The former rivals achieved reasonable success as a boxer/manager combo.
British heavyweight Derek Chisora and his former world heavyweight and cruiserweight champion manager David Haye have announced they have amicably parted ways.
One of the highlights of both men’s professional careers was their infamous 2012 grudge bout against one another at London’s Boelyn Ground, the former home of the Premier League’s West Ham United.
After Chisora was beaten via decision by heavyweight titleholder Vitali Klitschko in Germany, Haye gate-crashed the post-fight press conference and ended up in a frightening weapons-laced brawl with his compatriot.
Haye won their encounter months later via fifth-round TKO, and retired four fights later following a pair of defeats to Tony Bellew. Chisora then took his former rival on as a business manager and Haye’s positive influence behind the scenes and at…
