Whyte says Chisora fight a done deal!

By Boxing News - 10/31/2016 - Comments

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By Scott Gilfoid: It appears the heavyweight match-up between British fringe contenders Dillian Whyte (19-1, 15 KOs) and former world title challenger Dereck Chisora (26-6, 18 KOs) is a done deal. Whyte, 28, is saying the fight is done.

If this news turns out to be the case, we could potentially see them fighting soon, possibly on the undercard of the December 10th undercard of IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua’s likely title defense against Eric Molina at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.

The Whyte vs. Chisora fight would make a lot more sense if Chisora wasn’t recently beaten by Kubrat Pulev by a 12 round split decision last May in a failed attempt to capture the vacant EBU heavyweight title. Chisora was pretty well schooled in that fight. Chisora did win his last fight against someone named Drazan Janjanin (14-8, 12 Kos) last September.

I can’t say I’ve ever heard of Janjanin, but then again, this is pretty much the type of fighters that Chisora has been beating in the last two years of his career. When Chisora steps it up, he gets beaten. We saw that happen in his loss to Pulev and then before that in a loss to Tyson Fury.

”Just done the deal to fight Delbum Dellboy Chisora look forward to breaking your face #TEAMBODYSNATCHR,” said Whyte on his social media site.

It’s important for Whyte to win this fight, because he’s being groomed by his promoter Eddie Hearn for a rematch against Joshua in the near future. Whyte fought Joshua last December in a fight that was briefly exciting until Whyte suffered a shoulder injury. The injury led to Joshua winning by a 7th round knockout. Before the injury occurred, Whyte was able to stagger Joshua in the 2nd round with a left hook to the head.

Since coming back from shoulder surgery on his left shoulder, Whyte hasn’t shown the punching power that he previously had. He’s won his last three fights since his loss, albeit against weak opposition at the domestic level. Whyte’s notable wins over domestic level fighters has come against Ian Lewison and David Allen in his last two fights. Whyte won, but he did it by throwing largely right hands, and rarely using his left hand.

Chisora has won six out of his last eight fights, but none of the wins have come against high caliber opponents.

The Chisora vs. Whyte fight is intriguing match-up between two flawed heavyweights. Before Whyte injured his left shoulder, he likely would have been too big and powerful for Chisora. But with his left hand no longer a threat, Whyte is now forced to fight with just his right and, he’s not much of a puncher with that hand. Chisora can still punch, but he’s got stamina issues, and his attacks are predictable.

Chisora throws a lot of wide hooks that are easy to block. There’s been no real improvement in Chisora’s game since his one-sided 12 round unanimous decision loss to former World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko in 2012. Chisora was beaten over and over again in 2011 and 2012 in losing to Vitali, David Haye, Tyson Fury and Robert Helenius.

Whyte vs. Chisora is should be interesting for as long as it lasts. It might go the distance due to Whyte not having much power in his right hand. He’ll bounce right hands and jabs off Chisora’s head for 12 rounds without hurting him. He could win a decision if Chisora doesn’t fight better than he’s looked recently. I can’t see Chisora being able to hurt Whyte, because he’s got a pretty good chin, and he’s not going to stand there like a punching bag. Some of Chisora’s 2nd tier fodder opponents have made it easy on him by backing up against th ropes and just covering up like sparring partners. Whyte won’t do that. He’s seasoned enough to know better than to fight off the ropes.

If Chisora is going to beat Whyte, he’ll need to do it by fighting in the center of the ring and putting pressure on him as much as possible. Whyte likes to brawl, so it might not work in Chisora’s favor by mixing it up with him. However, Chisora has no other choice but to make it a war against Whyte, because he doesn’t have the boxing skills to win a decision. He’s got to turn the fight into a war and hope that he can take Whyte out with something in the same way that Joshua did.

Chisora will be a nice little scalp for Whyte to add to his collection of domestic level scalps. A win over Chisora will likely push Whyte up the rankings. Whyte is currently ranked #13 WBC. Chisora is ranked #11 IBF, #14 WBC. A loss for Chisora will probably know him out of the top 15 rankings in the heavyweight division. That doesn’t mean that Chisora won’t be able to work his way back into the top 15. All he has to do is pretty much keep beating fodder opponents, and he;ll be back inside the top tier before long. But that’s not to say that Chisora will be able to win a world title, because I can’t see him doing that.