Chisora – Hoping for
another chance...
This evening at The Copper
Box in London, Dereck Chisora can take a huge step towards having another shot
at the world title when he fights Edmund Gerber in a 12 round fight for the
vacant European Heavyweight Title. First he wants a rematch with the winner of
the Haye Vs Fury fight – (he has fought them both).
Gerber
is a 25 year old German with a record of 24 fights, 23 wins (14 KO) and 1 loss.
His one loss coming to Michael Sprott in Dec last year.
Despite
his apparent lack of experience vs Chisora’s he is full of confidence - “Chisora
only knows one gear. The key to beating him is simple: impress him with your
punching power and looseness. Over the rounds, he then will run out of ideas.
And when he starts risking too much, I will knock his lights out. I feel more
than ready and want to take the next step in my career. This is the chance I
have been waiting for. Now it is time to take this big opportunity. My whole
team is confident that I will beat Chisora and so am I.”
On
the likely hostile atmosphere he is likely to feel from the London crowd - “I
will take no notice of them. In fact, they can boo me as loud as they want. At
the end of it all, it will be me who will be holding the European belt and it
will be the crowd who will be stunned into silence.”
Chisora
is the Jekyll and hyde character of world boxing the man that has spat at one
Klitschko and slapped another, and was supposed to have fought Deontay Wilder
back in June before Wilder’s past caught up with him and he was denied a visa. He
has been to anger management classes while his British licence was suspended
and as a result was given it back.
His
record reads 21 fights, 17 wins (11 KOs) with 4 losses. He has been in the ring
with Haye, Fury, Helenius, Vitali Klitschko and top contender Malik Scott. He
has a whole wealth of experience and has fought some of the best heavyweights
around, a lesson some others could learn if they want credibility.
Dereck
Chisora: "Beating Gerber is another step closer to the Klitschko brothers
and nothing is going to stop me winning the European title. I'm fit, lean and
mean and ready to do the business against Gerber who is a good fighter, but not
in my class. I really want to do a great job on him, really smash him up and
show that I deserve a shot at the Klitschkos."
However the Klitschkos may have to wait.
Chisora: "To be honest with you, and people shouldn't take this the wrong
way, but I think there are better fights in Great Britain than us [Haye, Fury,
Chisora] going to challenge for the world title, There's a good mix with Tyson
Fury, David Haye and myself. It's alright boxing for the world title and
everybody just trying to go and dance with the K2 promotions music.
Let's do
our own thing and when they're ready to give up the titles then people can
fight for those world titles. Fighters are making money when they're not in
world title fights. Why should I say I want to box for a world title when the
Klitschkos are trying to slave you for the world titles you're fighting for.
I
don't like those guys the more I talk about them the more I get upset."
Whoever
Chisora fights next, he must concentrate on tonight as the European Title is a
sought after belt and is seen as one worth having by future title challengers.
His previous attempt at winning this belt resulting in him being robbed by a
hometown decision Vs Helenius, who doesn’t seem to have moved onwards with his
career, although some injuries haven’t helped.
I
hope the fighter that fought Klitschko turns up tonight and not the fighter who
fought Avila at Rule Britannia in April. That fighter will lose tonight and
another loss on Chisora’s record could result in him becoming another
journeyman and never really fulfilling his ambition or utilising his immense
talent.
My
feelings are that he will have too much power and experience for Gerber and
will grind him down to win by stoppage around the 6th or 7th
round.
I
wish them both well...
