Bernard Hopkins has labelled Jermain Taylor a "fake champion" ahead of their 3 December re-match in Las Vegas.
Taylor took the undisputed middleweight world crown from Hopkins in July on a controversial split decision, ending his 10-year reign in the division.
"A draw would have been robbery," said Hopkins said. "He knows he didn't win, he knows he didn't deserve it,"
Taylor said: "I don't respect him, not a bit. There's no fear in my heart. I'm looking forward to knocking him out."
In their first fight, Hopkins won the final four rounds on the cards of all but one judge.
But that scoring for Taylor in the 12th made the difference between a Taylor triumph and a draw that would have kept the crown in Hopkins' hands.
Hopkins, 40, fell to 46-3 with one draw in his first loss since dropping a 12-round decision to Roy Jones in 1993. Taylor improved to 24-0.
Taylor added: "I don't intend to give my championship up anytime soon. I want to hang onto it for a long time. That's what I'm going to do."
But Hopkins warned: "I hope he comes in confident. Being nervous saved him from being knocked out last time."
He added: "I'm not going to take a chance on letting the judges beat me like they did last time. Jermain Taylor must get knocked out - I believe I can't win unless that happens."
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hmm
This fight will not be that exciting. It'll be fun, and a good event, but the fight itself will probably be very tactical like the 1st fight. If they both fight harder or even one of them does to try to make a statement, then it will be exciting and won't go 12 rounds.
It gonna be a great fight. This is most likely the last time you'll see Hopkins in a high profile fight. The last of the Mohicans, the old man needs to knock out that fake paper champ and secure his legacy.
Should be a good fight. I think Hop will have to land some good hard combo's to KO Taylor. I dont see that happening. Bernard knows how to protect his chin very well, so I dont see either getting KO'd in the rematch.