Looking back at David Hayes career.....

He had a very good career most fighters can only dream of. He has made millions of dollars without taking much punishment and as a fighter, there is nothing more you can wish for.

Overrated fighter who was nowhere near elite level, but a fanstastic salesman who consistently duped the British public into lining his pockets

I remember him beating the Giant Valuev then the " Toe " fiasco in the Klitschko fight. With a couple KO's of pretty good Cruiserweights prior to that .

If he stayed at Cruiserweight he'd have had all the belts and ruled as Lineal Champ for a good few years and probably been able to build a HOF resume. He could have moved up to HW later in his career and got a few big money fights (Chisora, Whyte, Parker, Bellew etc) and that would have been better for his legacy. Nevertheless he had a career most could only dream about and made a lot of money.

Fast, athletic, explosive powerful with a poor chin and below average fundamentals. A better athlete than he was a boxer. A great salesman. A good CW in a poor era that avoided the real threats and probably one of the worst ever HW titlists. He knew how too sell a fight though. People may say it was **** talk but I feel Tony Bellew summed him up perfectly and spoke the truth of what he really was as a person and a fighter. Absolutely hit the nail on the head for me. Pretty much this, disagree with poorest HW titlist though, hes just too small for the modern era of HW's for me. Completely agree on Bellew though... I thought Bellew was talking s*** at first but the more you think about what he said the more it makes sense, once he lost that athleticism he was pretty much f*****.

He convinced me he was going to beat Klitschko, me and my friends got the PPV and were treated to one of the most cowardly and terrible performances in a heavyweight title fight. After that Haye has just chased fame and money, a total fraud who should never have came back. An egotistical maniac..... any one who likes a man of his character is a fraud as well. These guys don't mix it in the working class.

The furore around his fight with Valuev was probably the first time I started paying attention to boxing, and as such I only really remember what he was like after that. Him beating Valuev was pretty impressive but his showing against Klitschko was embarassing, his fight against Chisora an ugly episode, and then there were all the cancelled fights (I had tickets to Haye-Fury as a birthday present, you ruined my birthday David) and then the horrid mismatches against nobodies from eastern Europe and Australia and then the two humiliating losses to Bellew. Combine all that with all the trash talk that he never backed up and all said and done my memories of him after his impressive win over Valuev made him look like a clown. That's the David Haye I know. That said, I've been watching his fights at CW recently, before I first saw him, and he was lethal back then. He was a great fighter when he was at his best and I think he'll eventually make the HOF when the time rolls around. And he played the publicity game quite well when you think about it, love or hate him, everyone used to talk about him, even if they just wanted to see him get his arse kicked. He was one of the few british fighters that Joe Normie who doesn't follow the sport could name without difficulty.

I thought he was a c**t, until he took on Carl Thompson very early in his career. He took a proper beating in that fight but never gave up

Pretty normal champion

Wasted his prime years trying to be a celebrity.

A bit of a tit...with an oversized ego.

He was on the cover of Fight Night Champion for the PS3.

Haye saw his opportunity for fame and grabbed it both hands. He was always over rated and took the uk fan train along with him; he showed glimpses of world class level; but consistently fell short particularly at the very elite end. I am still a bit disappointed Bellew beat him twice though as the Joshua Haye fight could’ve been an absolute monster in the UK

I remember a prime David Haye as an overachieving great fighter, who had exceeded the public's expectations of him. He was a multiple divisional titleholder; With great punching power and balls for a man his size, good defense, speed, boxing ability and a good chin.

Great cruiserweight. Average HW who marketed himself very well. great? enzo mac and an aging mormeck. hmmm not so great. holyfield great, usyk great, haye opportunist

He made us, boxing fans, wait too long to see him getting schooled by Klitschko. You guys still remember how long it took him to leave his dressing room & walk to the ring on fight night? I do.

Fast, athletic, explosive powerful with a poor chin and below average fundamentals. A better athlete than he was a boxer. A great salesman. A good CW in a poor era that avoided the real threats and probably one of the worst ever HW titlists. He knew how too sell a fight though. People may say it was **** talk but I feel Tony Bellew summed him up perfectly and spoke the truth of what he really was as a person and a fighter. Absolutely hit the nail on the head for me.

Great cruiserweight. Average HW who marketed himself very well.

Conman is the word i'm looking for.

Talented fighter that has a weak resume because he only chased money. He also should have never moved to heavyweight, too small