JJ: I’m out to make Haye

OLYMPIC silver medallist Joe Joyce hopes David Haye will focus his efforts on making him a world champion now he has given up his own dream of returning to the top.

Former WBA heavyweight champ Haye announced his decision to retire for a second time on Tuesday following his defeat by Tony Bellew last month. But he still plans to be a big name in boxing with his promotional and management company.

And Commonwealth heavyweight champion Joyce (right) has promised to dedicate his world title to the man he hopes will have guided him there.

Joyce, who made it But he was never going to fight me. That shows the type of person he is. I wouldn’t lead people on like that. “I went away to Tenerife for both training camps, so I lost time with the family which I will never get back,. “But that’s what happens when you are trying to do a deal with a d***head.” An agreement for the rematch between Golovkin and Canelo was reached last week – it will take place 364 days after their first meeting, a controversial draw. Golovkin’s promoter, Tom Loeffler, told ESPN last week: “We had an agreement in place with Billy Joe Saunders. “I told them if there’s a way to get the Canelo deal that was the priority but Gennady had no hesitation fighting an undefeated champion like Saunders.” five wins from five as a pro when he beat Ivica Bacurin in London on Friday, said: “It was a big decision for David to make but he can put all his efforts into making me a world heavyweight champion now.

“I’d like to repay him for what he has done for my career by winning the world title for him.”