Haye: Only Mayweather-Pacquiao Can Match Our Fight

Hamburg, Germany - The WBA heavyweight champion David Haye was in no doubt that he needs to take the initiative right from the opening bell with Wladimir Klitschko, reasoning: "The first round is going to be imperative. I've got to land my bombs and make sure he doesn't land his, plain and simple. I can't afford to get pumped in the face by his big jab. The plan from day one has always been to take away his asset, which his jab. Take it away and dish out some of what I've got.

"I've beaten bigger guys than him before, I've shown I can stick to the gameplan. And that's what is going to happen again tomorrow night. I'm not leaving it to the judges, I've never left it to the judges. In Germany particularly, the support he's got over here. I'm looking to take this guy out early."

The fight takes place before a packed house of 57,000 supporters inside the Imtech Arena. And Haye knows exactly how big this event now is.

"This is the biggest fight in boxing, plain and simple," he said. "I think the only fight that could match it is Floyd Mayweather against Manny Pacquiao. Obviously for various reasons their fight has not happened, and won't happen this year, so this is the biggest fight to happen in boxing by far.

"I'm so proud to be involved in it and to be the guy that knocks the other unconscious is going to be a great feeling, to be the main man, at the pinnacle of the heavyweight division. I believe being the unified heavyweight champion is the pinnacle of the sport and I'm looking forward to going in there and claiming my rightly-deserved titles."