Otto Wallin says that Dillian Whyte will need 'fast hands and fast feet' if he is to overcome Tyson Fury in their WBC heavyweight world title fight.
Fury and Whyte are set to meet in the ring at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night in front of an expected 94,000 fans.
Fury is the bookies favourite to beat Whyte
Wallin has history with both Fury and Whyte.
The Swede fought Fury back in 2019, before the 'Gypsy King's' second bout with Deontay Wilder and Fury came dangerously close to suffering his first defeat.
Fury sustained a cut above his right eye early on in the fight from a Wallin punch, which later required 47 stitches, and the referee and ringside doctor would have been more than justified to stop the fight and hand the victory to Wallin.
Fury persevered, however, and came out on top by unanimous decision to maintain his unbeaten record.
"I gave [Fury] his toughest fight of his career pretty much." Wallin told talkSPORT. "Wilder knocked him down a few times, but no-one has been able to match his skills like I did.
"I landed more punches than anybody has done on him. I landed more punches than Wilder in the first fight and Klitschko together.
"So, that's a big statement in itself and of course, I can beat him, I know that and I think he knows that too, that's why he never mentions my name anymore."
Wallin almost pulled off an upset win over Fury
Wallin also came close to blows with Whyte when he was scheduled to fight the 'Bodysnatcher' last October, but the fight was called off after Whyte was forced to pull out due to injury.
In terms of the upcoming Whyte vs Fury clash, Wallin believes it will be an uphill battle for the challenger.
"To beat Tyson Fury you need fast hands and fast feet." Wallin said, "[Fury's] a tall guy so you have to be smart with him and do the right things and to get to him you really need fast feet and fast hands like I said.
"I don't really think Whyte has that, he has power but he loads up too much, so when he misses his shots he turns around and almost does a 360.
Fury has a significant size advantage over Whyte, standing five inches taller
"So, Tyson's going to take advantage of that and I feel like he's going to maybe outbox him like he did with Chisora, or be more aggressive and push him back by boxing and coming forward.
"I just think Tyson's too big and too good for him."
When asked whether Fury would knock Whyte out, Wallin responded: "I wouldn't bet on it, anything is possible, but I think it will be a decision win."
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