The pugilist said that, the news was a massive blow for him and that it wasn't the way he wanted to end the year. He said that maybe it wasn't meant to be. He probably was refering to his come back from his first retirement in 2011.
''It's a crushing blow for me, this wasn't how I wanted to end 2013. Perhaps it just wasn't meant to be. The boxing gods keep hinting that maybe enough is enough,'' he said.
''The surgery and subsequent results are a bitter pill to swallow, because I truly felt I had a lot more to offer.''
''But I've been boxing for 23 years now, amateur and pro, and this has clearly taken it's toll on my body.
''I genuinely believed the shoulder injury wasn't that bad. But the doctor sent me for a detailed MRI scan and within 24 hours I was told the full extent of the damage. Twenty-four hours after that, I was in the operating theatre.''
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| David Haye (with his heavyweight belts) |
David Haye, who obviously was disappointed with the latest setback in his career, said that his plan for next year, was to win back the world heavyweight title. He said that 2013 was the unluckiest year for him, throughout his career.
''I had big plan for next year and the ultimate goal was to win back the world heavyweight title.''
''What I didn't anticipate, was that this year would be the unluckiest of my career and that a number of injuries would disrupt my plans so much.''
Haye became the WBA heavyweight champion in 2009, after he defeated the title holder, Nikolay Valuev. But he retired in October 2011, after he lost the belt to Wladimir Klitsscho of Ukrain in Germany.
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Then in 2012 he came back and in July he defeated Dereck Chisora, which was one of the two matches he fought since his returned. The two fights scheduled this year were both cancelled.
The fight against Manuel Charr was postponed, because Hayes suffered a hand injury and the fight against Tyson Fury in September, was rescheduled for Febuary 8, 2014, because Haye again suffered eye cut in training.
Peter Fury, the uncle and trainer of his opponent, Tyson Fury, reacted in an unsympathetic manner to the latest news.
''From the moment Haye postponed in September, it was obvious this fight wasn't going to happen,'' he told the media.
''The public have been duped. Tyson will fight someone else in Febuary. We 'll get the show back on the road and we're glad we don't have to do business with these people ever again,'' he added.
David Hayes, seem to have resigned himself to fate, with the latest setback, which probably will see him retire for good, as was adviced.
''If I'm now destined to have won the European Championship, the unified world cruiserweight championship and the WBA heavyweight championship of the world - with a record of 28 fights, 26 wins, 24 victories coming via knock-out and only two defeats - then so be it.''
He said that he was proud of his achievements and consider his boxing career a massive success.
''I'm proud of these achivements and consider my boxing career a huge success.''
The boxing community are eagerly waiting to see what the decision of Haye will be. Is he going to retire or continue to fight. I think he probably will retire. What do you think he is going to do?
