Gruesome pictures show extent of damage to David Haye's Achilles sustained during defeat

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Honestly, as an American, we never quite understood the love Brits had for Haye. All that we saw was a horrible effort against Wlad in which he didn't throw enough punches to win and then blamed his toe for the loss. This after yapping heavily in the preflight buildup. So, I think Haye's handlers could have done a better job in the guys career making him more of a world attraction. He could have been a big hit here in the states I think.

The explanation for the popularity for the likes of Floyd Mayweather Jr., Carl Froch and David Haye relates to the work they do with the mainstream media, such as participating in reality TV competitions.

With David Haye, he’s a former model, he’s a good looking fellow, he’s very eloquent, he’s entertaining, he competed in the UK version of “I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!” (finishing 3rd), he is a regular pundit for Sky boxing, he’s appeared on other TV shows countless times, such as "Soccer AM", "A League of Their Own", "A Question of Sport" etc. He has his own work-out DVD and created his own reality TV show, which included lots of A-lister guests.

He was also a finalist in 2010’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award. He's also appeared as a guest on the most popular talk shows in the UK, such as those hosted Graham Norton, Jonathan Ross and Alan Carr.

That’s the reason why David Haye's fan base is huge. He’s not a boxer that sticks solely to his niche, because he does a lot of TV work as well, which consequently attracts casual fans.

I’m not a huge fan myself, but the reason for his success is obvious. And it's this success, coupled with his boxing resume, that justifies his arrogance.

I guess he's happy being a big fish in a little pond and I'd also probably opt for that if it were me. But in an era STARVING for a heavyweight star, he really could have been that guy I think. Not that America is the all be all of places but Haye's act could have gone over very well here when he was knocking people out left and right. American's saw how brash he was in the buildup for that fight with Wlad and we all tuned in to see what this beast was about and it was such a huge letdown. Haye looked like a deer in the headlights from opening bell and never got comfortable. Imagine if he fought like he did the other night against Wlad? That would have been fun. That was a glorified pillow fight.

American's loved the Prince Nassim Hamed because he yapped and backed it up almost every single time. Loved that guy. So I just think Haye left a lot of money and fame on the table.

i think he was just a bit on the small side to be the big heavyweight star even when the division outside the klitschkos looked poor . i was always a fan after seeing how he went about picking himself up and building a good career after carl thompson showed him just how hard pro boxing can be. he learned a hard but good lesson that night and never got as complacent again for me,as shown by subsequent results .