Comments Thread For: Hearn Defends Derek Chisora Matchmaking Criticism

[BumTime]

It’s crazy Chisora is still getting these fights despite his age and growing loss tally. It’s borderline dangerous for him to keep fighting and taking this much punishment.

[Fabes88]

I have no problem with him still fighting. But the fact he’s headlining cards is ridiculous

[Oldskoolg]

Everybody in the entire UK believes every loss on his record was a robbery and he'd beat every fighter in the world if he just got the chance.

This just sums it up perfectly. I vividly recall people on this forum criticising wilder for not fighting someone like cheese-or-ah. Claiming that he wasn’t a legitimate champion until he fought him. The matchroom casuals are truly unlike any other fans on the planet

[billeau2]

I never said I didn't like him.

I said that he's consistently overrated and overhyped.

Everyone likes him so much that they convince themselves he's much better than he really is, which causes them to think he won fights he lost clearly and causes them to think he has a chance to beat fighters he has no business in the ring with.

I always thought that unlike some other fans the typical Del Boy fan was a realist... I usually see things like "Del Boy gives it a go, even if he falls short." I guess every fighter has his more insane fans. The thing that makes Del Boy fan friendly is similar to Gatti... If you say such fans exist Ill take your word for it... I see that much more with Joshua frankly.

[famicommander]

I always thought that unlike some other fans the typical Del Boy fan was a realist... I usually see things like "Del Boy gives it a go, even if he falls short." I guess every fighter has his more insane fans. The thing that makes Del Boy fan friendly is similar to Gatti... If you say such fans exist Ill take your word for it... I see that much more with Joshua frankly.

In any thread about top heavyweights, SOMEONE here will list a win over Chisora as a great win on somebody's resume. It happens 100% of the time.