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title: "3 Boxer Quotes By David Haye"
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> [Muhammad Ali is my hero. Yes, he was the best boxer in the world, but he also put himself on the line.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-haye/muhammad-ali-is-my-hero-yes-he-was-the-best-boxer-in-the-world-but-he/)

[David Haye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-haye/)

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> [Every boxer needs to be able to punch, but none more than me, and that's because I'm not that skilful, and I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-haye/every-boxer-needs-to-be-able-to-punch-but-none-more-than-me-and-that/)

[David Haye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-haye/)

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> [To be a successful boxer, the last thing you need to be doing is turning up to the gym stoned. You're going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-haye/to-be-a-successful-boxer-the-last-thing-you-need-to-be-doing-is/)

[David Haye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-haye/)

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## More by David Haye

> [I said that I was gonna smash him in three rounds, and that's what I did.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-haye/i-said-that-i-was-gonna-smash-him-in-three-rounds-and-that-s-what-i/)

[David Haye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-haye/)

> [I always fight better when my opponent's angry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-haye/i-always-fight-better-when-my-opponent-s-angry/)

[David Haye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-haye/)

> [It's going to be fun watching this robot start malfunctioning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-haye/it-s-going-to-be-fun-watching-this-robot-start-malfunctioning/)

[David Haye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-haye/)

> [I want to leave a legacy, but to do that, I need to be on my best game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-haye/i-want-to-leave-a-legacy-but-to-do-that-i-need-to-be-on-my-best-game/)

[David Haye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-haye/)

> [I would love to have gone there, fight at Madison Square Garden or a casino in Las Vegas, but there are no American heavyweights…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-haye/i-would-love-to-have-gone-there-fight-at-madison-square-garden-or-a/)

[David Haye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-haye/)

> [One thing you can guarantee with the Travellers, they've got a lot of heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-haye/one-thing-you-can-guarantee-with-the-travellers-they-ve-got-a-lot-of/)

[David Haye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-haye/)

> [Arturo Gatti-Micky Ward. Joe Frazier-Muhammad Ali. You get these rivalries in boxing - not that often, so when you do get them, why do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-haye/arturo-gatti-micky-ward-joe-frazier-muhammad-ali-you-get-these/)

[David Haye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-haye/)

> [I was born with a black eye. When they pulled me out with the forceps, they clamped them round my face, so I had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-haye/i-was-born-with-a-black-eye-when-they-pulled-me-out-with-the-forceps/)

[David Haye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-haye/)

> [I've noticed since I've been out is Eddie Hearn and this fight gives me an opportunity to shut him up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-haye/i-ve-noticed-since-i-ve-been-out-is-eddie-hearn-and-this-fight-gives/)

[David Haye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-haye/)

> [The Klit brothers should first fight each other, and the winner should fight me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-haye/the-klit-brothers-should-first-fight-each-other-and-the-winner-should/)

[David Haye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-haye/)

> [I've never been to Ukraine, but I have heard it's very dangerous for a black man. There are crazy racists who have already sent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-haye/i-ve-never-been-to-ukraine-but-i-have-heard-it-s-very-dangerous-for-a/)

[David Haye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-haye/)

> [Enzo get up you're making me look bad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-haye/enzo-get-up-you-re-making-me-look-bad/)

[David Haye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-haye/)

> [They may be big in Switzerland, but so are yodellers, and nobody wants to watch them fight. Heavyweight title fights should be huge events,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-haye/they-may-be-big-in-switzerland-but-so-are-yodellers-and-nobody-wants/)

[David Haye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-haye/)

> [The bigger the pressure, the sharper I am, the more in tune with my body I am, the better my tactics seem to be.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-haye/the-bigger-the-pressure-the-sharper-i-am-the-more-in-tune-with-my/)

[David Haye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-haye/)

> [Amir Khan will come back and he will win back the world title because I know the guy personally, and I know what he's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-haye/amir-khan-will-come-back-and-he-will-win-back-the-world-title-because/)

[David Haye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-haye/)

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