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David Haye

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David Haye
StatisticsReal nameDavid Deron HayeNickname(s)HayemakerRated atCruiserweight
HeavyweightHeight6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)Reach204 cm (80.315 in)Nationality BritishBirth date13 October 1980 (1980-10-13) (age 28)Birth placeLondon, EnglandStanceOrthodoxBoxing recordTotal fights23Wins22Wins by KO21Losses1Draws0No contests0Medal recordCompetitor for EnglandMen’s boxingWorld Amateur ChampionshipsSilverBelfast 2001HeavyweightDavid 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 WBA, WBC, WBO and The Ring magazine cruiserweight champion. 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.
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• <LI class=toclevel-1>1 Personal Life <LI class=toclevel-1>2 Amateur <LI class=toclevel-1>3 Cruiserweight
  • 3.1 Cruiserweight World titles
  <LI class=toclevel-1>4 Heavyweight <LI class=toclevel-1>5 Professional boxing record <LI class=toclevel-1>6 See also <LI class=toclevel-1>7 External links
• 8 References

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[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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, 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, 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 a KO win over hand-picked Polish fighter Tomasz Bonin, who though at the time was ranked No.11 by the WBC, had been knocked down in the first round of his previous fight with Pavel Silven, in what was Silven's first and only fight[1]. Before this bout Bonin had a padded record, having beaten only East-European club fighters until his loss to Audley Harrison in June 2004.

[edit] Cruiserweight World titles

He challenged Jean-Marc Mormeck on November 10, 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 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.
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.
David Haye and Enzo Maccarinelli met in an all-British world Cruiserweight title fight in the early hours of March 9, 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.
Haye immediately announced the victory as his last fight at cruiserweight. He will move up to heavyweight and declared live on Setanta, following his victory, that he will retire on the year of his 31st birthday declaring that he will have 3 years of heavyweight domination.[3] On May 12, 2008, Haye vacated the WBC cruiserweight title.[4]

[edit] 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 November 15, 2008, winning via TKO in Round 5, knocking Barrett down five times[5] in the process.
Haye announced that he is in talks with a future fight against WBC Heavyweight Champion Vitali Klitschko sometime next year, possibly at The O2 Arena in London.[6] Although Klitschko has publicly stated that Haye must establish himself in the heavyweight division before he commits to a fight [7]

[edit] Professional boxing record

22 Wins (21 knockouts, 1 decisions, 0 retired, 0 disqualification), 1 loss (1 knockouts, 0 decisions), 0 Draws[1]Res.OpponentTypeRd., TimeDateLocationNotesWinMonte BarrettKO5 (10), 1:282008-11-15 The O2 Arena, London, UKWBC Heavyweight Title eliminatorWinEnzo MaccarinelliTKO2 (12), 2:042008-03-08 The O2 Arena, London, UKWon the WBO Cruiserweight Title. Retained WBA, WBC and The Ring TitlesWinJean-Marc MormeckTKO7 (12)2007-11-10 Paris, FranceWon the WBA, WBC and The Ring world cruiserweight title.WinTomasz BoninTKO1 (12)2007-04-27 London, UKWinGiacobbe FragomeniTKO9 (12)2006-11-17 London, UKRetained EBU Cruiserweight TitleWinIsmail AbdoulDecision (unanimous)122006-07-21 Cheshire, UKRetained EBU TitleWinLasse JohansenTKO8 (12)2006-03-24 London, UKRetained EBU TitleWinAlexander GurovKO1 (12), 0.452005-12-16 Berkshire, UKWon the European EBU Cruiserweight TitleWinVincenzo RossittoTKO2 (10)2005-10-14 Huddersfield, UKWinGlen KellyTKO2 (10)2005-03-04 Rotherham, UKWinGary DelaneyTKO3 (6)2005-01-21 London, UKWinValery SemishkurKO1 (06)2004-12-10 Sheffield, UKLossCarl ThompsonTKO5 (12)2004-09-10 Wembley Arena, London, UKChallenging the IBO Cruiserweight TitleWinArthur WilliamsTKO3 (8)2004-05-12 Reading, UKWinHastings RasaniTKO1 (06)2004-03-20 Wembley Arena, London, UKWinTony DowlingTKO1 (10)2003-11-14 London, UKWinLolenga MockTKO4 (6)2003-09-26 Reading, UKWinGreg Scott BriggsKO1 (6)2003-08-01 London, UKWinVance WinnTKO4 (6)2003-07-15 Playboy Mansion, California, USAWinPhil DayTKO2 (4)2003-03-18 Reading, UKWinRoger BowdenTKO1 (6)2003-03-04 Florida, USAWinSaber ZafirTKO4 (4)2003-01-24 Sheffield, UKWinTony BoothTKO2 (4)2002-12-08 London, UK
[edit] See also

