McGuigan: Haye's Whole Career Has Been Full of Bluff

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 license. 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.

"If it is the end then it's a shame because he had so much more to give," said the former world featherweight champion McGuigan to BBC Sport. "As the Klitschkos showed, heavyweights blossom in their 30s. If it's the end then it's a career unfulfilled."

"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. 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 Wladimir again, then he deserves that. His whole career has been full of bluff, so you don't know whether to believe the news."