Respect to David Haye

[G.McClellan]

Absolute perfection.

I loved every word of it.

[sharpei_louis]

Fair play.

[Noxy]

Too right, that was a great read.

[Thomastearns]

"In short, the personality traits that make someone potentially great – never giving up, fighting until the bitter end – will often lead to their downfall."

For reality testing - the hard way - boxing is not quite up there with mountaineering, but it's not far behind.

On the other hand the pay can be much, much better.

[greg]

..never liked him, never supported him..

[tiny_acres]

..never liked him, never supported him..

I never liked Haye either. But I wish him well in his future endeavors

[jamamb]

even though he didnt live up to his talk, he brought tons of life to the division back around 2009-2011

[DrDuke]

even though he didnt live up to his talk, he brought tons of life to the division back around 2009-2011

Yeah, I was very glad, when he outclassed Valuev, whose protected career and reign full of robberies were pretty disgraceful for boxing.

[Impractical Poster]

Can someone send me the cliff notes?


Lol. Kidding. Classy as it gets.

[candyslim]

Fabulous read. Well said David. Every last word.

[ValMar]

Fabulous read. Well said David. Every last word.

Yes !

[jonnyyorkshu]

Love him or hate him, that was pure class and very honest and deep.
I'm glad he's in a good place and has other goals now.

Although I wouldn't class myself as a haye fan there is no question of my respect for him and the entertainment he provided during his career. Yes there was some incidents that pissed me off but on the whole I'm happy with the entertainment haye provided and surly that's what it's all about.

Good lucky david and thanks for the entertainment you provided and the punishment you put yourself through so I could watch you while I sat on the sofa drinking beer and eating ribs.

[candyslim]

Good luck dave and thanks for the entertainment you provided and the punishment you put yourself through so I could watch you while I sat on the sofa drinking beer and eating ribs.

To be fair it does pay better though so don't feel too bad

Beer and ribs mmmm.

[jonnyyorkshu]

Homemade dry rub and cooked slow and low for 3 hours.

[squiggy]

..never liked him, never supported him..

Me neither -- before reading this. A fine piece of reflection here.

[candyslim]

Homemade dry rub and cooked slow and low for 3 hours.

Stop it will you! Luckily I'm not drooling because I'm typing while savouring a delicious curry which has emerged as a new favourite of mine called a "Lamb Manchurian". My wife whose knowledge of Geography is, bless her, not staggeringly impressive, asked "Is that because it's from Manchester?" Now when I place my order I have to fight the urge to say to the Bangladeshi man on the other end of the line in my very best Manc ... "Ahright our kid, I'd like a Lamb Mancunian please"

[jonnyyorkshu]

My wife is filipina and once your taste buds sample filipino bbq its a totally different ball game.
Enjoy your curry man, yet another one of life's great inventions.

[jonnyyorkshu]

Homemade dry rub and cooked slow and low for 3 hours.

Stop it will you! Luckily I'm not drooling because I'm typing while savouring a delicious curry which has emerged as a new favourite of mine called a "Lamb Manchurian". My wife whose knowledge of Geography is, bless her, not staggeringly impressive, asked "Is that because it's from Manchester?" Now when I place my order I have to fight the urge to say to the Bangladeshi man on the other end of the line in my very best Manc ... "Ahright our kid, I'd like a Lamb Mancunian please"

Hahahahaha

[ValMar]

Homemade dry rub and cooked slow and low for 3 hours.

Stop it will you! Luckily I'm not drooling because I'm typing while savouring a delicious curry which has emerged as a new favourite of mine called a "Lamb Manchurian". My wife whose knowledge of Geography is, bless her, not staggeringly impressive, asked "Is that because it's from Manchester?" Now when I place my order I have to fight the urge to say to the Bangladeshi man on the other end of the line in my very best Manc ... "Ahright our kid, I'd like a Lamb Mancunian please"

Hahahahaha

[funso banjo baby]

I don't know.

still cant forgive those three hour shows on dave

and his win over Valuev was impressive due to the beasts size...but it was not any kind of world title.

[greg]

..never liked him, never supported him..

Me neither -- before reading this. A fine piece of reflection here.

..he's been an annoying loudmouth and prick for many years, no 5 minute smooth talk is gonna change that--having said that I don't deny/belittle his achievements as CW/HW..

[squiggy]

Yeah, he was. Being a loudmouth was his way of hyping fights, I think. Not really a pleasant person. But anyway, I respect intelligence and ability to put words together, and that was an interesting little apologia he wrote.

[samdance]

Fantastic read, all of you haters must realise the persona he created was to get you watching his fights.
This is the real David Haye

[caldo2025]

I don't think that anyone has ever loved themselves as much as this guy. I got through 3 paragraphs before starting to dry heave.