Michael Nelson previews today's heavyweight clash between Vitali Klitschko and Kevin Johnson.

While it remains to be seen if his bite is as vicious as his bark, if nothing else, Kevin Johnson can talk a good game.

"The whole world will be shocked when I’ve finished Vitali Klitschko in nine rounds. There are only two people in this world who could defeat me. This would have been former world heavyweight champions Larry Holmes and Muhammad Ali," Johnson said at Tuesday's presser.

As a -2000 betting favorite, Vitali is expected to shove those words down the Kingpin's throat and serve a beating as the tortuous digestion. Afterall, Dr. Ironfist's last opponent, Chris Arreola, said all the right things before he got beaten into a tearful pulp.

Arreola at least pushed Vitali harder than anyone had in the last six years. The odds suggest that Kevin can't even do that much. But the brash Atlanta, Georgia native does offer tools that Vitali's recent opponents didn't possess.

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