By William Mackay: Don Charles, the trainer for British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Derek Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s) thinks his fighter Chisora is going to pull off a huge upset of IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) on December 11th, if the Chisora-Klitschko fight can be successfully negotiated. In an interview by Paul Foley at Boxrec.com, Charles says “Leon Spinks won the heavyweight title after just eight fights, so why not? Just like Leon, we are going to shock the world.”
Derek Chisora
Derek Chisora
Is Wladimir fighting Chisora to get rid of a potential opponent for Haye?
By William Mackay: Dan Rafael of ESPN theorizes that IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) may be picking the unbeaten British and Commonwealth champion Derek Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s) as opponent for December 11th is to remove a potential future opponent for World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s).
Is Wladimir Klitschko fighting Chisora to position himself with the British public before facing Haye?
By Scott Gilfoid: For many boxing fans, they have no clue why IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) would want to waste his sweet time with a short, slightly overweight, inexperienced fighter like Britain’s Derek Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s). Klitschko, 34, is looking to fight the 26-year-old Chisora.
Warren thinks Chisora can beat Wladimir Klitschko
By Sean McDaniel: Frank Warren, the promoter for British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Derek Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s), thinks he may be able to win it. In his column at thesun.co.uk, Warren says “Sometimes you must be hold and roll the dice and take a calculated risk. That is the position Britsh heavyweight champ Derek Chisora faces, as he has been offered a fight with Wladimir Klitschko…Not only does Chisora really want a chance, I’m starting to think he can win it.” I’m in agreement with Warren. At first, I didn’t think Chisora could beat Wladimir, but now that I’ve seen Chisora’s last three fights, I think he has an excellent chance of beating the weak-chinned Klitschko.
Chisora and Dimitrenko the leading candidates for Wladimir Klitschko’s next fight
By Dan Ambrose: IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) still hasn’t conclusively decided who he plans on fighting next on December 11th, according to boxing news from Dan Rafael. However, Klitschko has narrowed it down to British/Commonwealth heavyweight champion Derek Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s) and EBU heavyweight champion Alexander Dimitrenko (30-1, 20 KO’s). Klitschko’s manager Bernd Boente said if Klitschko can’t arrange a fight with either Dimitrenko or Chisora, then they will attempt to put together a fight with 38-year-old former WBC cruiserweight champion Jean Marc Mormeck (35-4, 22 KO’s) of France.
Wladimir Klitschko to fight Derek Chisora on December 11th
By Eric Thomas: According to the latest news reports, British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Derek Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s) has agreed to fight International Boxing Federation/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) on December 11th. We’re still waiting the official word from Klitschko and Chisora’s promoters, but if this indeed true, this will be an interesting fight for British fans. But it’s not going to be a fight that will thrill boxing fans outside of the UK, because the 26-year-old Chisora has very limited experience against top level heavyweights and is undersized at only 6’1″ compared to the 6’6″ Klitschko. Chisora is like a weak punching version of Lamon Brewster.
Chisora v Klitschko: Chisora should avoid this fight for now
By Tom Graves: It has been reported that 26 year old London Heavyweight Derek ‘Del Boy’ Chisora has been named in plans for Wladimir Klitschko’s next bout as a possible opponent. Around a fortnight ago Klitschko beat Samuel Peter by TKO in round 10 to retain the IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles and is now looking for a next opponent for the date of December the 11th. Chisora’s name has been brought up due to his recent win over Sam Sexton, which earned him the Commonwealth title. Chisora also owns the British title and is a huge young star within British boxing.
Wladimir Klitschko’s team impressed with Chisora, want him for December 11th bout
By Sean McDaniel: The management team for IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) were reportedly greatly impressed with the performance by Britain’s Derek Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s) in his 9th round TKO win over Sam Sexton in the Magnificent Seven card on September 18th. There was something in the 6’1” Chisora’s performance that made Klitschko and his team take interest and want him for the December 11th fight.
Is Wladimir joking about Chisora?
By Mark Hepplestall: Firstly I am a big fan of Wladimir Klitschko yet I cannot understand his choice in opponents over the last few years. The latest rumors include the Derek Chisora who is the British and Commonwealth champion, beating Danny Williams for the British title; Williams had a losing of 3 losses out of his last 6 and one very suspect point’s victory against John McDermott. Chisora then beat Sam Sexton who he had beat before by TKO in the 6th. Sexton’s best wins were against taxi driver Martin Rogan and one of those were very controversial.
Wladimir Klitschko makes offer to fight Chisora
By Jim Dower: In a Rocky movie type of situation, unbeaten British heavyweight Derek Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s) has been given a once in a lifetime shot against IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) for a bout on December 11th. Klitschko’s adviser Shelly Finkel reportedly contacted Chisora’s promoter Frank Warren on Thursday about a fight between Klitschko and Chisora. Warren now will have to decide whether the risk to Chisora is too great for the big payday that he would likely receive. It would be good money, but Wladimir could really wreck Chisora if the fight goes on too long.