Ia mengalahkan Haye tiga kali dalam empat pertandingan mereka dan juga membukukan dua kemenangan dari dua pertandingan melawan juara kelas berat WBO Sultan Ibragimov ketika sedang di panggung amtir.
He beat Haye three times in four contests and also recorded a perfect two out of two victories over recently deposed WBO heavyweight champion Sultan Ibragimov in his amateur days.