Wladimir Klitschko: Tyson Fury has a bigger mouth than punch

The 39-year-old Ukrainian's WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO crowns will be on the line when the pair meet in the German city of Dusseldorf on October 24 at the 54,600-seater Esprit Arena.

“This fight with Fury is pretty much the same situation as it was with David Haye. Fury has a big mouth and is more famous for that than his fighting," said Klitschko in an inverview with ESPN.

British figher David Haye made plenty of promises back in 2011 before 'Dr Steelhammer' completed a one-sided victory in Hamburg with Haye complaining of a broken toe.

Klitschko is 6ft 6in and around 245 pounds while Fury is 6ft 9in and weighs 270 pounds.

“I did fight a tall guy, (6-7½) Mariusz Wach (in 2012). I have that experience with that as well,” said Klitschko. “And I have fought undefeated fighters, but not a guy that size who changes style between right-handed and southpaw like Fury does. He switches sides very comfortably.”

“I believe the hype for this fight will be similar or even more than the David Haye fight, but David Haye was a (natural) cruiserweight.

“This guy (Fury) is a massive guy, tall, a true heavyweight, big mouth and undefeated. It is a real threat, so to say, for the champion, which is me in this case. Many people look forward to see how the champ is going to handle it.

“Fury’s young. He’s a little bit off in his head, but he is going to come to fight. David Haye pushed me with all his talk and I had fun with it. It was very tense, but it was fun. I think with Tyson Fury, who knows what he will do. I look forward to it. The press conferences will not be boring. But I’ve heard it before and seen it before.”