He may well do but it wont last long. Hayes ego is huge, i don't think he realises how he is being judged by hardcore boxing fans at the moment. When the criticism from the boxing world truly gets to him he'll be back to make amends but it might be too late by then, he might be too old or the damage to his rep may be unreversable.

Haye is very popular now, he loves being a celebrity and the attention he gets. He must have been on every celebrity tv programme at christmas. All the attention he gets probably convinces him he is already considered a legend.

He will respected as a cruiserweight when people look back but as a heavyweight he is nowhere near to realising his potential.

We all know the HW division is in a bad place at the moment but if he fights the best available it will be recognised.

I actually don't think the division is as bad as we are led to believe, the skill levels of some fighters are there its there desire and discipline that seems to be lacking. How many fighters have gone in against the klitschkos and been fucked after a few rounds and hardly able to provide a challenge? If they were in better condition and the respect for a HW title shot that it deserves the fights would be better.