By Mark Vester

Ray Austin (24-3-4, 16 KOs) continued to take a few verbal pokes at IBF Heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (47-3, 42 KOs). The two men meet on March 10 at the SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany. Austin recently told scribe Dan Rafael that Klitschko has been facing much smaller fighters as of later, and he plans to show Klitschko what it's like to be in the ring with a full-grown heavyweight with experience.

"I'm not Calvin Brock," Austin said. "I'm not a 213-pound Chris Byrd, either. I'm a full-grown heavyweight. The last time Klitschko faced a man his weight was against Samuel Peter, who knocked him down three times while giving away five inches in height. Same thing when Lamon Brewster knocked him out. I guarantee some rain is going to fall on Klitschko when we fight. Klitschko has a soft heart and a weak chin and I'm going to knock him out. I'm not one of these inexperienced, undersized heavyweight contenders."

Austin and Klitschko match up on very even terms in the areas of height and weight. Both men stand at 6'6, and usually weigh in the range of 240-pounds.

Rafael notes that because of the time difference in Germany, the bout will be shown live on HBO at 5PM Eastern Time, and then by way of tape delay at 10PM Eastern Time as the co-feature to Shannon Briggs' first defense of the WBO heavyweight title against mandatory Sultan Ibragimov, which takes place at the Theater in New York's Madison Square Garden.