Dereck "War / Del Boy" Chisora

Ignore him, he creates account after account because he's constantly getting banned. He's a maggot.

 

I was watching Dave Allen's youtube channel (yes I know I am a very sad man) and he ranks the power of those he has fought/sparred; surprisingly (to me) he ranks Chisora as the hardest hitter he has shared a ring with. Given Usyk said the same, it shows the regard with which Chisora's power is held. (Still think he lost to Joyce though).

 

He's never had a big fanbase here in the UK, he's always been the guy your guy fights (and whoever your guy is, he's definitely fought Chisora at some point). But he does, I think, retain some goodwill for his fearless attitude and for being hard-as-nails, which people here respect. I don't think you get to use the nickname "Del Boy" if you're not fairly well-liked (as someone said, Del was the much-loved main character in Britain's GOAT sitcom). His legacy isn't breathtaking, but he's been pretty much synonymous with gatekeeping for what seems like forever now. He is the gatekeepet par excellence really. Would have liked to have seen Joshua fight him.

 

Love him or hate him, he’s been a revelation to boxing and he’s definitely brought an audience with him.

Played the villain well early on in his career, with Haye and Vitali, then had a few villain v villain fights with Fury before turning into the good guy.

Been on the end of a few tough decisions against top heavyweights.

Who could forget the Whyte fights, especially the first. Best heavyweight slugfest I’ve seen live.

And just a few short nights ago he cemented his legacy as a great in British boxing with his career best win.

 

That fight was a beast in a similar way as tua ibuchei just an absolute war

 

I think he turned it around when he fought takam and adopted his war chisora moniker, his heart eventually made him impossible not to respect and the continued wars he had eventually won him the hearts of his people.
He didn’t just face the best opponents he sucked them into slugfests and brought out the heart in them.
He gave everything In pretty much every fight and he calls it as he sees it, he has Eddies life regularly, he is a loose cannon for sure but he is the epitome of a fighter.
He’s made mistakes and that’s the same with a lot of boxers, but he’s never made any excuses or not given every thing.
I don’t think he’s been a gatekeeper though I don’t think that beating him has ever elevated a fighter into title contention?