Via William Lloyd: Coach Dave Coldwell said heavyweight contender Dereck Chisora was not ready to retire after his loss to Joseph Parker last weekend. Coldwell said 37-year-old Chisora (32-12, 23 KOs) is looking forward to fighting in 2022.
Former world champion Chisora was knocked down three times and lost with amazing close scores of 114-112, 115-111 and 115-110.
Promoter Eddie Hearn has yet to say who he will be thinking of for Chisora to fight next, but it’s likely he’ll need to be a popular top heavyweight contender for him to continue appearing. appearing on headline shows in the UK.
Boxing fans won’t mind buying ticket to see Chisora fight the likes of Dave Allen, and it’s unlikely DAZN would agree to show the obvious mismatch in a title.
Chisora isn’t ready to retire yet
“In the end, it was Derek’s decision,“Coldwell said to Sports sky. ”
“He likes to fight and he’ll let people know what he’s up to, but he’s talked about looking forward to 2022.”
“Unbelievable. He’s just a phenomenon, he really is,“Coldwell continued talking about Chisora. “I think Derek did a great job; he smashed his body to pieces and really made Parker hard and hard.
“Every time you think Derek is in real trouble, he comes back very quickly. An unbelievable performance from Derek Chisora, and he was competitive all the way. He made Parker work every second of that fight,” Coldwell said.
Chisora was able to come back from being injured because Parker would either punch himself or lose his nerve and seemed scared when he tried to finish him off.
Just Chisora staggered to a corner and waited for Parker each time he was injured was enough to make New Zealanders hesitate. In the end, that bought Chisora the time he needed to escape every time he was injured.
Hearn: Chisora is the toughest man on the planet
Dereck shows good resilience coming back every time Parker injures him, but it’s clear that if a boxer was there with better stamina and killer instincts, Chisora would be finished in no time. the first time he was wounded in battle.
Against a good heavyweight with his health and ability to finish off injured opponents, Chisora could have been knocked out as early as in the fourth round. The fact that Chisora went all the way 12 laps was a sign of How badly Parker is flawed more than a testament to Dereck’s toughness.
“It was an excellent heavyweight fight and a great performance by Joseph Parker, and he needed it. You know, he needs a performance like that. He needs such an adjustment because Chisora is a nightmare. How tough is he? ” Eddie Hearn said to Boxing in the match reaction to Parker’s victory over ‘War’ Chisora.
“I mean, at what point do you realize that if you bend over, you’re going to eat an upper cut,” Hearn said of Chisora. “He ate 500 of them tonight.
“How that match went 12 innings, I don’t know. Dereck Chisora’s toughness, and if Joseph wasn’t as conditioned as he is, if he wasn’t as stubborn as he is, he’d be defeated right away because Chisora is expected to be there many times tonight,” Hearn said
“Joseph came out as defiant as we thought, and it was a really good performance from him. And, of course, great respect for Dereck Chisora, who is said to be the toughest man on the planet,“Hearn said.
Dereck warned the referee
Referee Howard Foster gave Chisora a HUGE break by not stopping the fight in the ninth inning when Parker repeatedly hit him in the head with the left hammer as he struggled against the rope.
Chisora had been hit hard with ten consecutive headshots with no return, and it was clear that the fighting needed to stop.
In typical situations, the umpires stop the fight when a boxer is clearly injured and shoot consecutive headers the way Chisora did in the ninth game.
You could argue if the fight hadn’t happened in England, the umpire would have stopped the fight to save Chisora from further punishment. The location of the battle can play a role in deciding not to let it happen.
“He [Chisora] Hearn about ‘War’ Chisora said. “He’s been doing that almost his entire career, and look for the shot that knocks out Joseph Parker and kicks off his own attack.
“Actually, I think it was the eighth or ninth lap that he looked like he was going to stop, maybe tenth, and [referee] Howard Foster looks like he’s going to jump in.
“Chisora actually looked at Howard Foster and said,Do not you dare. ‘ He’s waiting to try to land something. He didn’t stop trying, and that’s the mark of a true fighter.
“Someone is getting ready to get out of the ring, and someone is getting ready to get out of the ring, but won’t stop trying to win, and that’s why. why people love Dereck Chisora,” says Hearn.
Chisora wants to come back in spring
If Chisora is going to fight in Spring, Hearn needs to adjust to the level of resistance he fights with him. With 3 consecutive losses, it is clear that Chisora cannot beat the competitors in the top 5.
What Hearn needed to do was fight Chisora against an opponent rated 10 to 15 because he could probably still beat those fighters, as long as he didn’t keep gasping and getting injured. by the lines above.
These would be good choices for Chisora:
- Hughie Fury
- Martin Bakole
- Murat Gassiev
- Mark De Mori
- Efe Ajagba
- Ali Eren Demirezen
- Michael Hunter.
- Demsey McKean
- Zhang Zhilei
“There will come a stage where you will say, ‘These games are too tough.’ Maybe it’s now,” Hearn said of Chisora. “I just saw him there, and he said, ‘Can we go again in the spring? ‘ I mean, he loves to fight, but he’s losing to the top five heavyweights, the ten worst heavyweights, and he will beat a lot of heavyweights out there.
“He was involved in all of these big fights. Like I said, Joseph needs to be in top shape tonight to win that game,” Hearn said of Parker. “I think he is in a great position. It’s not just about winning.
Winning is great, but winning well in hot matches means people want to see you again, which means you place more bets, which means you can drive more signups than. That’s what Joseph Parker did tonight.
Hearn wants Parker to fight Hrgovic
If Hearn hits his target, 4th place IBF Parker (30-2, 21 KOs) will face the next unbeaten Filip Hrgovic (14-0, 12 KOs) in the IBF knockout to decide his place. mandatory for IBF heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk .
Hearn will speak with coach David Higgins and Parker’s coach Andy Lee to see if they’re interested in the idea of winning a bronze medal in the 2016 Olympic super heavyweight Hrgovic.
If not, Hearn wants to fight Parker against Deontay Wilder, Andy Ruiz Jr. or Luis Ortiz.
“He won a great fight. You know, there’s an ultimate knockout there with him against Filip Hrgovic to be a must-have for the world IBF title,” Hearn said of Parker. “There are wars with [Deontay] Wilder; there are wars with [Andy] Ruiz, there are wars with [Luis] Ortiz. There are many fights for him.
“We will sit down with [manager] David Higgins, Joseph and Andy Lee. Andy Lee did a great job with Joseph Parker, and I think if he doesn’t do the job he did, like I said, I think he’s going to be defeated tonight.
“It was one of the best atmospheres I can remember in England,” Hearn said of the noisy crowd at Manchester Arena. “We had 10,000 people there tonight, and they were excellent. Everyone is happy to be here. Maybe you will realize how special boxing is.
“We are a global business and we promote all over the world, but there is nothing like boxing in the UK. Tonight, the atmosphere was sensational, and it deserves one,” Hearn said.
Parker will need to fight a lot better than he did with Chisora in his last two contests to beat Hrgovic, Ruiz, Ortiz or Wilder.
Although Parker showed improvement last Saturday night in a rematch against Chisora from their first game in May last year, he showed fitness issues and lacked self-esteem. killer ability after hurting Dereck four times.
