David Haye Quotes

People ask me about Orlando Salido. My answer is that I fight for Top Rank and will take on who they schedule for me. But I would like to welcome Salido to Lomachenko University in the ring some day.

My fifth pro fight, I got my first title fight.

I want to knock out both Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko, and I don't care what order they fall in.

No disrespect to Ugas. He's a great fighter, and he's ranked in the IBF, so I'm gonna have to fight him. But, you know, I'm looking to build my legacy and me beating Ugas is not gonna get me anywhere.

My father was champion of North Africa and he beat the European champ. He was very good, a professional for 12 years. We're from a big family of boxers. My father has seven brothers.

If a guy isn't in a position to fight for a world title, or if he's not in a place where I can intercept his road to the title, don't offer him to me. I'm not in this to just fight guys for the sake of fighting. I'm not in this to make friends with the people who work in the organization.

I've fought at such a high level I couldn't have people look at me and say, 'well, he's just fought someone to knock them over.'

If I get the fight against Mayweather, I have no doubt I can go and take it.

When I fought Jorge Cota, that's a prelim of what's to be expected from me in the future.

On my way to winning the title, it was great for me, but once I won the title, it was tough for me to get fights.

In memory of Muhammad Ali I will be knocking out David Haye in one round.

Winning the World title is much more important to me than fighting Groves - but I do believe I have got the beating of him style-wise if it comes off.

And that's what I want to do, fight the best guys, the toughest guys to prove I am the best.

If they're not the toughest fights I can get, then give me a complete washup, someone that'll be an easy payday. But I'd rather have the toughest fights I can get so I can get to the title the fastest way possible.

The thing with professional boxing is you have to have the right promoter and the right fights. It is a cut-throat business.

His boxing style is one that I would like to test myself against. I've always been a fan of his, and I've always wanted to test myself against Roy Jones.

He's a guy I should beat pretty handily. I shouldn't have a competitive fight with Jose Miguel Cotto, in my eyes.

I'm very conscious of Miguel Cotto's career... I need to do my part on that night to have victory and create my own legacy in this sport of boxing.

My personal feeling is that Bernard Hopkins has never been an industry boy.

With Evander Holyfield, I anticipate this being a hard fight. But each time out, you don't want it to be a hard fight. Not to mention, you burn yourself out that way.

I can take over boxing with a win over Pacquiao.

My brother is much stronger, faster, and when he becomes heavyweight champion again, I will be in his corner. One Klitschko may be gone now, but not the Klitschko name.

No question Pacquiao is someone I would like to fight. But if it's not in front of me, then I am really not worried about it.

If I hit the Klitschkos with the same shots I was hitting John Ruiz, both of them would go over.

When I boxed against Jeff Lacy, that was one fight that I was so proud of.