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| David Haye will take on Mark de Mori in his return to boxing |
DAVID HAYE is not against a rematch with Wladimir Klitschko. Why? "I'm still fresh and haven't been getting punched in the head for three and a half years," said Britain's former cruiserweight and heavyweight world champion.
His rhetoric was timely.
As Haye, now 35, officially announced his comeback yesterday against Australian Mark de Mori on January 16 at the O2 Arena in London, Klitschko, 39, was heading towards his head-to-head press conference with Tyson Fury.
Haye was the WBA world champion when Klitschko when he lost to him on points in Hamburg in 2011 but he said: "I've never gone against a rematch with Wladimir Klitschko.
"I've always said I wanted to do it again. I've been in there with him before, I've felt his power, I can take his power and I hit him on the chops and seen his eyes roll back in his head.
"That was a long time ago, I'm 35 now he is almost 40."
But Haye does not expect to be meeting Fury as he gives his British rival only a "one in 20" chance of winning on Saturday night.
"The only way Tyson Fury would ever be on my radar is if he ever did become world champion," said Haye.
"If Tyson Fury was the unified champion, which he could possibly become if he wins on Saturday night, then he will be the man to beat.
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| Haye lost to Klitschko on points in Hamburg in 2011 |
"But I very much doubt that will happen, so he is not on my radar.
"Is he going to beat Wladimir Klitschko, who is a consummate professional inside and outside the ring. I only give him a 1 in 20 shot.
"OK, anything can happen in heavyweight boxing, nobody expected Buster Douglas to beat Mike Tyson or Michael Moorer to beat Evander Holyfield."
Haye twice pulled out of facing Fury through injury, the first time because of a cut and then because of a shoulder injury.
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