Haye calls it quits after outspoken career

DAVID Haye has announced his retirement from boxing at the age of 37.

Here, we revisit some of the former cruiserweight and heavyweight champion’s trash-talking.

On Nikolai Valuev, whom he defeated in 2009: “He is the ugliest thing I have ever seen.

“I have watched Lord Of The Rings and films with strange-looking people, but for a human being to look like he does shocking.

“Valuev looks like t he bogeyman. Kids try to remove his mask when he goes trickor-treating on Halloween.”

On Wladimir Klitschko, whom he lost to in 2011: “He reminds me of Borat.

“He is definitely the Borat of boxing.”

On Dereck Chisora, whom he defeated in 2012: “I am going to take the law into my own hands. is pretty

“I have to be judge, jury and executioner.

“He is going to be punished, and punished real quick.”

On Tony Bellew, whom he lost to in 2017 and last month: “I’ve never had a fight where I’ve wanted to cave someone’s skull in like this ever.

“Normally, you want to knock someone out, but I really want to do some damage to this guy.”

On Eddie Hearn, who promoted his two fights with Bellew: “It’s become the Eddie Hearn show.

“This gives me a chance to shut his mouth.

“I can’t remember his dad (Barry Hearn) putting his head in the camera like he does.

“He should be promoting his fighters, not himself.

“After I take out this guy (Bellew), I’ m going to take out (Anthony) Joshua and shut down your business.”