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I thought they'd boo but Germans are on my side

29.06.11
David Haye's big fight diary: Here's a confession for you. Despite what I've said about the country's home fighters, I've always liked visiting and boxing in Germany... more

Wladimir Klitschko warns David Haye

12.04.10
IBF and WBO champion has laid down the gauntlet by warning his fellow world heavyweight champion: "You can't run away from me forever"... more

John Ruiz looking to avenge Valuev loss by defeating David Haye

01.04.10
Ruiz challenges Haye for the WBA world heavyweight title - a belt he himself held on two previous occasions... more

David Haye: After The Beast, it's nice to face a human being!

01.04.10
The moment you look into the eyes of an opponent is often your first chance to really discover what kind of fight lies within them... more

David Haye: My loud and proud fans will help me home in on success

31.03.10
David Haye reveals how the supporters have a big part to play in his world title fight on Saturday... more

David Haye: Senegal trip showed the real power of title belt

29.03.10
The world heavyweight champion is writing a diary for the Standard as he prepares for Saturday's first defence of his title against American John Ruiz. Here is the Hayemaker's first entry... ... more

Klitschko brothers set sights on David Haye

09.03.10
Vitali Klitschko will flip a coin with brother Wladimir to decide who fights Britain's David Haye... more

David Haye only focused on John Ruiz, says trainer

27.01.10
David Haye's trainer insists the WBA world heavyweight champion will not be thinking about conquering the Klitschko brothers until he has made his way past John Ruiz... more

Home comforts thrill David Haye

26.01.10
WBA heavyweight champion David Haye is delighted he will be fighting in front of a home crowd when he faces John Ruiz in Manchester... more

David Haye telling Vitali Klitschko to cool fight talk

18.12.09
David Haye will not begin talks about a fight with WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko until after he faces John Ruiz.... more

David Haye: 2009 was a great year for British boxing

08.12.09
WBA heavyweight champion David Haye believes fellow boxers Amir Khan and Carl Froch are unfortunate not to be joining him among the BBC Sports Personality of the Year contenders... more

Las Vegas and Wembley in battle to stage David Haye fight

10.11.09
David Haye has been told to turn his back on London and head for Las Vegas if he really wants to cement his place as one of the greatest world heavyweight champions... more

David Haye's beauty care

10.11.09
New world heavyweight champion David Haye is the first boxer to use a therapy normally given to breast-enhancement patients... more

David Haye eyes £20m Klitschko clash at Wembley Stadium

09.11.09
Officials at the venue contact Britain’s new world champion over staging fight with one of the Kiltschko brothers... more

Victory was surreal... it hasn’t sunk in yet, says champion Hayemaker

09.11.09
Video: Victorious David Haye tells how becoming world heavyweight boxing champion was a 'surreal' experience that had not sunk in yet... more

Sporting Miscellanies

09.11.09
Keen students of Sky Sports' fulsome pre-match analyses will have noted an omission from the preamble to the game at Stamford Bridge... more

David Haye's diary: He's scary but winning is my destiny

06.11.09
London's leading boxer David Haye has been writing an exclusive diary for the Evening Standard as he prepares for tomorrow's fight against Nikolai Valuev. In his final diary entry, Haye reveals how the fear of defeat will spur him to realise a lifetime ambition of becoming world heavyweight champion . . .... more

David Haye: I'm frightened of being laid low, but only by swine flu

05.11.09
All this week, David Haye will write an exclusive diary for the Evening Standard as he prepares for Saturday's world heavyweight championship showdown with Nikolai Valuev. Here, the Hayemaker reveals his real fear is not being laid out by the champion but being laid low by swine flu . . .... more

Nikolai Valuev proves to be more gentle giant than ‘Beast from the East’

05.11.09
It would be a huge mistake for Haye to underestimate the boxing brains of the softly-spoken, well-read Russian... more

David Haye: Nikolai Valuev seems like a decent guy, he's just got in my way

04.11.09
All this week, David Haye will write an exclusive diary for the Evening Standard as he prepares for Saturday's world heavyweight championship showdown with Nikolai Valuev. Here he reveals a degree of respect for an opponent he had previously called "smelly" and "a freak". . .... more

Nikolai Valuev brushes off fresh outburst from 'mouthy' rival

04.11.09
David Haye has warned world heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev that he will make him look silly when they fight for the giant Russian's title in Germany on Saturday.... more

David Haye's diary: I must keep my cool if I'm going to slay The Beast

02.11.09
All this week, London's leading boxer David Haye will write an exclusive diary for the Evening Standard as he prepares for Saturday's world heavyweight championship showdown with Russian giant Nikolai Valuev. Six days and counting, here is the Hayemaker's first entry... more

David Haye confident that he will slay Goliath

27.10.09
Exclusive: As he prepares to take on an absolute monster of a man, the Brit is confident his 'beauty' really will tame the 'beast'... more

Sporting Miscellanies

16.10.09
In one of those surveys PR firms put out in the hope of cheap publicity, confused.com releases a list of the 50 most confusing things about modern life, and to its credit sport is represented thrice... more

Quotes of the week

16.10.09
This week's top five quotes from around the sporting world ... more

David Haye hopes to cut 'Beast' down to size

12.10.09
David Haye has insisted he has no concerns about the size of the task facing him when he fights heavyweight Nikolai Valuev for the world championship in Germany... more

Green light given for David Haye's clash with Nikolay Valuev

26.08.09
David Haye's WBA heavyweight title challenge against Nikolay Valuev will go ahead on November 7 after former champion John Ruiz agreed to end his campaign to scupper the fight... more

David Haye to fight Beast from the East

23.07.09
David Haye sees his bout with man mountain Nikolai Valuev as the first step in a bold bid to unify the heavyweight division - and take down the Klitschko brothers... more

Holyfield defeat is under investigation by WBA

30.12.08
The World Boxing Association are to review Nikolay Valuev's victory over Evander Holyfield... more

Veteran Holyfield lands shot at title

13.11.08
Evander Holyfield is to fight for the World Boxing Association heavyweight crown next month at the age of 46.... more


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