David Haye told Sky Sports News it is not just Nikolai Valuev's size that will be a problem for him.
Haye relishing the challenge - but not the clinches!
David Haye admits it is going to be hairy going in with man mountain Nikolai Valuev - in more ways than one!
The Londoner will challenge the seven-foot tall WBA heavyweight champion on November 7, exclusively live on
Sky Box Office.
Haye was scheduled to fight IBF and WBO boss Wladimir Klitschko in June before a back injury ruled him out.
And despite being linked with a fight against the other Klitschko, Vitali, he now finds himself in with the tallest and heaviest champion boxing has ever seen.
But the sheer size of the Russian is not the only problem he will have to overcome.
"He's a giant of a man and big, hairy and ugly," he said on
Sky Sports News when announcing the fight.
Disgusting
"He's going to want to come and put it on me, but this is the type of challenge I always relish. A lot of people look at the guy and think how I am going to do this, but I've got confidence in my ability.
"The one thing I'm not looking forward to is getting into clinches with him, because he's so hairy. It's disgusting!"
Haye will be conceding around nine inches in height and seven stone in weight as he attempts to become the first Brit since Lennox Lewis to be heavyweight champion.
He readily admits it will be a problem finding sparring partners to prepare properly, but believes his speed and skill will be too much for Valuev to handle.
"When I was a kid I always dreamed of fighting for the heavyweight title and always thought the other guy would be big - but not seven foot tall!" he said.
"I actually saw him fight live when I was 16 years old at Battersea Town Hall and when he came to the ring, I went up and stood next to him and couldn't believe human beings got that big - and now I'm fighting him! It's crazy!
Adjusting
"I believe I have got what it takes to beat him; I'm faster than he is. He's had 52 fights and only lost one of those, he's never been put down, he's never been knocked out, so it is a tall order. But I think I'll be bringing the title back to England.
"The likelihood is by the time I get in the ring with Valuev, I won't have sparred or trained with anyone like him, so I'll have to do some adjusting for the first few rounds.
"It's a big difference, but I'm good at adjusting in the ring and I think that will be the case. I have got to get close in and I have to get inside him and let big clusters of combinations go.
"I can't allow him to manhandle me; he's got so much weight on me I can't allow him to out-strength me. I've got to out-manouevre him and show him things he hasn't seen before."
