Chisora-Klitschko: Will Dereck be doing boxing a favor if he knocks Wladimir out?
November 30th, 2010
By Dave Lahr: I think I speak for many fans of the sport by saying that Dereck Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s) may be doing boxing a huge favor if he knocks out IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) next month on December 11th in their fight at the SAP-Arena, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Wladimir, 34, has been disappointing champion from day one and has failed to live up to the huge expectations than many fans had for him when he first captured the IBF heavyweight title six years ago.
For Chisora to pull off the upset, he’s going to have to immediately lay into Wladimir with huge punches on the inside. Chisora can’t stand around on the outside the way that recent Klitschko victim Eddie Chambers mistakenly did with Wladimir. Chisora has to rush Wladimir, get in close and tag him with short punches to the head. As I’ve pointed out in previous articles, Wladimir loves to clinch. This is his number one defensive strategy against his opponents and it works, because most of his opponents just let him get away with it without opening up with their artillery while being held. Haye and Chisora are completely different fighters. They come from the UK, and over there fighters are taught to fight out of a clinch. They don’t go passive and let themselves be held onto, and they don’t use a clinch to rest like fighters elsewhere.
This is where I believe Chisora has an excellent chance of knocking Wladimir out. I think Wladimir can’t control his clinching instincts at this point in his career, and even if his trainer Emanuel Steward wants him against trying to grab Chisora, Wladimir will simply unconsciously fall into that pattern anyway once Chisora gets near him. This is why Chisora needs to go ballistic once Wladimir starts grabbing him. He needs to fire off power shots in close, and I can see him get the stoppage loss.
Once Chisora beats Wladimir and exhausts all the rematch clauses there is in the contract, we can have a new champion that will finally give boxing fans some excitement for a change.
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AT LEAST CHISORA IS GIVING IT HIS ALL…….THAT IS NOT ENOUGH. HE SHOULD HAVE FOUGHT SEVERAL WELL RANKED OPPONENTS BEFORE GETTING A CHAMPION SHOT. IT JUST SHOWS HOW BAD THE PROMOTERS ARE SCREWING UP THE DIVISION. THIS FIGHT IS A JOKE
At least Chisora is going to give em his all.adamek wants more money for easier fights.So does Haye.well good luck Derek you might want to use all your leverage too.
Maybe some of you enjoy poor b-level boxers where both opponents are on the same level, insted of watching one of the greatest all time HW boxer showing superior boxing skills against boxers who unfortunately hasent the same class.
What should Wlad do, be more sloppy and let his opponents hit him ?, what Wlad performs is what every boxer dream of. Outboxing his opponent without getting hit or being pressured at all, and also have a ko rate around 90%.
Dont blame Wladimir for his superiority.
JizzAura dont knock out chit. hes got noooooooooo chance.
dave i think you would pick your mom to beat w k if you could we dont need ajoke fore the champ tell me who has he ducked no one cris bird was ajoke ruise was ajoke larry holmes was agrate champ like wald no respect when areal contender comes along you complane about him to.
man id love to go down on wladimir, if he’s ever in river groves IL me and my boyfriend jester king would love to have male 3sum.
I hope you are right Lahr, but its doubtful. I have never liked watching either Klitschko, they are just plain boring, they would have been more respected if they had fought better opponents, but the lack of HW talent is not their fault…its a shame they dont get into real slugfests, if they did and won I would start liking them.
Seeing Klitschko get KO’d by Chisora would be entertainment on another level !!
Back to reality.. I can’t see how !! He’s fought nobody’s to date and has been thrown into the deep end as ‘klitschko fodder’ !
its disgraceful the K brothers have these rematch clauses, if i was derek or haye, i wouldnt bovver at all. The K brothers should be forced to fite eachother.
i cant see dereck beating wlad, he may be unbeaten but he has so much less experience and no experience at world level! wlad will beat him easily.
Britain rules boxing right now, rules it. Froch smashed King Arthurs crown clean off, smashed Taylor, chased Dirrell and smashed him up.
Aaaaaaaannnnnnndddd the HAYEMAKER IS THE SAVIOUR OF THE HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION, THE SAVIOUR, THE SAVIOUR, THE SAVIOUR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
An excellent chance?
