Should Derek Chisora Take The Wladimir Klitschko Title Shot?

[Davros?]

It’s a difficult one, Chisora has little experience but looked good in his last fight imo. If Chisora takes the fight and he gets beaten badly and then knocked out it might ruin his career (Jeff Lacy) but if he puts up a good losing effort like Tim Witherspoon did against Holmes or even pulls off the upset he would be a big name and could get a massive show down with Haye.
Tough one but I would do it.

[Who are you?]

Chisora is not ready for Klitschko, and he will be stopped by Klitschko sometime before round 8 if they fight.

Chisora does do some things well, I dont see him as ever being a champion tho.

It might make sense for him to get a big payday now, while he's undefeated.

Because a few fights down the line, he may no longer be undefeated and may not get this shot.

Because of that, i say takei t.

[Who are you?]

I dont think Chisora should wait.

If he waits, I honestly could see Chisora losing to a B level fighter (ie Chambers etc) for one quarter of the money.

Smart money says he should take the money now, because he may not get another offer like this.

And for the record, Chisora is completely outclassed, Id say stopped around round 6.

[#1Assassin]

no.

hes not even close to ready, so why take a fight u cant win? hes a decent prospect, if he works hard he could become a champion one day. but by throwing him to the wolfs way too early his managers could ruin his chances. hes young for a heavyweight so theres no reason to think he wont get another chance. so why risk his future in a fight he cant win? the money will come around again, like i said hes young for a HW.

[Steelhammer2011]

Yes.

Chisora criticized Povetkin for ducking Wlad.

If Chisora turns down the fight, he's a hypocrite and a coward.

http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=408966&highlight=Chisora

Unbeaten British heavyweight contender Derek Chisora has ripped Alexander Povetkin over the fallout with his scheduled fight against WBO/IBF/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. The fight crumbled a few days ago when Povetkin missed a scheduled press conference in Frankfurt, Germany. There was also a dispute over the bout agreement, which Povetkin did not sign. The IBF gave Klitschko permission to sidestep Povetkin in order meet his mandatory obligation. They granted permission for a mandatory defense against the number two ranked Samuel Peter. The fight moves ahead on September 11 in Germany.

Chisora had recently taken some verbal shots at Povetkin during a video interview with BoxingScene.com/Bokser.org. The shots continue.

"[I wanted] to inform you about my views on the current affairs between the proposed Klitschko and Povetkin match which seems to have collapsed. Just as I thought and had stated while I was in Poland, Alexander Povetkin is just another pretender, playing at the heavyweight game," Chisora told BoxingScene.com/Bokser.org.

"The best should fight the best, and if you have a chance to fight the world title holder, you should grab it with both hands. I know I will when my shot comes! But that's because I believe in my skills and strength as a heavyweight fighter. Povetkin has obviously reached his limit.... and whimped out when the going became hard. And after my unification of the British and Commonwealth titles [are] followed by the European title, I'll shall be knocking on everyone's door in Europe. First stop, Povetkin!"

[FloydTBE]

yeah he shud take the fight

[BrooklynBomber]

Whats the point to wait. He will never in his dreams will be good enough to get by Wlad, might as well do it now and get some cash and limelight.

[The_Demon]

He may aswell take the opportunity,afterall hes never going to be good enough to beat wlad anyway

[P4P Opinion]

I want him to take the fight because frankly I doubt he'll ever be good enough to beat a Klitschko and he may never get another chance, but it would be a terrible move for his career. Chisora could easily milk a lot more out of his career as an undefeated prospect, especially in the UK and fight for a title when he is a little more experienced and the Klitschko brothers are a little older. Obviously, as a boxing fan, this isn't the approach I like, but you have to look at it from a business perspective. Chisora's value would plummet in the UK after he loses to Klitschko, as fans would get an answer as to whether he is a world champion in waiting early. Sad but true.

[Dave Rado]

Even if that was true, so what? I am sure they offered him at least $1 million, when else is he going to get that type of money anytime soon? Why get your brains beat out by Tyson Furys of the world for $50K a pop (if that) when you can make a payday that will enable you to walk away from boxing? I am sure Chisora hasn't made one/tenth of what Wlad is offering him for any of his fights. Why not take the risk and the opportunity to get 4 HW belts?

That's the problem with fighters these days like Povetkin, you get offered the opportunity of a lifetime and instead you say, "nah, I am not ready yet, but I am sure the opportunity will come again when I am ready" , it doesn't work that way, a lot can happen to Povetkin (and Chisora) while waiting until they are "ready", they could get KTFO by some bum and that million dollar payday will never happen ever again and they will be kicking their sorry @sses for the rest of their lives.

It all depends how highly you rate him as a prospect. Many good prospects have been ruined by being brought on too early. David Reid was a great prospect, who got a world title in only his tenth professional bout. Three fights later, Trinidad destroyed him and he was never the same again. He retired soon afterwards. Similar story with Davey Moore, who was a great prospect who took a terrible beating from Duran in only his thirteenth fight, and was never the same again, losing most of his remaining fights before he retired. Both had the talent to have long and successful careers, but were ruined by being brought on too quickly.

Now if you think Chisora has no real future in the sport, then it makes sense for him to take the money and run, as you suggest.

On the opposite extreme, if you think he is already good enough to get through the fight with Wlad without taking a bad beating, then a loss to Wlad now would probably be good for his career in the long run.

But if you think it's somewhere in between, that he's a genuinely good prospect, but that he would risk taking a bad beating against Wlad right now, then he would be better off developing his skills and gaining experience first. If he's a genuinely good prospect, he'll get his chance when he's ready, will make a lot more money then, and will perform better when the fight happens. Plus who knows how long Wlad can motivate himself for before deciding to retire?


But regarding Povetkin, his problem, IMO, is that both his activity level and the quality of his opposition have been very poor of late. If he's not ready for a title fight, then a prospect like him should be fighting at least four times a year and preferably more than that, against a wide variety of styles and against opponents who can test him. Instead, he's been fighting once to twice a year, mostly against nobodies. Plus the way he was allowed to take the mandatory position, and was then pulled out at the very last moment, was utterly shameful and made him and his team look terrible. But if he'd been fighting 4-5 times a year, against decent opposition, and if he'd said up front that he wasn't ready yet, I don't think there would have been anything wrong with that. As it is, though, it stinks.