By Mark Vester
Cruiserweight David Haye (19-1, 18KOs) pulled no punches when talking about his fellow countrymen during an interview with UK media outlet The People.
Haye, 26, is set to face WBC/WBA cruiserweight champion Jean-Marc Mormeck (33-3, 22KOs) on September 28 in Paris, France. Should he win, Haye plans to move back up to the heavyweight division. In April, Haye made an impressive heavyweight debut by blowing away Tomasz Bonin in one round.
He wants to show the British heavyweights how it's done.
"The Skelton fight showed exactly why I won't get mixed up in the British roundabout where everyone keeps fighting each other and not going anywhere," said Haye. "I'm going to do exactly what I did at cruiserweight - aim straight for the European titles and fight world-ranked opponents from the start."
Haye does not want to become like many other British fighters, who in his opinion fight a lot of "bums" for long periods of time and get beaten once they step up in class. He views himself as the future of British boxing.
"I am the future of British boxing, no doubt about it. That's been my plan from day one. A lot of British fighters seem to fight bums for ages," Haye said. "They get used to fighting bums, they find their level and end up getting beat as soon as they come out of that comfort zone."
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