• List of current world boxing champions
• List of WBA world champions
• List of WBC world champions
• List of WBO world champions

[edit] External links

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<H1 class=firstHeading>Hayemaker Promotions

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Hayemaker Promotions is a promotional company operated by former cruiserweight champion David Haye and boxing manager Adam Booth. The company held their first boxing promotional event in Sheffield on 20 September 2008.

[edit] Starting Up

On establishing the company, David Haye drew comparisons with Golden Boy Promotions when he said; "Golden Boy have taken over from Don King and Bob Arum and they've done it by empowering the fighters, putting control back in their hands and giving them the lion's share". Giving an insight into how the new promotional outfits would actually help fighters he added "Promoting other fighters is not a money-making scheme for me, I make enough from my own fights, I don't need to take any money from six- to eight-rounders. Taking 15 or 20 grand from a British title fight doesn't mean anything to me, but that extra money means a hell of a lot to someone who's fighting for, say, 10 grand three times a year".[1]
Since announcing the intention to set up Hayemaker, Haye and Booth have signed up a number of fighters to their stable. Former WBU champion Derry Mathews signed having previously been with Sports Network,[2] British light-middleweight champion Ryan Rhodes, and trainer Dave Coldwell joined as Head of Boxing.[3]
The outfit has also signed a number of up and coming young stars, such as undefeated Liverpool lightweight John Watson,[4] Sheffield prospect Josh Wale, [5] and former amateur champions George Groves and Michael Maguire.[6][7]
In terms of television exposure, Hayemaker signed a deal which would see the next ten promotions from the company broadcast on Setanta Sports, this would include the next four David Haye fights.[8] The first promotion was held in Sheffield on 20 September 2008, and broadcast 4 live bouts. Ryan Rhodes topped the bill in his home city. On potentially working with Frank Warren's Sports Network, Haye said "I’d rather retire from boxing than work with Sports Network again", this despite the fact that his last fight before setting up the company was with Sports Network when he beat WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli in 2 rounds. Commenting on the fight and of the prospect of working again with Frank Warren, 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."[9]

[edit] The Ryan Rhodeshow

Ryan Rhodes topped the first bill in his home town, in Sheffield on 20 September. The two-time British champion defended his light-middleweight belt against gutsy Scotsman Jamie Coyle with a unanimous decision over 12 rounds. The undercard saw unbeaten Martin Lindsay from Northern Ireland knock out Liverpool's Derry Mathews in the 9th round of their 10 round British eliminator for the super-featherweight title.[10] The undercard also provided an upset when the touted Josh Wale lost to Rugby based South African Harry Ramogoadi. An injury to his eye meant that Wale was pulled out of the fight in the third round thus giving the prospect the first defeat of his career.[11]

[edit] References

1. <LI id=cite_note-0>^ The Independent | Hayemaker lands blow for fellow fighters <LI id=cite_note-1>^ BBC Sport | Mathews signs up to Hayes camp <LI id=cite_note-2>^ The Star | Long road travelled for Coldwell <LI id=cite_note-3>^ Britishboxing.net | Hayemaker sign up promising lightweight <LI id=cite_note-4>^ South Yorkshire Times | Wale impresses new bosses <LI id=cite_note-5>^ Setanta Sports | Groves ready to make big impact <LI id=cite_note-6>^ Peterborough Today | Maguire turns pro <LI id=cite_note-7>^ Setanta Press release | Haye signs deal with Setanta <LI id=cite_note-8>^ Livefight.com | Haye - I will never work with Sports Network again <LI id=cite_note-9>^ British Boxing.net | Bravery and Brutality in Sheffield
2. ^ Britisboxing.net | Wale derailed on Haye undercard

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Heavyweight 'saviour' talks with more than just his fists as he sets up company to promote low-profile pugilists.
By Alan Hubbard
Sunday, 8 June 2008

Cruising for a bruising: David Haye catches Enzo Maccarinelli on the way to unifying the world cruiserweight title in London in March © AFP/Getty Images

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David Haye is an unlikely revolutionary. The Che Guevara of the thick-ear trade has a couple of million or more in the bank, homes in South London and Northern Cyprus, and these days is more likely to be seen in Stringfellows than on the streets.

