Probably doesn't deserve its own thread, I know he let you all down and all...but according to the British Boxing Board of Control, he, Lord Haye, does not wish to renew his Boxing Licence. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/oct/11/david-haye-quit-boxing David Haye appears to have quit boxing after it was reported last night that the former world heavyweight champion has handed in his fight licence. Haye, who lost his title to Wladimir Klitschko in July, turns 31 on Thursday and always insisted he would not continue to box past his birthday. Although there has been no official confirmation from Haye, the British Boxing Board of Control secretary, Robert Smith, told the Sun: "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." Technically, it means he can't fight in England, but road-warrior that he is having fought all over the World in places like America {once}, France {once} and Germany {once} I am sure we will see him cropping up somewhere soon. Where there is Haye, there is Hope.
Another great british HWY champ retired by a Klitschko. Brave of him to even consider carrying on given the extent of his sore toe. Nevertheless, good on Haye for following the Lewis model & quitting before his skills deteriorated. It would be sad to see him go the Ali path & lose to somebody who couldn't carry his jockstrap in his prime. We'll always have the memories.
He'll be back once the money dries up and he realizes he actually has to find employment. By then his skills will be deteriorated and he'll probably go the way of Ali and lose to people who couldn't carry his jockstrap in his prime.
This is the biggest and most impactful announcement that the sport had had in 30 years. With Haye gone, UFC may completely take over.
first sterling sharpe, then deion sanders. it seems all the great ones eventually succumb to toe injuries.
For me, his passing is pretty interesting.....for openers, the sheer lack of fanfare from the journalists, press-men, broadcasters etc who trumpeted so vociferously his cause in the first instance, and secondly, I do believe he will be back in some way shape or form.
Yep..I knew it. :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/oct/11/david-haye-talks-vitali-klitschko David Haye's management are in discussions over a fight with Vitali Klitschko to take place early next year, according to the Klitschko brothers' promoter Bernd Boente. Boente revealed he had spoken with Haye's trainer and manager Adam Booth on Tuesday and been told that while the Briton plans to announce his retirement on Thursday, his 31st birthday, he would return to the ring should a fight with Vitali be agreed. The British Boxing Board of Control had said that Booth had told them the former WBA heavyweight champion, who lost a unification bout to Wladimir Klitschko in Hamburg in July, does not wish to renew his licence to fight. "David's Haye's manager Adam Booth always told me that he will officially retire on Thursday, I think his 31st birthday, but that he would definitely come back if there is a fight against Vitali or a rematch against Wladimir. So this option is still there," Boente told Sky Sports News. "Adam and myself actually just spoke with each other and we are in constant contact. We are still waiting for some numbers from British TV and then we'll see if the business case is realistic and then we will do the fight or Vitali will fight another opponent in February or March next year. "A rematch with Wladimir makes no sense because there are no questions after the first fight and you can only promote a fight if there is a certain thrill. But against Vitali it's different. Vitali has a totally different style. "Vitali said after the fight [in July] he wants to finish what his brother didn't do, meaning knock out David Haye, and David said he likes Vitali's style, that would fit him more." Boente added on Sky Sports News: "Both fighters are willing to do the fight, but it only depends on the business case." Asked how likely the bout was to happen, Boente replied: "If the business case is realistic, 100%. We have to discuss with different British TV stations, we have to discuss with US TV stations, we have to discuss with RTL, our TV partner in Germany, and then when we have all the numbers on the table and know where the fight will happen, we go from there. "A realistic time frame is from mid-February to mid-March. This fight will definitely have to be in a soccer stadium again and then we have to see what stadiums are available and then we make the next step. "We definitely want a soccer stadium with a roof and we have here in Germany three different ones so let's see what's possible there. "We have to move quickly because if the fight is at the end of February, beginning of March, as I would expect, we have to do the first press conference after Wladimir's fight against Jean-Marc Mormeck on 10 December, before Christmas. "This way or that way Vitali will definitely fight in February, March his next fight, either against David Haye or someone else. So we have to move quickly. We are also discussing with other opponents because we can't 100% depend on David Haye." The BBBC general secretary Robert Smith said on Tuesday morning he had been contacted by Booth to tell him Haye did not wish to renew his boxing licence. "I had a telephone conversation at the end of last week with his manager Adam Booth, who told me what their intentions were and they confirmed it at the beginning of this week," Smith said. He added: "The fight [against Wladimir] didn't work out as well as he or all of us wanted, but that's sport. He's been popular, he's been exciting and he's been a good boxer."
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Of course he won't retire. It's just that he hasn't made the headlines for a month, he had to do something
