I think Haye knew in his heart of hearts he would lose this fight, thats why he showed more class in the build up and after.

He knows his own body better than anyone. He was hobbling around like a scarecrow in there after the first 2 rounds and obviously can't get leverage to throw bombs any more from his legs. His shoulder has been reconstructed as well! Then a ruptured achilles just 14 months ago for a fighter well on the wrong side of 30.. I think he just wanted to get to the ring for one last 7 figure pay-day.

The only way he could continue now is by putting on more freak shows for Dave TV like his comeback in 2016 when he lined up those bums Mark De Mori and the other guy. But would anyone really be interested now? It depends how much he needs the money I suppose.

We could have another Roy Jones Jr on our hands lol..

I'm not sure about Luke Campbell, he had a tough loss against Linares but looked in great shape still against Troy James even if it was only a keep-busy fight. It might have been an injury, he doesn't seem like the kind of fighter who blows up in weight after a loss then needs a tune up. But he is 30 now so needs to be fighting at a high level every time out.

Maybe it was just bad scheduling? He could have been hoping for a Linares rematch and now the Lomachenko fight is next he's been caught out with no clear route back.

Campbell really is a classy boxer though so I will be surprised if he doesn't get another opportunity. He's actually from my neck of the woods!