The former IBF Cruiserweight Champion said he has no interest in dropping back down to that weight class.

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Former undisputed cruiserweight champion Haye, 28, pointed to Klitschko's six title defences as evidence to back up his claims.

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Former undisputed cruiserweight champion Haye, 28, added that his trash-talking tactics had had the desired effect and he did not regret his actions.

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However, that plan seems to be in tatters after Jones was stopped in the first round by IBO cruiserweight champion Danny Green in Sydney on Wednesday.

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Haye, who is lined up to face WBC and WBA cruiserweight champion Jean Marc Mormeck in the autumn, also denied rumours of a relationship with singer Kylie Minogue.

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It was Rees's first defeat in 28 professional bouts and compounded a bad month for trainer Enzo Calzaghe, whose WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli lost his title to David Haye a fortnight ago.

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London's Haye, 27, destroyed Wales' Enzo Maccarinelli in March to become the undisputed cruiserweight champion and plans to have two fights against top-10 ranked heavyweights before challenging IBF and WBO champion Wladimir Klitschko in 2009.

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London's former cruiserweight world champion David Haye, who made an impressive heavyweight debut against Monte Barrett last month, was ringside in Mannheim.

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Former world heavyweight champion Herbie Hide continued his cruiserweight comeback with a controversial stoppage of Czech Pavol Polakovic in Hamburg.

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