Quotes from David Haye

He's got one of the best chins I've ever hit in my life. I was catching him and he was smiling at me, he was eating them. He's a great fighter, he'll be champion one day.

I want to fight who the fans who want me to fight.

There are a lot of fighters, when I fight them, they stay hit forever and never fight again.

I was born with a black eye. When they pulled me out with the forceps, they clamped them round my face, so I had a big bruise from that.

When someone unloads on me, I keep my head moving; I don't freeze. I punch back with them. The occasion never gets to me. Not one bit. I enjoy it.

Whenever the Klitschkos pick opponents who punch back, things go pear-shaped for them.

I've got a really canny knack for avoiding big punches or clean punches.

My punching power passes any other heavyweight.

It's boxing. It's about getting people interested. If I didn't say some stupid things from time to time, there wouldn't be that many people interested in me. But I let my fists do the talking when the bell rings.

I've been in the ring with the Bronze Bomber, Deontay Wilder. I've tasted his power, and he's tasted mine.

My son's dream is to win Wimbledon - I'd love that.

I am not interested in fighting against 50 wimps like the Klitschkos do.

I've got three Bentleys, a couple of Mercs, and two Range Rovers.

Fury said he would rather fight his cousin than me.

It's sad to see boxers sometimes when they've come from these massive highs with thousands of people screaming for them. They're the best at what they do - then, that's it: stopped, finished.

When I first went to Fitzroy Lodge, I said I was going to be heavyweight champion of the world and retire when I was 30. This is when I was 10.

To me, being heavyweight world champion and Olympic sprint champion are the two greatest prizes in sport.

Look what the Rumble in the Jungle did for Zaire. No one had ever heard of Zaire until then. After Muhammad Ali fought George Foreman for the title, no one forgets it.

Winning the title then losing it to John Ruiz... I'd be devastated.

Once I have beaten Mormeck, I don't feel there'll be anything left to prove. After winning the world title, I will be recognised as the No. 1 cruiserweight in the world.

He needs to be punished because the law hasn't punished him. He's never done any hard time.

In the lead-up to fights, I'm very relaxed, very calm.

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

No one's going to hold your hand in the boxing business. And the people who do end up ripping you off.