DAVID HAYE admits he is ******** with his career by taking on Enzo Maccarinelli.
Haye, 27, insisted he would never fight again at cruiserweight after beating Jean-Marc Mormeck to become the WBC and WBA champion in November.
But the Londoner will put his body through hell once again by shedding more than TWO stone to make the 14st 4lb weight limit required to face WBO title holder Maccarinelli.
Haye said: "I vowed my next fight would be at heavyweight — that is why this clash is very dangerous.
"It's not my natural weight so fans will turn up to gawp as people want to see a car crash.
"Somebody is going to get hurt — but this is the sort of pressure I thrive on.
"I know I'll face retirement if I lose. If it doesn't go my way my career is over.
"Even people who know me think I'm crazy, but I have to put it all on the line. That's the way I am."
Haye, who faces Maccarinelli at London's O2 Arena on March 8, added: "If you want big things, if you want to work on your legacy, you have to make sacrifices.
"I always get the best out of myself when I am up against it. The risk is going to be worthwhile."
Haye, 27, insisted he would never fight again at cruiserweight after beating Jean-Marc Mormeck to become the WBC and WBA champion in November.
But the Londoner will put his body through hell once again by shedding more than TWO stone to make the 14st 4lb weight limit required to face WBO title holder Maccarinelli.
Haye said: "I vowed my next fight would be at heavyweight — that is why this clash is very dangerous.
"It's not my natural weight so fans will turn up to gawp as people want to see a car crash.
"Somebody is going to get hurt — but this is the sort of pressure I thrive on.
"I know I'll face retirement if I lose. If it doesn't go my way my career is over.
"Even people who know me think I'm crazy, but I have to put it all on the line. That's the way I am."
Haye, who faces Maccarinelli at London's O2 Arena on March 8, added: "If you want big things, if you want to work on your legacy, you have to make sacrifices.
"I always get the best out of myself when I am up against it. The risk is going to be worthwhile."


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