Heavyweight boxing's self-styled saviour has never been shy of self-promotion, but his decision to be his own up-front man, staging his own shows and doing his own long-term TV deal, suggests the sport is becoming a whole new brawl game.
Established promoters are sceptical, and not best pleased, at this latest demonstration of pug power that sees the 27-year-old Londoner championing the cause of fellow fighters he claims are being exploited. In his best Obama-style rhetoric he tells us change is coming. And says that as far as purses are concerned, it won't be small change.
Haye's pledge to clean up a division he maintains is composed mainly of "fat slobs" has been accompanied by setting up a promotional company, Haye-maker Boxing, with his long-time friend and trainer Adam Booth, augmented by a £13 million deal with the satellite sports channel Setanta, who will show four of Haye's fights and six more under his promotional banner.
All will take place at London's O2 Arena, where just a couple of months ago he unified the world cruiserweight title. The irony is it was Frank Warren, of whom Haye now says he would "rather retire than work with again" whose Sports Network provided the platform for his leap towards superstardom, plus the near-£1m purse for his second-round demolition of Enzo Maccarinelli.
Warren, who has his own ongoing contract with Setanta, says: "What I find amazing is that I had a text from Adam Booth thanking me for putting on the fight with Maccarinelli and suggesting they would like to meet up to talk about future fights. Of course, this never materialised." Boxer-promoters, he adds, come and go. "They have all done their money or turned it in. Look at Audley Harrison."
Haye retorts that we should look at Oscar De La Hoya. Haye has also signed a five-year agreement with Golden Boy Promotions, a big-fight "co-operative" run by the still-active De La Hoya in partnership with fellow American bill-toppers Bernard Hopkins and Floyd Mayweather, to look after his US interests. Ricky Hatton, also once promoted by Warren, is among their clients.
"Golden Boy have taken over from Don King and Bob Arum and they've done it by empowering the fighters, putting control back in their hands and giving them the lion's share," says Haye. "The strategy is simple: pay the fighters what they generate, don't try to steal from them and they will make the pot bigger for everyone. That's exactly what Golden Boy do and it's worked a treat.
"They're generating more money for boxers than at any time in history. Oscar is the No 1 promoter in America now and that's why I am working with him there, and he's part of Hayemaker.
"The sport is changing now, boxers are taking charge of their own destiny. OK, so you can talk about Audley Harrison and argue that it didn't work when he promoted himself, but I have already shown that it's the right route. When I turned pro, I said I was going to do it my own way. I am the undisputed cruiser champion of the world and I will be one of the most exciting heavyweights on the planet. I have been involved in the promotion of all my fights bar the last two. It hasn't affected my training one bit. I'd rather be on the phone doing the business than lounging around watching TV.
"Promoting other fighters is not a money-making scheme for me, I make enough from my own fights, I don't need to take any money from six- to eight-rounders. Taking 15 or 20 grand from a British title fight doesn't mean anything to me, but that extra money means a hell of a lot to someone who's fighting for, say, 10 grand three times a year."
Hayemaker Boxing's acquisition of a fistful of Britain's best amateurs – including two who surely would have formed the nucleus of Great Britain's 2012 Olympic squad, outstanding middleweight George Groves 20, and 18-year-old bantamweight Michael Maguire – has caused alarm, the Amateur Boxing Association saying that the boxers were offered "unbelievable money" to turn pro.
Haye is unfazed: "I'm not starting this company to take money from fighters, I'm giving it to them. There are too many fighters out there not getting what they should be. I've made sure I've got the lion's share at every stage of my career. So many people have told me I'm crazy, don't do it, you'll be blackballed. There'll be scare tactics to get opponents to pull out. There's been a few things going on in the background, where other promoters are worried, shouting the odds, but if they are as powerful as they think they are, why should they worry about us? We're expecting some dirty tactics but remember, I punch hard."
Warren's offer of £600,000 to fight the Commonwealth champion, Matt Skelton, which would have tested Haye's heavyweight potential, was called "derisory". Warren says: "Setanta are taking a huge risk. Haye looks the part and talks well but I am not convinced. Every time he gets hit on the chin he goes on the floor. You can't put muscles on chins. What happens to the Setanta deal if he gets knocked out?"
But Haye responds: "I'll show the world what heavyweight boxing really can be. At the moment you have one fat guy fighting an even fatter guy for the world title. It's a disgrace, a joke. It's time for me to come in, lean and sharp as a real heavyweight. This will be an exciting ride."
The one-time wild child of the luvvie circuit has chutzpah. When, in London recently, Haye confronted Wladimir Klitschko, whose IBF and WBO heavyweight titles he covets after a projected eliminator against the ex-champion Hasim Rahman, there were echoes of Muhammad Ali's "Ugly Bear" pursuit of Sonny Liston. "He was so loud I could have heard his voice overseas," said the big Ukrainian. "He's a nice guy and he's obviously very self-confident, but he is just so loud it's unbelievable."
There is no doubt that Haye has the punch, the pugnacity, the personality to be sport's next superstar. He insists that as his own man he has found his feet. All he has to do is stay on them.
The making of Haye
The kid gloves: David Deron Haye, born Catford, London, 13 October 1980. Son of a national karate champion. Worked as a male model while boxing as an amateur at Fitzroy Lodge club.
The apprentice: KO'd the then ABA light-heavyweight champion Courtney Fry in 1999 but missed out on the 2000 Sydney Olympics after a controversial defeat in the qualifiers. Won England's first World Amateur Championships medal (silver) in 2001.
The professional: Turned pro in December 2002 and became a big hitter in small halls. Record: 22 wins, with 20 KO's; one defeat, stopped by Carl Thompson. Became the WBC and WBA world cruiserweight champion last November, stopping the French holder, Jean-Marc Mormeck, after being floored and cut. Unified title with a second-round stoppage of the WBO champion, Enzo Maccarinelli, at 02 Arena in March. Announced he would be fighting permanently at heavyweight.
The promoter: Always self-managed, he had fought for Frank Maloney and Frank Warren but has now formed Hayemaker Boxing, following Audley Harrison (A-Force Promotions), Naseem Hamed (Prince Promotions) and Ricky Hatton (Punch Promotions) as a fighting impresario.
The hungry fighter: He has a dietary routine of six small protein-packed meals a day, all the size of his outstretched hand.
The ladies' man: Unmarried, a 6ft 3in babe magnet. Abstains from sex for six weeks before a fight. "I've had more than one lifetime's share of women so I'm definitely not motivated by ********************."
The fan: Supports Colchester Utd.
The strength: Fast right uppercut.
The weakness: His chin – and chocolate.
The ambition: A title fight with supreme heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko next year.
The outcome: Depends who hits who on the chin first.
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[HL]