What a joke…
Wlad may be boring, but he’ll have way too much for Chisora. I’d love to see Wlad lose his belts and a return to some slightly more interesting HW fights, but that will only happen if Haye accepts a contract and fights Wlad – cos at least the blown up cruiserweight has a chance. Derek I’m afraid doesnt have the skills, speed, power and, probably most importantly, the experience at the higher level to deal with Wlad.
It will be like when Harrison walked into the ring with Haye a few weeks ago, he’ll realise the guy is in amazing shape and have flash backs of when these champs bang people out for fun, then he’ll turn defensive and timid.
Haye chisora and harrison couldnt knock wlad out ,im english and ashamed of these clowns.
If only Chisora would KO Wlad, now that would be a Beautiful site,
BUT IT ISNT GOING TO HAPPEN,
Its being saved for Haye to do that.
The Zim boxer is not going anywhere but down come fight night. There is just one realistic question concerning this bout, will Chisora still be standing upright after mid-fight? Most people doubt it including Dereck but for him this is more about an laudable mention in the history books of boxing, he will be a knockout target of the famous world class heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. The other motivation for Chisora showing up is of course the earnings, no doubt he learned this character defect from the money-orientated Hayemaker.
IF Lahr says something, you are pretty sure that the opposite outcome is definitely going to be realised. In that aspect he is actually pretty accurate…
Hey kids, it’s Captain Lahr’s Cartoon Article Of The Day! Gather round the fireplace, while the good Cap’n spins yet another fantasy yarn.
As you all know my son is a retard, he expresses his sick visions about boxing and has nothing to do with reality. Forgive him for his extreme sutpidity, he is just a freak with damaged brain.
wlad has been a disapointment?? why? because he’s beaten everyone there is, or because he is so good at what he does. its not very thrilling and im not really a fan but you gotta give credit where its due, the klits are the best out there. although i do think haye has a better chance of beating them than any of there recent challengers due to his speed and footwork
@ Brian
Great summary and pretty much how i see the fight panning out. Having watched Chisora interviewed he doesn’t strike me as somebody that actually believes he can win this fight.
However this is heavyweight boxing and it only takes one piunch…… But I don’t see any fairy tale ending on this occasion.
Lahr is a plain Klitschkophob
Dave Lahr hasn’t been wrong once yet.
Chisora won’t last that long and if he does he will be totally defensive and hanging on for dear life. I am not saying Chisora is a bum because he isn’t. He has ok skills. He looks bigger than Adamek who would be a good test for the title contenders like Chisora. But of course they don’t want any part of earning their way up the ladder or the already beaten contenders don’t want to fight Chisora to protect what is left of their records after the Klitchko Brothers got though with them. Either way Chisora has fought no one still breathing. So in reality no one knows what he can do at this level.
Let me take a guess. He comes out to introductions and realizes Wlad is huge and in better shape than himself who is pretty strong. The bell rings and tastes the telephone pole jab flush on the face. He tries to get inside and gets smothered. Separation another jab and another. Chisora starts to think about his attack and feint his way in. Same result smothered again. Pretty soon Chisora is not fighting anything like the fight he had planned coming in and getting busted up doing nothing. So he suffers the same fate of all the other contenders that have been going to do this and going to do that against the weak champion. Never works that way for the challengers. They all just fall into their shells and wait to get ktfo. That is why Harrison is running and that is why Chisora will get destroyed. It has happened so many times before itis a wonder the writer has not figured it out yet.
boring, boring and boring!!!
I won’t argue that Vlad is a supreme athlete, has tremendous power, and one of the best records in the division. But the author has a point. I wasted $300 bucks on the Klitchko-Ibragimov fight at the Garden a few years ago. It was the most boring specticle I’ve ever witnessed. All “Vlad the slapper” did all night was push Ibragimov away. The Duddy-Smichet war was more exciting and had everyone on their feet even though both were only B-level contenders. Boxing needs a new heavyweight champion.
I apologise to all the boxing fans who have read my articles. I’m a moron.
I would be VERY suprised if this fight goes past 6 rounds. There are no suprises here. Wladimir will use a steady dose of jabs and many combinations to keep Chisora at bay while punishing him until he finally gives up or just get´s KO´d. I can´t see this going any other way, if you have money to bet dump it all on Wladimir. I don´t think Chisora thinks he has a shot in hell at winning this which means he´s done before the bell rings.
i think the klitscko bro. is the best out there this brother as been fighting the best,,, the style is the same as floyd to out box his opponent…. boring but winning,, for heavy wt. fighter out there beat the guy up………. stop fooling around..
