David 'The Hayemaker' Haye is a British professional boxer and widely recognized as one of the best boxers of his generation defeating 6 world champions and 3 top contenders. He is the former WBA world heavyweight champion and the former undisputed (WBA, WBC and WBO) world cruiserweight champion. Haye is one of only two boxers in the history of the sport to unify the World Cruiserweight Titles and then venture to the Heavyweight class. He is renowned for his physical conditioning and immense levels of fitness; two elements that have helped him reach the very pinnacle of arguably the toughest sport in the world. Haye won global recognition when he broke an outstanding record defeating Nikolai Valuev, who was 11 inches taller and 7 stone heavier then Haye. He is one of British boxing's most celebrated and successful ring champions of the modern era and has won twenty-three of twenty-five professional fights. He has twice been shortlisted for BBC Sports Personality of the Year and is now recognized as the face of British and world boxing.