The David Haye v Tony Bellew rematch is rapidly approaching and we wouldn’t have it any other way.

After the original December date was postponed, fans are chomping at the bit for the opening bell to ring out on May 5th in London.

Bellew upset the odds last time out to claim the win after Haye spent much of the bout battling a debilitating achilles injury.

After the initial match-up, Haye was desperate for an opportunity to prove that he is the better boxer when fully fit and he finally got his wish after the two came to terms last year.

For Bellew, it represents a chance to put all the talk suggesting that he only beat Haye because of the injury, well and truly to bed.

Many will be backing Haye to make things right and potentially reignite his glittering career at London’s O2 Arena next month.

However, Haye, who at 37-years of age is really getting on, has made an interesting revelation about the path his career could take in the aftermath of the long-awaited rematch.

Haye revealed that, even if he beats the Liverpudlian, he could still choose to retire.

“It’s a cold hard fact. You know, even if I win this fight, but I don’t look spectacular, I will retire,” he said in a recent interview.

“I’m 37 years of age now, pushing 38, and if I don’t win this fight in spectacular form, it will be my last fight, for sure.

“If I lose the fight, 100 percent, that’s me done.”

If he manages to pull off the kind of spectacular win he is after, however, Haye could even target a fight with the one and only Anthony Joshua at some point in the future - but he was quick to emphasise that such a fight could still be a long way off.

“If I’ve got any type of aspirations to fight some of the big monsters of the division, I’ve got to win this fight and win it well.

“Joshua is up here, three stone bigger, 10 years younger, if I can’t dispatch of a Tony Bellew in good form, I’ve got no business even thinking about fighting for the heavyweight title.”

Meanwhile, Bellew questioned why Haye has continued on for so long having initially retired when he was 31.

“David Haye always said his plan was to retire at 31 and he did that. Retired aged 31 a very wealthy man. My question to him was why are you back?

“Don’t make out that I’m taking fights purely for the money when that’s obviously the sole reason he is fighting me. I’m financially secure, I’m done now.”

There is definitely plenty of bad blood between these two, and fight night promises to be the grudge match to end all grudge matches.

Who are you backing?