Thursday 7 January 2016 16:57, UK
Mark de Mori says a stunning knockout win over David Haye would be the perfect end to his career.
The 33-year-old Australian will share the spotlight with Haye when the former two-weight world champion makes his comeback at The O2 in London on January 16.
De Mori has been forced to wait 14 years for this high-profile opportunity and often fought on low-profile shows in his homeland, with little financial reward.
But he is willing to walk away from the sport, even if he pulls off a huge upset win over the former WBA heavyweight champion.
"If I win, there is more chance that it will be my last fight," De Mori told Sky Sports. "If I lose there is more chance I'll keep on going, because I will want to prove [something].
Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua, are getting all of the media and Haye doesn't want to feel like yesterday's man.
"If I win, you've got to understand my position in boxing, it's not to be famous and to be in the spotlight. That is a little bit of fun when I was growing up.
"Nowadays I'm looking more of it from a business standpoint and so I can look in the mirror when I'm an old man without regrets.
"I've got to pick some point to stop. To knock out a guy like David Haye and retire on a high point, I think would be the most intelligent move."
Haye has already been mentioned as a future opponent for Anthony Joshua, while another rival, Tyson Fury, now rules the division after he finally dethroned Wladimir Klitschko in November.
De Mori believes Haye is under huge pressure to perform in his first fight following an absence of over three years.
"I think it's a guy that misses the spotlight," De Mori said of Haye. "Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua, are getting all of the media and Haye doesn't want to feel like yesterday's man.
"David Haye has to be impressive, otherwise there is going to be a lot of negative press. I think he has got a lot of pressure. Has he come back for money or for fame? I can't say, but I think he's going to be in great shape."
Haye has vowed to mark his comeback with a destructive win for his watching fans and De Mori insists he is happy to stand and trade with 'The Hayemaker.'
"I'll just be looking purely for one brutal left hook if I can," he said.
"I can't see the fight going longer than four rounds, whoever wins. He can't run because the crowd will be expecting him to take me out and I can't run because it's just too boring to even consider it for me.
"We're going to meet in the centre of the ring and two guys are going to try to take each other's heads off.
"Someone is going to get knocked out early. I cannot see any way that it would go the distance."
