`Staggering` pay packet `real reason` behind Haye`s return to ring

London: English boxing star David Haye has said that the real reason behind his sensational return to the ring is his five million-pound pay packet.

According to the Daily Star, the former world champion is set to earn the stagge ring sum when he faces fellow Brit Tyson Fury next month, adding that the fight with Fury will be Haye`s second fight since he ended his self-imposed retirement in 2012. Stating that money has lured him back to competing, Haye said that money plays a big part in competitions, although he added that he is also interested in the magnitude of the event. The fight with Haye is at Manchester Arena in England on September 28, the report added. ANI