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David Haye
"The Hayemaker"

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David Haye is a retired British boxer who had a successful professional career spanning more than 15 years. He had a total of 32 fights, out of which he won 28, and suffered four losses. He didn't have any draws or no-contests throughout his career. The heavyweight boxer was known for his impressive knockout rate, having 26 knockout wins in total.

Haye's professional boxing career kicked off on December 8, 2002, at the age of 22, in a fight against Tony Booth. He won the fight via a 2nd round RTD. He went on to win his next nine fights, all via stoppage, showcasing his devastating punching power.

The British boxer had his first world title fight at the age of 27 on November 10, 2007, after winning 20 professional fights. He fought against Jean-Marc Mormeck for the cruiserweight WBA (Unified), WBC, and The Ring titles, and won the fight via 7th round TKO to become the cruiserweight champion of the world. This victory marked the beginning of what would be an illustrious career, which Haye would go on to dominate for several years.

One of Haye's career highlights happened on March 8, 2008, when he became a unified cruiserweight world champion by beating Enzo Maccarinelli via a 2nd round TKO. He held the WBA (Undisputed), WBC, The Ring, and WBO cruiserweight world-champion belts at this point. He then went on to defend his championship titles against Monte Barrett, which he won via 5th round TKO.

David Haye was a two-time unified cruiserweight world champion, and has won five world titles at two weight classes. He fought and won many notable fights during his career, and some of his best fights were victories over Enzo Maccarinelli, Jean-Marc Mormeck, Audley Harrison, Nikolai Valuev, Monte Barrett, John Ruiz, and Mark de Mori.

On November 7, 2009, Haye won the WBA heavyweight title from Nikolai Valuev, beating him via 12 round majority decision to become a two-division world champion. He then went on to successfully defend the WBA heavyweight title against Audley Harrison, winning the fight via 3rd round TKO.

The only loss David Haye suffered in a title bout was on July 2, 2011, against Wladimir Klitschko. He lost the fight to the Ukrainian boxer via a 12 round unanimous decision. Haye was fighting for the IBF, WBO, and The Ring heavyweight titles in that bout.

Haye retired from professional boxing with a record of 28-4, which included 26 knockout wins and three losses via knockout, as well as five title wins. His last professional fight was a non-title rematch against fellow British boxer Tony Bellew on May 5, 2018. Haye lost the fight via 5th round TKO.

David Haye's professional boxing career was spectacular, marked by impressive victories, titles, and record-breaking stats. He was a prominent figure in the boxing world and is considered one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time.

David Haye Fight Record

# Date Age Opponent Result Via
32 May 5, 2018 37 Tony Bellew Loss TKO5
31 Mar 4, 2017 36 Tony Bellew Loss TKO11
30 May 21, 2016 35 Arnold Gjergjaj Win TKO2
29 Jan 16, 2016 35 Mark de Mori Win TKO1
28 Jul 14, 2012 31 Derek Chisora Win TKO5
27 Jul 2, 2011 30 Wladimir Klitschko Loss UD
26 Nov 13, 2010 30 Audley Harrison Win TKO3
25 Apr 3, 2010 29 John Ruiz Win TKO9
24 Nov 7, 2009 29 Nikolai Valuev Win MD
23 Nov 15, 2008 28 Monte Barrett Win TKO5
22 Mar 8, 2008 27 Enzo Maccarinelli Win TKO2
21 Nov 10, 2007 27 Jean-Marc Mormeck Win TKO7
20 Apr 27, 2007 26 Tomasz Bonin Win TKO1
19 Nov 17, 2006 26 Giacobbe Fragomeni Win TKO9
18 Jul 21, 2006 25 Ismail Abdoul Win UD
17 Mar 24, 2006 25 Lasse Johansen Win TKO8
16 Dec 16, 2005 25 Alexander Gurov Win KO1
15 Oct 14, 2005 25 Vincenzo Rossitto Win TKO2
14 Mar 4, 2005 24 Glen Kelly Win TKO2
13 Jan 21, 2005 24 Garry Delaney Win RTD3
12 Dec 10, 2004 24 Valeri Semiskur Win KO1
11 Sep 10, 2004 23 Carl Thompson Loss TKO5
10 May 12, 2004 23 Arthur Williams Win TKO3
9 Mar 20, 2004 23 Hastings Rasani Win TKO1
8 Nov 14, 2003 23 Tony Dowling Win TKO1
7 Sep 26, 2003 22 Lolenga Mock Win TKO4
6 Aug 1, 2003 22 Greg Scott-Briggs Win KO1
5 Jul 15, 2003 22 Vance Winn Win TKO1
4 Mar 18, 2003 22 Phil Day Win TKO2
3 Mar 4, 2003 22 Roger Bowden Win TKO1
2 Jan 24, 2003 22 Saber Zairi Win TKO4
1 Dec 8, 2002 22 Tony Booth Win RTD2