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No disrespect to David Haye but I kinda hope he'll outgrow the Hayemaker promotional outfit sometime soon. I think fighting on David Haye undercards will only get you so far. It's great for now though...
If Groves was with certain other bigger promoters he would have needed 25+ fights before being matched with an Adamu level fighter.

Haye/Booth haven't done a bad job with Haye. He's a crossover star with only 25 fights in the bag. Impressive.
Thats why Haye has been trash talking for all this time.
It's got him noticed, and got him a title shot very early on in his heavyweight career.
Haye will still do all the PR stuff, but I think the level of respect he shows opponents will be much greater in future.
For sure his personality and the fact he's a heavyweight are huge factors in his current fame, but he's also been respected by hardcore Brit fans for years now.

Not only was he taking on guys like Thompson way earlier than expected, he also won his titles away from home and as the "away" fighter on other promoters bills in England. Something similar with Groves will get him huge credit/attention too.