Tyson Fury defends against Derek Chisora on December 3 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London
Via Charles Brun: WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will defend his belt against old friend Derek Chisora on December 3 at the 62,850-seat Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England.
Fury defeated Chisora in two non-competitive bouts in 2011 & 2014, and now he faces him in a third.
It’s a confusing choice for Fury, but he doesn’t seem interested in going into a risky fight with a young and talented opponent. Therefore, Chisora is having to prepare for the third war against the Gypsy King.
You could argue that if Anthony Joshua chose Chisora as his opponent, he would be rattled by fans. I imagine Fury will too, and this move will hurt his popularity.
Given that this is one of the worst mismatches on paper we’ve seen from a heavyweight champion in years, it’s been suggested that Fury and the 38-year-old Chisora, who were beaten up unfortunately lost in three of his last four matches. .
In the US, Fury-Chisora will be shown on ESPN+, not PPV. It was a smart move as American boxing fans wouldn’t be interested in buying this bout in bulk, as it wasn’t competitive.
This card is a duel with WBA secondary heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois defending against little-known opponent Kevin Lerena.
There is no word as to why the diminutive 13th WBA Lerena, a former heavy cruiser, was chosen for Dubois over a higher class contender like Felip Hrgovic or Frank Sanchez.
Given the way Dubois fell in an injury-time loss to Joe Joyce in 2020, that could be why he’s been compared to Lerena. Dubois is a fine boxer, but it’s unsettling that his leadership is giving him another soft opponent after his recent three confidence builders against Trevor Bryan, Joe Cusumano and Bogdan Dinu.
The plan is for Fury to use top laner Chisora as a correction to keep him sharp ahead of an undisputed potential clash with IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk on first quarter of 2023.
Ideally, Fury should fight a fighter younger than Chisora, preferably a male mobile fighter with boxing talent and ability.
You hate to say it, but the slow-moving Chisora was useless in preparing Fury for Usyk, as he was too slow, easily tall, and old to get him ready for what was available to him. as he confronts the cunning Oleksander.
Fury should be fighting someone like Frank Sanchez to help him prepare for Usyk rather than the very old Chisora, who has nothing left at the end of his career. Years ago, Chisora was a pretty good underdog contender, but not now.
You could argue that it’s Fury’s ego when faced with an incompetent opponent like Chisora rather than a ticket salesman that will help fill up Tottenham stadiums, pump up PPVs and support. prepare for the fraught battle with Usyk next year.
Fury is said to revel in success and has made so much money that he’s willing to pick a guy who won’t help him make the December 3 fight a success. Chisora is said to be a forehand opponent of Fury. In other words, a fighter Fury chose for himself, not managed by him.
It’s bad news when a boxer picks his opponent, especially when they pick from the bottom 15 of the heavyweights, as Fury did.
They say that Fury chose Chisora because he liked him and wanted to give him a day’s pay before the two soon leave the sport. If that’s what this fight is about, it’s great for Chisora but not so good for fans who will pay and watch this mismatch.
“Derek, is also a big favorite with UK fanshas reinvented himself in recent years, and Tyson has long stated his desire to fight him for a third time,” said promoter Frank Warren.
As for the record, Chisora recently ended a three-game losing streak by beating 41-year-old Kubrat Pulev by decision to split 12 rounds. Chisora didn’t play well in that skirmish, with many innings tight and hard to score.
In the end, it’s a subversive of who deserves to win. Pulev hit more shots, but Chisora, who was fighting at home in England, won.
“Tyson can’t let his foot slip in this fight because he has his undisputed match publicly against Usyk in the new year, which we are really looking forward to,” said Warren.
Fury certainly can’t get past Chisora as that would ruin everything for his undisputed fight with Usyk.
Tyson spoiled the fight with Anthony Joshua by setting two deadlines, causing AJ and his promoter Eddie Hearn to give up hope of making the fight.
