By Barry Holbrook: Dereck Chisora predicts a knockout victory for the unbeaten challenger Dillian ‘The Body Snatcher’ Whyte this Saturday night when he goes up against the favorite WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury at Wembley Stadium in London, England.
Chisora is well familiar with the power and talent of Whyte, having battled him twice in punishing wars.
Derek says Whyte (28-2, 19 KOs) must put unceasing pressure on the big 6’9″ Fury (31-0-1, 22 KOs), stay on his check, and not allow him to use his long reach to control the action.
Fury says he’s well aware that Whyte will be applying pressure on him, and he says he’s going to make him think twice about using that strategy by hitting him with power jabs straight down the pipe.
The big question is whether Fury’s jabs will be enough of a deterrent to keep Whyte from coming forward. Given Whyte’s determined mental mindset for this fight, it’s doubtful that Fury can back off with a simple jab.
Dillian will make millions if he can defeat Fury on Saturday night, and he’s going to be fighting at a level that we’ve not seen before. With that said, Fury is underestimating how badly Whyte wants the victory, and he could be walking into a fight that he might not be ready for.
Whyte CAN’T box Fury
“I believe Dillian knows how to get to Tyson. He’s going to bring the fight,” said Chisora to talkSPORT Boxing, predicting a victory for Dillian Whyte over WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.
“He [Whyte] can’t box the guy. He has to fight the guy.
“Dillian Whyte is going to knock Tyson Fury out. Tyson is going to get knocked out,” said Chisora.
“Even if Dillian was trying to prove a point by not selling the fight, I think he sold the fight more than if he’d turned up,” said Chisora about Whyte not showing up for the first press conference & this week’s open workout.
Fury expects Whyte to attack him
“I think Dillian has got to attack me. If he’s to have any chance, he’s got to attack me and knock me out and take me out, which sounds a lot easier than it actually is,” said Fury to talkSPORT Boxing.
“There have been many that have tried, but they’ve not succeeded,” Fury continued about fighters that have tried to stop him.
“I anticipate that he’s going to come right at me, and I’m going to meet him with a big stiff jab right in the middle of the face. After a couple of those, Whyte will think, ‘I Don’t fancy that. I’ve got to try and get around it or under it.’
“When he dips down, I’ll hit him with a big uppercut right in the face for a KO, or if he goes to the side, it’ll be a big left hook or a right hook,” said Fury.
