By Keith Idec

Antonio Tarver readily admits he, too, would be a huge underdog if he ever gets the chance to challenge Wladimir Klitschko.

But the former undisputed light heavyweight champion is unequivocally sure he’d have a much better shot at upsetting the long-reigning, huge heavyweight champion than Tyson Fury. When asked about the possibility of the 6-foot-9, 260-pound Fury (24-0, 18 KOs) defeating the 6-6, 245-pound Klitschko (64-3, 53 KOs) in their Oct. 24 title fight in Dusseldorf, Germany, Tarver told BoxingScene.com, “Not a chance in hell. Period. And everybody knows that. Come on, man. Everybody knows that.

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“All that guy’s got is size. Can’t fight his way out of a paper bag. As soon as [Klitschko] hits him with a right hand, close the curtains. Close the curtains on that one.”

The 46-year-old Tarver (31-6, 22 KOs, 1 NC) plans to lobby hard for a title fight against Ukraine’s Klitschko if the Orlando, Fla., native overcomes Philadelphia’s Steve Cunningham (28-7, 13 KOs) in their 12-round main event Friday night at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. (Spike; 9 p.m. ET/PT).

Keith Idec covers boxing for The Record and Herald News, of Woodland Park, N.J., and BoxingScene.com. He can be reached on Twitter @Idecboxing.