If we learnt anything about David Haye on Saturday evening it was that his ability to shoot for the stars is a gift that no other boxer currently on the Heavyweight circuit can match.
Yes he was able to make a 7’2 giant look like an estranged alcoholic at the back end of his fight in Neremberg with Nikolai Valuev, but the way he set his sights on the remainder of the boxing world just minutes after his historic victory shows that his ambition is almost as vibrant as his talent.
The fight had barely finished when Haye laid down his intentions for the rest of the Heavyweight division and the boxing world.
"Here I am, heavyweight champion of the world and I'm loving it. I'm going to clean up the division."
Now most boxers are well known for talking themselves up before and after matches no-matter what the result may be- but Haye’s confidence in his own ability is infectious to say the least.
The Brit has a mandatory defence of his title early next year against John Ruiz, before setting his sights on either of the Klitschko brothers, in particular the older Vitali.
The 38-year old fought Britain’s last World Heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis in 2005, with Lewis winning by technical knockout after a dominant performance by Klitschko-so the Ukrainian certainly has some unfinished business.
Haye’s match-up with Ruiz- a boxer whose has been defeated by Valuev on two occasions- is expected to take place at the O2 Arena, but it’s the venue of the potential unification title fight between Haye and either of the Klitschko brothers that’s of most interest.
Wembley Stadium and the New Den are the current front-runners to host a future fight proving that Haye is now one of the most in-demand boxers in the world right now.
The home of English football can seat up to 90,000 people while the New Den is the home of Haye’s beloved Millwall football club.
It’s surprising that given his personality that a fight in Las Vegas hasn’t been mentioned as yet, as it’s certain that the American public would lap up his eccentric persona.
However it’s important that with all these major venue’s and opponents being mentioned, that Haye doesn’t get to far ahead of himself, he might be world champion now but holding onto his crown will be a bigger ask- he needs to stay focused.
Given that, maybe taking his progress one fight at a time would be more favourable, after all you don’t become a great Boxer overnight, Haye might have to bide his time.
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