David Haye
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| David Haye | |
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| Real name | David Deron Haye |
| Nickname(s) | Hayemaker |
| Rated at | Cruiserweight Heavyweight |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Reach | 204 cm (80.315 in) |
| Nationality |  British |
| Birth date | 13 October 1980 |
| Birth place | London, England |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 22 |
| Wins | 21 |
| Wins by KO | 20 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
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Competitor for  England |
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| World Amateur Championships | |||
| Silver | Belfast 2001 | Heavyweight | |
David Deron Haye (born 13 October 1980 in London, England, UK) is a British professional boxer who currently holds the WBA, WBO, and The Ring magazine cruiserweight titles. Haye is also a former WBC and undisputed cruiserweight champion.
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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[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, UK 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, as Haye appeared to punch himself out early and had to be saved by the towel in the fifth round.
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 emphatic KO win over WBC world-ranked No.11 Pole Tomasz Bonin. Haye knocked Bonin down three times in the opening round before the referee called a halt to proceedings for Bonin's safety. Before this bout Bonin had only been stopped once in a defeat to Audley Harrison back 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. He was knocked down in the 4th but came back and won after the referee stopped 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.[1] 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.[2] On May 12, 2008, Haye vacated the WBC cruiserweight title.[3]
[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. It is anticipated that his next fight will be with a main competitor in the heavyweight division, sometime in November 2008.
It was announced on 25 April 2008 that Haye is in talks Wladimir Klitschko over a fight later this year, possibly at The O2 Arena in London.[4] Although Klitschko has publicly stated that Haye must establish himself in the heavyweight division before he commits to a fight [5]
[edit] Professional boxing record
| 21 Wins (20 knockouts, 1 decisions, 0 retired, 0 disqualification), 1 loss (1 knockouts, 0 decisions), 0 Draws[1] | |||||||
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| Win | Enzo Maccarinelli | TKO | 2 (12), 2:04 | 2008-03-08 | The O2 arena, London, UK |
Won the WBO Cruiserweight Title. Retained WBA, WBC and The Ring Titles | |
| Win | Jean-Marc Mormeck | TKO | 7 (12) | 2007-11-10 |  Paris, France |
Won the WBA, WBC and The Ring world cruiserweight title. | |
| Win | Tomasz Bonin | TKO | 1 (12) | 2007-04-27 | London, UK |
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| Win | Giacobbe Fragomeni | TKO | 9 (12) | 2006-11-17 | London, UK |
Retained EBU Cruiserweight Title | |
| Win | Ismail Abdoul | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 2006-07-21 | Cheshire, UK |
Retained EBU Title | |
| Win | Lasse Johansen | TKO | 8 (12) | 2006-03-24 | London, UK |
Retained EBU Title | |
| Win | Alexander Gurov | KO | 1 (12), 0.45 | 2005-12-16 | Berkshire, UK |
Won the European EBU Cruiserweight Title | |
| Win | Vincenzo Rossitto | TKO | 2 (10) | 2005-10-14 | Huddersfield, UK |
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| Win | Glen Kelly | TKO | 2 (10) | 2005-03-04 | Rotherham, UK |
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| Win | Gary Delaney | TKO | 3 (6) | 2005-01-21 | London, UK |
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| Win | Valery Semishkur | KO | 1 (06) | 2004-12-10 | Sheffield, UK |
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| Lose | Carl Thompson | TKO | 5 (12) | 2004-09-10 | Wembley Arena, London, UK |
Challenging the IBO Cruiserweight Title | |
| Win | Arthur Williams | TKO | 3 (8) | 2004-05-12 | Reading, UK |
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| Win | Hastings Rasani | TKO | 1 (06) | 2004-03-20 | Wembley Arena, London, UK |
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| Win | Tony Dowling | TKO | 1 (10) | 2003-11-14 | London, UK |
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| Win | Lolenga Mock | TKO | 4 (6) | 2003-09-26 | Reading, UK |
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| Win | Greg Scott Briggs | KO | 1 (6) | 2003-08-01 | London, UK |
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| Win | Vance Winn | TKO | 4 (6) | 2003-07-15 |  Playboy Mansion, California, USA |
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| Win | Phil Day | TKO | 2 (4) | 2003-03-18 | Reading, UK |
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| Win | Roger Bowden | TKO | 1 (6) | 2003-03-04 | Florida, USA |
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| Win | Saber Zafir | TKO | 4 (4) | 2003-01-24 | Sheffield, UK |
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| Win | Tony Booth | TKO | 2 (4) | 2002-12-08 | London, UK |
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[edit] Life
His father was a national karate expert. He has one brother, James, and a sister, Louisa Frisby, owner and founder of Louisa's Smoothies.
David Haye attended Snowfields Primary School in London, SE1, and Bacon's Technical College, London SE16. He began his boxing career training at Fitzroy Lodge in Lambeth under the tutelage of Mick Carney.
Haye was also a model for Versus ans Abercrombie & Fitch.
Haye has a home in London Englan, South Beach Miami USA, Dubai UAE, but is currently training in his residence of Kyrenia (Turkish: Girne) in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
Haye being a Millwall fan and is very thankful of the support he gets from his local club. Before his fight against Maccarinelli, Haye personally thanked the fans for coming to his fight and congratulated them on a recent result.
[edit] See also
- List of male boxers
- List of current world boxing champions
- List of WBA world champions
- List of WBC world champions
- List of WBO world champions
[edit] External links
- Professional boxing record for David Haye from Boxrec
- David Haye's MySpace
- David Haye News and Forum
[edit] References
- ^ Haye Faces Toughest Test Yet, BBC Sport
- ^ Evander Holyfield says David Haye is the Real Deal, The Mirror
- ^ David Haye Vacates WBC Cruiserweight Title. BoxingScene.com (2008-05-12). Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
- ^ Haye courted by Klitschko, SkySports.com
- ^ Klitschko rules out Haye showdown, BBC News
| Preceded by Jean-Marc Mormeck |
WBC Cruiserweight Champion November 10, 2007 – May 12, 2008 Vacated |
Vacant |
| WBA Cruiserweight Champion November 10, 2007 – present |
Incumbent | |
| Preceded by Enzo Maccarinelli |
WBO Cruiserweight Champion March 8, 2008 – present |
