David Haye has vowed to retire from boxing unless he can beat Tony Bellew “emphatically” in their heavyweight grudge rematch.
The Hayemaker was beaten in a huge upset last March after rupturing an Achilles tendon mid-fight, but now has an opportunity to exact revenge on December 17.
The 36-year-old still has ambitions to recapture the world heavyweight title but is conscious of the need to dispatch the Bomber in style.
Haye said: “This is how serious it is. Even if I win, but it’s on a split decision, or I get legitimately knocked down, I’m not as good as I should be.
“If I’ve got ambitions to be the heavyweight champion of the world [again], you need to be able to deal with Tony Bellew comfortably — he’s not a heavyweight.
“If I can’t beat him emphatically, in exactly the manner I want, I’m not as good as I want to be. I can forget about world title aspirations.
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