David Haye Quotes

Every time I stepped into the ring, somebody wanted to kill me.

It would be an honour to knock out Botha.

I'll go for the knockout, and if we have to go 12 rounds, then I'll trust the judges to do their best work, and I will get the victory if I deserve it.

You will all laugh and say I wouldn't have a chance, but I would knock Andre Ward out - or I will outbox him. He is a pound-for-pound great, but I can match him on the inside, and he has never fought anyone who could do that.

I'm the best fighter in the division and I'm always willing to prove it.

Ali's got a left, Ali's got a right - when he knocks you down, you'll sleep for the night; and when you lie on the floor and the ref counts to ten, hope and pray that you never meet me again.

Sonny Liston is nothing. The man can't talk. The man can't fight. The man needs talking lessons. The man needs boxing lessons. And since he's gonna fight me, he needs falling lessons.

Once that bell rings you're on your own. It's just you and the other guy.

When you knock people out, it's sometimes a very scary situation - but I always hoped that no one got seriously hurt. Now when I see them get knocked out, I laugh. When you finish the game, it's funny. And when I look at film of myself, I think, 'I wouldn't fight that guy.'

Boxing is the only sport you can get your brain shook, your money took and your name in the undertaker book.

I don't mind getting beaten, but I hate to lose.

I'm a huge boxing fan. I love the strategy and the combat.

The fight will last as long as I allow it to last, and then I will knock him out.

There is nothing more terrifying than lying in the ring and feeling that your hand has gone numb.

I want to thank Kotelnik for letting me have a shot at the title. I'm so confident I'm going to beat him. He thinks that me moving up a weight, I won't be as strong, but I'm very strong. I'm a hard-hitting fighter.

I've been in a position where I've been barely doing any damage, and the ref stopped it. It's just sport.

A loss in boxing is different to any sport. It can set your career back a few years. So I fear losing more than anything.

I dropped Nascimento in the first round, but he came back, and I had to dig really deep because he was gaining the whole time. He ruptured my left ear drum with a right hand in the fifth round, which caused a few hearing problems, but I was able to overcome it.

Amir Khan is a great fighter, I have a lot of respect for him.

I'm confident that I can go in and fight for 12 rounds and win a decision.

Why would I stand there and trade punches and try to knock out George Foreman?

Nothing ever stops me smiling, apart from getting beat in the ring.

I will beat Aldo. I wanna fight him.

The reason I like Olympic boxing is that all the best fighters come together and find out who the best fighter is.

I feel great at 145. This is my division. I'm open to fight anybody.