When Anthony Mundine announced he was making his come back against Michael Zerafa on March 13 after "sailing into the sunset" following his loss to John Wayne Parr – most fans and pundits were of the belief the Australian sporting legend must be short of a quid.
Why else would the 45-year-old want to return to the most unforgiving sport ever against a fighter who is 17 years his junior?
"Because I want to go out a winner," Mundine told the Daily Mail. "That's what I deserve. I'll shock the world when I knock this cat out.
"I've still got what it takes. When I fought Horn I had to come down from 83 kilos to 71 kilos for the weigh-in and they had in the contract that I couldn't be more than 74 kilos before the fight.
"That was a good strategy by his team because I was a skeleton when I got in the ring. He got lucky. He hit me and I didn't have the resilience that I normally have."
Even though Mundine lost to Wayne Parr after his savage KO loss to Horn inside the first minute, the Indigenous star, who claimed the WBA super middleweight and IBO middleweight world crown's during his hey day, doesn't need to be fighting these days with the career earnings he's amassed.
The former league player turned boxer was accused during his career of not taking his talents to the US, instead staying put Down Under, taking less risky more lucrative fights.
'We worked it out the other day that I've made $34million from boxing and I've invested pretty well,' he said.
"i own five houses and four boarding houses in Sydney that I rent out to tenants.
"I don't need to do anything for the money."
While most believe another loss could tarnish his legacy, Mundine seems unfazed, saying that will simply never happen because nobody will dominate two sports like he did during his prime.
"My legacy will never be spoilt,' he said. 'What I did was unprecedented. No-one has done what I've done, and it probably won't ever be done again."
Mundine's fight against Zerafa at Bendigo Stadium is said to be sold out already, however Foxtel Main Event won't be broadcasting the fight. Mundine has started his own streaming service, www.mundine.tv with the fight costing $29.95.
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