Audley: Adams better be ready

Audley Harrison insists tonight will NOT be the last time he steps into a boxing ring. Following his three-round demolition at the hands of David Haye in November 2010, Harrison was urged to hang up his gloves and forget his dream of winning a world title. The former European heavyweight title-holder refused to listen to the critics but has vowed to walk away for good if he loses his comeback fight against Ali Adams. And A-Force is determined to prove the limp display against Haye was the direct result of tearing his right pectoral muscle during a dramatic last-round KO of Michael Sprott seven months earlier. Harrison, 40, said: "I'm feeling good and it's exactly what they say it is — redemption or retirement. "I'm definitely back for the glory and I'm not ready to hang up the gloves yet. "This training camp has really tested my fortitude in terms of whether I really wanted to come back. "Every injury that I've had has plagued me but I've pushed through and come out the other side. "It was about rediscovering myself. Taking charge of my training environment again has definitely reawakened my jucies and I'm really up for it. "I know Adams thinks I'm finished, but I'm ready for him." Harrison's return is unlikely to register with most boxing fans as the bout in Brentwood, Essex, will not be televised. And the man who won Olympic gold at the 2000 Sydney Games is well aware he is in the last chance saloon. The southpaw added: "After the Sprott fight, the doctors told me it could be over. They wanted me to take 12 months off but made it clear it might be curtains. "Obviously I didn't listen, took the Haye fight and went to training camp. "After losing to Haye I took the advice and gave it the whole of last year to heal — and it's definitely come back together. "I can do press-ups again and my arm's nice and strong, whereas I couldn't do anything before the Haye fight. "It's been tough but this camp has been really good to reopen the door and I'm looking forward to getting back on track." Harrison went some way to rebuilding his image with the general public by impressing during a stint on BBC TV programme Strictly Come Dancing. But he knows it will take more than a win against London-based Adams, who was born in Iraq, to convince those involved with the sweet science that he is not the timid pugilist who threw just ONE punch in Haye's direction. The Londoner said: "My style is not about swinging — it's about using my silky skills, putting them in a box and taking them out. "I've always said skills pay the bills and that's what I'm back to. "I'm not about crash, bang, wallop — I'm about figuring you out, setting traps and walking you on. "I'm 40 now but I've got all that experience and I've still the hunger and passion to do something with my career. "I want to finish on my terms and that's why I'm back. I feel there are some big fights out for me if I get through this one. "You're going to see the best Audley turn up — and it'll be too much for Adams."   The sun .