Dave are you on medical marijuana…? why dont you go over and be del boys sparring partner, he already trying to whine his way for an excuse why he is not gonna be ready-but who can be ready when facing the greatest hw boxer ring champion and unprecedented amount of weeks in that slot….
the Klitschko brothers are dedicated supreme athletes, gentlemen and true heavyweight boxers with every match, outselling the biggest arenas with millions of fans worldwide watching. perhaps the greatest in the sport yet to date. the only goal of upcoming boxers and the top ten are to get a chance in the ring to try and take their belts. why is that because they are
are that and more. why dont you become a real boxing journalist and cut the derogatory and paid homage to the HW Klitchko’s that have paid their dues and earn respect even from a twinkey like you
What does Lahr and Haye in common? They both make a name for them self using Klitschko’s name… Pathetic.
Boxing fans—-This guy is making a name because we all comment on this jerk
Please don’t comment
Please don;t comment
and he will lose his fan mail
Please don’t comment on this ass hole
Lahr = JOKE.
I cant wait to herd DL’s excuses after Klit beats Crisora down.
No he wont do boxing a favor if he wins,He will do Lahr a favor though,you will never hear the end of it.But no chance for the young fellow.,sorry.
David Lahr. You’re a top man and I also hate the Klits. Hope big Derek wins, even though he’s a knobhead, but I don’t think it’ll happen. We need big Davie Haye!!!!
@ heavy g
which heavyweights has Wladimer (or Vitali for that matter) that makes you say they may be in the top 10 heavys of all time? What a stupid comment to make.
The Klitchkos are definately the best heavys today but thats like being richest man in a homeless shelter.
The writer is a dipsh-t. Both K’s are all time greats (top 20 all time for sure and arguably top 10). Chisora doesn’t stand a chance. The reason the K’s fights are boring is because they dominate whomever is put in front of them.
Ozfighter: You could’ve picked a lot of sports to declare national superiority in but boxing is most definitely not one of them! Oz fighters are notoriously poor in comparison to British fighters. Your best fighters are mostly ex nationals who have leant the sport elsewhere. Darchinian, Bika, Costa Tsyu with the latter regarded as a national hero. I’ve spent a lot of time in Australia and seen his signed gloves, shorts and memorabilia proudly displayed in office buildings. Costa Tsyu – national hero, beaten up by the fat pom Ricky Hatton. Haha!!!
Who have you got now? Danny Green. Good luck with that!
NEXT!
WILL LAHR AND CHRISS WILLIAMS DO BOXING A FAVOR IF THEY BOTH QUIT WRITING?!! HE LL YEAH!!! WHAT DO YOU THINK FANS?!!! PLEASE SOUND OFF!!!
haye has to stop ducking the klitskos. they have been calling him out long time ago. who will electrify your p ussy lhar? maybe chrissa williams. lol
Dave, you are an insignificant lowlife. The lowest form of sewage matter, your thought capability is more defective than that of a unicellular organism you dreg of society little subhuman vermin. Please dont ever write anything for sports again. other than the fact that your extremely biased you also know nothing at all about boxing. You cretin you will never be accepted as a normal and sane human being.Your mentality is so illogical and simple-minded.
he would be doing us all a favour but wladamir will destroy him no problem!the best fight chisora has fought is a shot danny williams who my nan would of beaten in that fight and sam sexton who has only fought 10ish pro fights!what does that say for del boy?
Quit writing about boxing! Dave u suck!
be doing you a fav cuz you look like a complete i d i ot every time they fight
Yes what Big G said
dave do take this the wrong way cause i mean it to insult u in the most possible way…u know nothing about boxing,boxing fans on this site know that,no1 gives a rats ass wat u have to say,i think i speak for boxing fans who read articles on this site that u shud do this site a favour and stop writing……
so why on earth are you hating on pacman?!!! lhar.. you said you are turned off from klits style of boxing?!!! don’t you consider that a superb skills like your boy floyd the boring fighter?!!! you are really pathetic lahr just quit writing.
He would but he won’t, unfortunately.
dereck??? whos that???
Dave Lahr considers himself as “Boxing”…