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Haye 'wouldn't fight Vitali or Wlad for £100m'

David Haye is putting his foot down and ruling out a Klitschko clash © Getty Images

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David Haye has confirmed there is no chance he will get back in the boxing ring, even if Wladimir or Vitali Klitschko offer him £100m to fight.

Haye retired from the sport on Thursday, fulfilling his ambition to walk away on his 31st birthday. He suggested last month he would be willing to postpone that date to battle a Klitschko, but has now performed a U-turn on those comments.

Haye's trainer Adam Booth held a brief discussion with the Klitschkos' manager Bernd Boente earlier this week, and it appears those talks put paid to any chance of a deal being agreed.

Asked whether a pot of £100 million would tempt him back in to the ring, Haye said: "I'm done. I'm over the hill. I'm finished. It was always in my mind to retire on this day. I have had 20 years in the game - that's a long time to go through rigorous training and be punched in the head every day. It's not fun.

"I have already moved on. This decision hasn't been easy. You always want revenge and to go out with your best performance but in life you don't always get what you want. I have to accept the fact that the fight isn't happening and move on. It didn't come close to happening at all. We never had any serious offers from them."

Haye could not resist one last swipe at long-time rival Wladimir Klitschko, who beat him on points during July. "Wladimir is fighting one of my old victims, Jean-Marc Mormeck, next. That will be one of the most unappealing heavyweight contests for many years," he said.

"It paints a really bleak picture for the future of the division. I can't think why a person who has as many titles as Wladimir is challenging someone who has done nothing. It makes me think the division is back to what it was before I got here."

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