Thanks for the introduction X.

Haye seems quite impressive over in Europe. I really like his management style in promoting his fights and others.

For Haye to go prime time and become a house-hold name, he needs to fight brand name American fighters.

Ricky Hatton, Joe Calzaghe, the Klitchko(sp) brothers are European fighters who are tested and are for real.

The be a recognized top class boxer, you must ply your trade in The US.

But thanks for the intro, i'll look out for him.

BTW: Manny Pacquiao fights De La Hoya on Dec. 6. Who do you like?

Hasiem Rockman fight one of the Klitchko(sp) brother in europe some time next month.

LAST WORD:

Roy Jones jr. is finished. Not the same Jones we all knew.

Bernard 'the executioner' Hopkins. I did not think he could have beaten Pavlick. It was a great fight. the best i've seen of hopkins

Did you see last night's fight with Jermaine taylor...?

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Brand name fighters in the US ? He just knocked out the top ranked US heavyweight.

If you check the heavyweight rankings they are flooded with europeans , the Klitchko brothers resided in the USA until they won the titles then they flew off to europe.

The Joke is they are searching for a great black hope to take it back from the white europeans.

The heayweight division is now centered in the european market, to be a household name in the US , seems like secoundary to them.

Check the rankings and where the Klitchko brothers choose to fight , Germany or Russia.I believe thats why America has lost interest in this division.