By William Mackay: Former two division world champion David Haye (25-2, 23 KO’s) should be making a decision next month as to whether or not he’ll continue fighting or retire from boxing. Haye, 30, has said previously that he wouldn’t fight beyond his 31st birthday, as he wants to get out of the sport while he’s till young with his mental faculties intact.

In five weeks on October 13th, Haye will turn 31-years-old, and he’s expected to make a decision on or before that date about whether he’ll carry on and continue fighting. Haye was badly humiliated in his last fight against IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko last July, losing by a 12 round decision.

The loss was bad enough, as Haye had bragged incessantly that he would knock Wladimir without any problems. However, after getting completely dominated by Wladimir, Haye pulled off his right shoe and announced that he had taken the fight with a broken right baby toe. Haye blamed the loss in part to the broken toe, saying that it prevented him from driving off of the leg.

With the exception of Haye’s loyal fan base, the boxing fans as a whole didn’t buy the excuse and said Haye as unwilling to accept his defeat and give Wladimir the credit that he deserved for beating him. Haye then asked for an immediate rematch with Wladimir, and said he would retire if he didn’t get the rematch. Wladimir suggested that Haye fight his brother WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko or one or two other guys to try and redeem himself.

However, Haye wants no part of a fight against Vitali, saying he has “No beef” with the older Klitschko brother. To some boxing fans, it looks as if Haye is afraid of facing Vitali, and just wants one more payday that he doesn’t have to work for against Wladimir before cashing out and retiring from the sport. The problem is that Haye is making it difficult for Wladimir because he’ll take heat if he fights Haye again if Haye is unwilling to fight anyone else in between to show that he’s improved on the mistakes that he made in the Wladimmir fight.

My guess is Haye will slink away into the sunset and retire rather than face the needed one or two fighters to get a rematch with Wladimir. Haye doesn’t want the Vitali fight, doesn’t want to fight anyone else but Wladimir, and that’s going to make it impossible for him to get a rematch. Haye will disappear and be forgotten.