Former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis has claimed that he would have defeated David Haye in two rounds if the pair had ever met in the ring.

Lewis is a three-time heavyweight champion, who beat the likes of Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and Vitali Klitschko during a dominant reign at the top, but he believes that Haye would not have been considered a top heavyweight if he had fought him.

Lewis told the Daily Mail: "Wladimir and Vitali [Klitschko] are the only A-class heavyweights. The best of the rest are B-class. We don't know which of those can make the leap. David Haye was so disappointing against Wladimir, which was sad.

"I beat Vitali in a great fight when we were both in our prime. To be honest, David might have lasted a couple of rounds with me if he was lucky. Heavyweight championship boxing is now a game for giants."

Haye recently returned to the ring to defeat Dereck Chisora in five rounds.