By Scott Gilfoid: British heavyweight Dereck Chisora (15-2, 9 KO’s) says he’s not going to go out looking for a knockout on February 18th against WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (43-2, 40 KO’s). Instead of looking to land one big punch to score a KO, Chisora will look to outwork Vitali and earn a points decision.

Doesn’t sound like a very good plan but what can you say? Chisora’s feet aren’t firmly on the ground because he’s riding high on his recent performance against the injured and badly flawed Robert Helenius last December. Chisora gained confidence from that fight figures he’ll be able to do the same against Vitali. I mean, it doesn’t make sense, but what can you say? He’s cocky Brit and will be put in his place just like David Haye was against Vitali’s brother IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko last year.

Chisora told the dailystar.co.uk “If he [Vitali] doesn’t go down I will just keep working. I’m not going there looking for a knockout. I’m going there to out out-work this guy…He’s going to feel the pace by the middle rounds.”

Interesting but realistic. Chisora doesn’t have a high work rate, so it’s not something he can actually accomplish. He’s more of the type that throws punches, then wrestles on the inside while he rests and then throws some more punches. Chisora isn’t a nonstop puncher and never has been. He can throw a lot of punches for two or three rounds, but after that he gasses out and starts with the wrestling on the inside. You have to be a really flawed heavyweight like Helenius to allow Chisora to set up shop on the inside and just let him stay there for prolonged periods.

Most of the top 15 world class heavyweights wouldn’t let Chisora do that, but Helenius just looked clueless and stood there all night long without moving. It was the perfect opponent for Chisora, yet he still lost even with Helenius suffering a hand injury early in the fight and coming into the fight with an injured right shoulder.

Chisora continues “I’ve got speed and speed kills. He will look his age.”

Oh brother, now I’ve heard them all. For a small heavyweight, Chisora is very slow. I rate Chisora as a lot slower than Odlanier Solis, who Vitali chopped down by a 1st round knockout last year. I also think Chisora is slower than recent Vitali victim Tomasz Adamek. Chisora is one of those short, heavy and slow heavyweights. I don’t what gave him the impression that he’s got fast hands because he doesn’t. The guy is slow.