Derek Chisora

By Dave Lahr: Boxing fans are going to be in for a shock on December 11th when IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) gets knocked out by the huge British underdog Dereck Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s) at the SAP-Arena, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Few people see Chisora winning the fight due to his lack of size, power and experience against quality opposition. I’ll be the first to admit that Chisora’s opposition has been a little lacking compared to Wladimir’s. However, Chisora is a lot better than the fighters that he’s been matched against thus far. He’s got the talent to beat anyone in the division.

By Dave Lahr: Don Charles, the trainer for unbeaten Dereck Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s), thinks Chisora is more powerful than IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s). Speaking to Sky Sports, Charles says “Dereck’s actually a thicker set. We will equalize the disadvantage in height with power. I believe Dereck’s more powerful than Wladimir.” I don’t really agree with Charles, but it doesn’t matter that Chisora doesn’t punch as hard as Wladimir. I do know that Chisora punches plenty hard and if he can land some of his shots, he’ll have an excellent chance of winning.

By Dave Lahr: British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Dereck Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s) has a lot better chance of beating IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) than a lot of people think. Chisora, 26, and the 34-year-old Wladimir meet up on December 11th at the SAP-Arena, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. This is supposed to be a case of Wladimir doing Chisora a big favor by selecting him out of a whole pack of more qualified heavyweights in the division, but I don’t see it like that at all. Wladimir has studied Chisora’s fights, just as I have, and knows that Chisora is better than most of the heavyweight contenders in the division.

By Matt Stein: IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) will be facing an unpredictable fighter out of the ring and in the ring when he takes on Britain’s Dereck Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s) on December 11th at the SAP-Arena, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

By Dave Lahr: Okay, so I’ve taken a look a number of Dereck Chisora’s fights and I’ve got to admit that he’s really got his work cut out for him against IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko on December 11th. Unlike Samuel Peter and Shannon Briggs, the 26-year-old Chisora has a lot less physical tools to work with than those two fighters. Chisora doesn’t have the big power that both Briggs and Peter have working for them, and he doesn’t have much in the way of hand speed and height either. Peter wasn’t that tall and fast, but he more than made up for it with his huge power.

By Scott Gilfoid: I’ve noticed more than a few fans of Dereck Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s) have been belly aching about Chisora having to fight an immediate rematch with IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko should he beat him on December 11th. Apparently, it’s also part of the contract that Chisora would have to fight Wladimir’s older brother WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko after that before Chisora could face someone else outside of the Klitschkos. I don’t see what the worry is, really. Chisora has basically no chance of winning against Wladimir, and thus it’s pointless to even cry about how he “might” have to fight a rematch with Wladimir and might have to face Vitali after that. It just makes me wonder whether these fans of Chisora have actually seen him fight.

By Matt Stein: IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) will be looking to shut challenger Dereck Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s) when they meet up on December 11th at the SAP-Arena, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Klitschko has taken issue with the lack of respect that the obscure, inexperienced British fighter has shown him in their press conferences. Chisora, 26, appears to be parroting many of the same words that WBA heavyweight champion David Haye has been saying about Klitschko, calling him “Boring.”

By Scott Gilfoid: It looks like Dereck Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s) has really stepped in it with his over the top bravado at the recent press conferences with IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s), because Wladimir’s trainer Emanuel Steward says Wladimir is really upset and wants to start training immediately. Wladimir wasn’t expecting a small heavyweight with lack of experience like Chisora to be coming into the press conference as if he’s going to beat Wladimir. In his interview with Sky Sports today, Wladimir seemed to be playing it cool when asked questions about Chisora, and was basically saying good stuff about him. But I had a feeling Wladimir wasn’t telling them how he really feels about Chisora. I think he wants to tear him apart now, like a surrogate David Haye. Oh, this is going to be bad for Chisora. Now, he’s going to get a pizza face, and if he’s really lucky, he’ll be put out of his misery early by Wladimir. I doubt it, though. I think Wladimir is going to make Chisora suffer slowly on December 11th.