David Haye
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Haye in 2006
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| Real name | David Deron Haye | ||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | The Hayemaker | ||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||||||||||||
| Reach | 78 in (198 cm) | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||
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13 October 1980 Bermondsey, London, England |
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| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 31 | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 28 | ||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 26 | ||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | ||||||||||||
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David Deron Haye (born 13 October 1980) is a British professional boxer who has held world titles in two weight classes. He is the first British boxer to reach the final of the World Amateur Boxing Championships, where he won a silver medal in 2001. As a professional he became the first British boxer to become a unified cruiserweight world champion in 2008, winning three out of the four major world titles, as well as The Ring magazine and lineal titles. He then moved up to heavyweight and became the WBA champion in 2009 after defeating Nikolai Valuev, who had a world record 11 inches and 7 stone advantage on Haye. Along with Evander Holyfield, Haye is one of only two boxers to have unified the cruiserweight world titles and become a world heavyweight champion.
Haye is an unorthodox style of fighter who relies heavily on his speed and athleticism, and also carries exceptional punching power which has earned him the nickname of "The Hayemaker". He boasts an 86.2% knockout ratio and to date he has defeated six world champions. In 2008, Haye founded his own boxing promotional firm, Hayemaker Promotions. Haye returned to the ring at the age of 35 on 16 January 2016 after a three and half year hiatus to score a first-round knockout victory over Mark de Mori.
Haye grew up among the town houses of the Peabody Estate, near the famous Tate Modern Gallery and around the corner from the South Bank tourist attraction, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. Haye went to school at Bacon's College. His College principal Tony Perry remembers Haye as a ‘very athletic, very smart young man’. Haye started his ambition and passion for boxing at old-school boxing gym Fitzroy Lodge Boxing Club in Lambeth, South London, where he quickly impressed and confidently won his first amateur bouts. Mick Carney, who ran the gym where David began training from 10 years old, said of Haye: ‘He could whack as a kid. I think he chinned about three kids. But that made it really hard to get him matches. When you’ve got three first-round knockouts on your card everybody runs for the hills. David was a lovely kid. He comes from a beautiful, loving family. He wasn’t on the streets. He went to school, came to the gym, went home. His family bestowed love and affection on him. Bermondsey might have been bad, but he, his brother and his sister were nice people from a nice family.’
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