David Haye among the most professional heavyweight boxers in the world. In 2002, he made debut in boxing and won his first boxing title in year 2003 after defeating (Tony Dowling). Haye earnings from the boxing career bring his name among richest boxers of United Kingdom.
Purse Payout Per Fight : £2 million (2018)
David Haye gets huge fame after fighting with Carl Thompson. He suffered the first defeat of his career from Thompson and also lost the (IBO cruiserweight title) at Wembley Arena in 2004. A year after that fight he defeated 4 boxers and gets another title fight against (Alexander Gurov) for european cruiserweight title. Haye defeat Gurov and become the cruiserweight champion in year 2005.
His purse money per fight increased right after winning the match from (Jean-Marc Mormeck) in Paris, France. He start getting paid $1.5 million per fight that bring him in the UK richest athletes list. The fights that increase the popularity of Haye is with (Wladimir Klitschko) and Dereck Chisora. He earned almost $5.5 million from the both fights as purse money split decision. After losing back to back fights from (Tony Bellew) rumors that he is considering to think about retirement.