
Chisora Praises Ref For Stopping The Fight: I Was Not Doing Much Anyway
Not even Derek Chisora could argue with the referee’s decision to pull the plug on what turned out to be an undignified beatdown from Tyson Fury.
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Not even Derek Chisora could argue with the referee’s decision to pull the plug on what turned out to be an undignified beatdown from Tyson Fury.

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is willing to put his money where his mouth is - by putting up a bet of $1 million that Deontay Wilder will knock Anthony Joshua out - if the two former beltholders ever collide.

by Corey Erdman - In most lines of work, it’s relatively common to vouch for your friends at work, or even explicitly help them get a job. In boxing, that can materialize in certain ways that feel fairly traditional. Fighters will employ other fighters they like as training or sparring partners, put in a good word for their peers with a manager or promoter, or sometimes even vouch for them to have a spot on their undercard if they’re a marquee fighter.

Lennox Lewis, the last fighter to be crowned as the undisputed heavyweight champion, believes Oleksandr Usyk is a very formidable opponent for Tyson Fury.

Heavyweight veteran Derek Chisora, 38-years-old, is not looking to retire in the near future. This past Saturday night, before a crowd of 60,000 fans at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium saw Chisora take a beating at the hands of WBC world champion Tyson Fury.

Their fight wasn’t remotely competitive, but Derek Chisora was every bit as tough Saturday night as Tyson Fury remembered. The 38-year-old contender took an inordinate amount of punishment, unnecessarily it seemed, during their one-sided

Oleksandr Usyk stood silent on the ring apron and appeared as if he were trying not to laugh. Tyson Fury yelled in Usyk’s face just a few minutes after he was done dismantling Dereck Chisora, an opponent who gave Usyk a difficult fight just two years ago. An ever-rowdy Fury promised the undefeated IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion he’ll get some of the same if they fight next at some point early in 2023.

Fury, Chisora Trilogy Fight Photos Gallery - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium - WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs) beat up and stopped Derek Chisora (33-13, 23 KOs) in the tenth round. (photos by Mikey Williams, Queensberry)

Veteran Derek Chisora landed 70 body punches, the most of any of Tyson Fury’s opponents. Unfortunately for Chisora, Fury landed 50% or more of his power punches in 7 of the 10 rounds. Fury also landed 63 jabs that did a lot of damage.

Tyson Fury revealed during his post-fight interview Saturday night that he’ll need some time to deal with two injuries in the aftermath of his dominant victory over Dereck Chisora.