Former cruiserweight and heavyweight world champion Haye hung up his gloves following a brace of fights with Tony Bellew. Rounding off his career with a professional record of 28-4.

From Haye fighting in the Playboy Mansion to becoming a two-division champion, ‘Hayemaker’ has certainly etched his name into British boxing history.

Names on the fighter’s resume include the likes of Bellew, Wladimir Klitschko, and Derek Chisora. However, there is another fighter that Haye faced that may have been his most intimidating.

In 2009, Haye would look to become a two-division champion, having previously held the WBA, WBC, and WBO World Cruiserweight titles.

With a record of 22-1, Haye was paired up with WBA World Heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev. The Russian had a professional record of 50-1 going into the bout and was coming off of a majority decision win over Evander Holyfield.

Standing at a whopping 7ft tall, Valuev is one of the tallest fighters across combat sports to date. Not only was Valuev tall in stature, but the Russian is one of the heaviest boxers of all time, and the heaviest to win a world title.

Having been a cruiserweight just a year prior, Haye would fight at a huge weight discrepancy.