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wladimir klitschko and sultan ibragimov had only kind words for one another on wednesday, three days ahead of their heavyweight unification bout in new york. wbo beltholder ibragimov and ibf champion klitschko will meet at madison square garden on saturday. klitschko, with a record of 44 knockouts in his 49 professional fights, will enter the ring with a four-and-a-half inch, 20-pound size advantage. soundbite (english) "it is a very special opponent. he's undefeated, he is a world champion and i do respect him a lot. i will not underestimate sultan ibragimov and i will not overestimate him. so, you watch saturday night. amazing fight, amazing event." supercaption: wladimir klitschko, ibf heavyweight champion klitschko's russian opponent took the wbo title from shannon briggs and defended it against the legendary evander holyfield last year. at 32 - a year older than his ukrainian rival - ibragimov holds a 22-0 record that includes 17 knockouts. soundbite (english) "wladimir is best heavyweight fighter today. i'm small heavyweight fighter. we'll see great difference in fighters, great fight saturday night. don't miss this fight." supercaption: sultan ibragimov, wbo heavyweight champion the last time two heavyweight champions fought at madison square garden to unify the title was nine years ago, when holyfield controversially drew with lennox lewis. the remaining two belts are currently held by ruslan chagaev and interim wbc champion samuel peter.