By Jake Denney: I would like to start this article that up until his fight with Wladimir Klitchsko, I was a David Haye fan. He unified the cruiserweight division and stepped up too heavyweight in search of a world title. At that time the heavyweight division was in need of freshening up. In Haye it had a character, yes he was arrogant and outspoken but he was a true athlete with outstanding skills. Fast hands and fast feet and he packed significant power in his punches. There was always a question mark over his chin however.
Haye would finally get his chance at a world heavyweight title when he signed to fight WBO, IBO and IBF champion Wladimir Klitschko in June 2009. Haye pulled out of the fight claiming a back injury, an injury that the Kitschko camp claimed they never saw medical documentation for. Haye then turned his attention too WBA champion Nikolay Valuev and on 7th November 2009, Haye defeated the giant Valuev in Nuremberg Germany.