The British boxer David Haye is the undisputed cruiserweight champion of the world, but people just don't pay any attention to cruiserweights. So Haye is giving up his cruiserweight title and will fight at heavyweight, where he thinks he can unify the belts, even though he'll be fighting guys significantly bigger than him. But Haye's ambitions don't end with being heavyweight champion of the world in boxing. Haye says he also wants to try his hand at mixed martial arts. From The Sun:
"It's just another challenge. I like to set myself goals and tasks and fighting for the UFC heavyweight championship would be a real big thing for me."I'd do whatever was required to get that win.
"I'm a fighter, through and through - any kind of competition.
"I'd be a big underdog and I'd actually like that. I like people writing me off."
The fact that Haye knows he'd be the underdog is a good sign -- a sign that he realizes how difficult it would be to make the transition from boxing to MMA. If he's serious about it, I think Haye does have the kind of body type, punching power and athleticism to take up the sport even at the late age of 30 or so (he's now 27) and succeed.
But would he want to? Right now he'd be taking a pay cut if he signed on with UFC, but maybe in a few years that wouldn't be the case.
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