Nikolai Valuev has warned David Haye that his big gob is going to land him in big trouble on Saturday.
The WBA heavyweight king says he is fired up by Haye's insults that he is a "smelly, ugly circus freak".
And at yesterday's head-tohead in downtown Nuremberg, Haye - who is using an antibacterial spray in case Valuev's camp try to give him swine flu - aimed a few more taunts by claiming he will embarrass the Beast from the East.
The Russian's camp claim they have never seen the 7ft giant so determined to win, and the champ says it will be payback time for Haye in the ring.
Valuev said: "His insults motivate me and have kept me going during training.
"David Haye is a big talker about making predictions, but only God knows what will happen.
"I don't put myself on the same level as God, but I amconfident of winning."
Promoter Willie Sauerland (above) claims Haye's jibes have backfired because they have only served to motivate the man from St Petersburg. "All this talk from Haye is a bit below the belt," said the German. "I'm a promoter and he is promoting himself and the fight, but what he's saying is low.
"But we are very happy that he said it because it means we haven't had to say anything to Niko. Sometimes he can be a bit gentle, but we haven't had to say anything to get him going.
"He knows everything that's been said because every day a friend of Niko's comes into the gym to read him statements from Haye in the newspaper."
The sound of Valuev and Sauerland biting back is music to the ears of Haye, 29, who claims his strategy of winding up the champ is working.
Part of the game plan is to make Valuev so angry that he will come after him on Saturday in front of an 8,000 sell-out crowd in the Nuremberg Arena, leaving him open to his quicker hands.
"I'd like to thank Niko's friend for reading those reports to him because that is exactly what I wanted," he grinned.
Haye maintained his attack, claiming Valuev is the Beast with the Least when it comes to their respective records. The former undisputed world cruiserweight king said: "He's not fought anyone of my calibre. He's never fought anyone in their prime like me. He's never fought anyone who's given up their world titles to fight him.
"I'm not over the hill or past my sell-by date like everyone else he has beaten. I'm fresh and ready."
Haye is wary of insults dirty tricks to the extent that he suspects Valuev's people may try to infect him with a sickness.
The Londoner is using the spray before he shakes hands or touches anything.
His trainer and manager Adam Booth said: "It's to counter skulduggery.
It's too easy for someone to sneeze into their hands before shaking hands with us. And some of the Valuev people appear to have colds."
Both sides have still to agree on the ringtime, Haye threatening a sit-in if the Germans tried to make him go up against The X Factor. But German broadcasters ARD are unlikely to schedule the first bell before 10pm, which will satisfy him.
Haye's dream of a unification clash with the Klitschko brothers will have to go on hold if he wins the WBA crown.
The body have ruled that his first defence would have to be against former champ John Ruiz, who is fighting on Saturday's undercard in Bavaria.
Source: mirror.co.uk
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