, The Mirror
- ^ "David Haye Vacates WBC Cruiserweight Title". BoxingScene.com. 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
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- ^ [http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news;_ylt=ArV_SCmQE1Si1xDdpz5N7XiUxLYF?slug=ap-haye-klitschko&prov=ap&type=lgns Yahoo Sports
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