Ever wondered what I get up to in the slow hours before a fight? Ever asked yourself, "what happens to 'The Hayemaker' when the cameras are off"? If so, get your arse down to the nearest book shop or visit an online bookseller and pick up my authorised biography 'Making Haye'.
The book's author Elliot Worsell and I celebrated the release of the book last week with a couple of London signings and both of us were delighted with the response. We were at Selfridges on the Tuesday and then Waterstone's (Canary Wharf) on the Thursday, and both events attracted massive crowds and endless queues of people. It was heartening to see so many smiling (and familiar) faces, and each of you guys seemed genuinely pleased to see us on the day. You were also incredibly complimentary about the book itself, which pleased both myself and Elliot.
If you haven't had the chance to nip to the shops and buy 'Making Haye ' yet, here's a quick breakdown of what it is all about. As some as you may know already, Elliot has been part of my team and has followed my career intensely for the past eight or nine years. I consider him a close confidant and somebody I have grown to trust over the years. He has been the beneficiary of unprecedented access to my life and career and, as a result, is better positioned than any other journalist to pen this particular story. Within the pages of 'Making Haye', Elliot reveals scenes and stories hidden from the public at large, and also airs his own opinions on what I have done right and wrong along the way.
Despite the fact that he has remained tight with me over the years, nothing is sugarcoated or varnished about this particular version of events. Elliot is renowned for saying it how it is, and that continues inside the front and back covers of 'Making Haye'. I got a kick out of reading some of the content, but, at the same time, some of the book made me squirm, cringe, wince and regret certain situations I found myself in. Of course, as hard as some passages were to read, I wouldn't have wanted it any other way. Boxing is the truest sport of them all, and this book doesn't exactly pull any punches. Check it out!
Peace!
David Haye,
AKA 'The Hayemaker'