David Haye has insisted he has no plans of retiring - and called Tony Bellew out for a rematch in Liverpool.
Haye was stopped in the 11th round of his all-British heavyweight dust-up by Bellew on Saturday evening after suffering a ruptured Achilles in the sixth round.
Bellew's final punch knocked Haye out of the ring as the Wavertree-born 'Bomber' produced a stunning finish to a feud that had been building for months.
Haye has now suggested that the pair could clash once again in Bellew's hometown after dismissing talk of retiring.
In his Metro column, Haye said: "We both said we would like a rematch, and I’d go to Liverpool to make it happen.
"I’d maybe even like a best-of-three. Make it a classic series, like the Micky Ward-Arturo Gatti trilogy.
"It’s fair to say the build up would be different if we fought again with a new founded respect. He now respects my heart and will to win, and I now respect Tony’s power and durability.
"If he doesn’t want a rematch, I’ll respect that. It’s his life, he knows how tough it was. Will he want to put his body through that again? It wasn’t a fun night for either of us.
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"I also want to reassure those asking there is no truth in talk of me retiring. I love boxing now more than ever."
Haye is likely to be greeted with widespread boos should a rematch take place in the city, after crassly branding Bellew's Scouse supporters the "scum of the earth" after losing his cool at the Hilton hotel last month.
Haye branded Bellew's staunch followers as “f***ing retards” in a vile rant before refusing to retract his statements in an post-conference interview.