Warren suggested the unbeaten, 6ft 7in American Deontay Wilder as the next opponent, although he is slated to face Sergei Liakhovich on Aug 9.
Wilder, 28-0 in his career, is ranked at No 6 in the world by the World Boxing Association and No 7 by the World Boxing Organisation. “There are no excuses now,” added Warren. “Let’s see if he’s got the guts to do it.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxing/10193987/Dereck-Chisora-two-fights-away-from-revenge-bout-with-Vitali-Klitschko-says-manager-Frank-Warren.html
I definitely favor Chisora in this matchup. He's got a great chin, he took Vitali's best shots, he took Haye's best shots, got knocked out in that fight but he took huge punches. But more importantly he's battle tested and he has an inside game that Wilder has never seen before.
I think Wilder is a gimmick at this point.
Chisora is excited to return to the ring on the big Copper Box Arena show. He said, "I'm back in business and ready for whatever comes my way from Frank. Whoever he puts in front of me I'm destroying, just like Scott, they're going down. This is the new Dereck Chisora back on the road to winning the world heavyweight title. Kubrat for the European title would be nice and he's going to get knocked out or bring me another unbeaten Yank to spank in Deontay Wilder. It's all about keeping busy and building on each win so roll on September 21st for the grand opening of the Copper Box Arena and I'll be making sure that the Box Rocks when I'm in action!"
http://www.frankwarren.com/news/press-releases/2013/07/22/chisora-made-mandatory-challenger-for-european-title.html
Chisora's chin is good, but Wilder's power is legit. It's the one thing that seems to be sure about him. I'd pick Chisora in the fight, but keep an open mind that Wilder could knock him out.
Power would always give Wilder a shot. As solid as Chisora's chin has been, the Haye fight has to have taken something from his punch resistance.
Chisora might just be too far a step up for Wilder however, he should secure a fight with a David Price-level opponent first imo (i.e. better than Audley but not as good as Chisora).
Both good points. Wilder's power is probably legit, but still unproven. Scott did note on that interview that Wilder knocked him down in sparring as well, so he's mixed it with some good people in sparring like Haye, Wlad and Scott.
I just think Wilder needs more technique behind his shots before he could KO someone as big and solid as Chisora. But of course, with KO power in both hands he has a big chance of KOing anyone. I'm just not sold, but his next fight will show a lot and imo is that step-up fight you are talking about as in between Audley and Chisora level. I know he's lost a few fights etc, but he's mixed it with some pretty decent boxers. Let's see if Wilder does a job on him, then we can really measure how good he is.
I don't know man, Chisora has a pretty solid chin.
Wilder likes to wing his shots, as opposed to throwing a straight right. They are slow, and Chisora has a pretty good guard. It could go pretty similar to the Helenius fight, though I'm not sold on Wilder's chin.
No doubt Wilder is a big puncher, but he hasn't got the same gravitiy as Derek which will take some of the power away from him, like it did with Vitali. That's why Haye was able to land successfully.
Power would always give Wilder a shot. As solid as Chisora's chin has been, the Haye fight has to have taken something from his punch resistance.
Chisora might just be too far a step up for Wilder however, he should secure a fight with a David Price-level opponent first imo (i.e. better than Audley but not as good as Chisora).
What's the phrase...."there are levels to this ish"
I don't know man, Chisora has a pretty solid chin.
Wilder likes to wing his shots, as opposed to throwing a straight right. They are slow, and Chisora has a pretty good guard. It could go pretty similar to the Helenius fight, though I'm not sold on Wilder's chin.
No doubt Wilder is a big puncher, but he hasn't got the same gravitiy as Derek which will take some of the power away from him, like it did with Vitali. That's why Haye was able to land successfully.
Chisora's chin is good, but Wilder's power is legit. It's the one thing that seems to be sure about him. I'd pick Chisora in the fight, but keep an open mind that Wilder could knock him out.
What's crazy is that there's a good chance the huge right hand lands and takes Chisora out. If not, Wilder would get his ass kicked badly.
I don't know man, Chisora has a pretty solid chin.
Wilder likes to wing his shots, as opposed to throwing a straight right. They are slow, and Chisora has a pretty good guard. It could go pretty similar to the Helenius fight, though I'm not sold on Wilder's chin.
No doubt Wilder is a big puncher, but he hasn't got the same gravitiy as Derek which will take some of the power away from him, like it did with Vitali. That's why Haye was able to land successfully.
Wilder has to get past Liahkovich first.
But if he considers Chisora after that then he should insist that the fight is in the United States. In no way should he put himself in a position where he might be the victim of a British Short Count.
Because Wilder's huge fanbase would make it worthwile?
Oh wait.
Wilder has to get past Liahkovich first.
But if he considers Chisora after that then he should insist that the fight is in the United States. In no way should he put himself in a position where he might be the victim of a British Short Count.
lol yes, God forbid he be counted out on 9 instead of 10, that should really be at the top of Wilder's list of concerns.
Not gonna lie i lol'd haha. I'm taking my prediction back, gonna review some footage of wilder before i make a decision.
Gonna be betting on this fight so it'd be stupid for me not to.
I was looking on youtube, but the problem with looking at footage is that Wilder is so overmatched against his opponents that his fights only last 1 or 2 rounds.
Wilder's competition has been pretty laughable though, check this out:
Not gonna lie i lol'd haha. I'm taking my prediction back, gonna review some footage of wilder before i make a decision.
Gonna be betting on this fight so it'd be stupid for me not to.
If Chisora comes in shape, we got a fight on our hands. Would probably lean towards Chisora because of Wilder's competition, we still don't know how good he is. This will be the fight to tell us.
Yep. Chisora is slowly becoming gatekeeper for the HW division and he will make a decent career/money from it but he needs to deal with the wilders/thompsons/scotts etc.
Ought to be a great fight (if it happens). Del-boy has the ability but he needs to let Don Charles go back to his flower shop and get someone new in.
Wilder has to get past Liahkovich first.
But if he considers Chisora after that then he should insist that the fight is in the United States. In no way should he put himself in a position where he might be the victim of a British Short Count.