Will Fury KO/TKO Chisora?

I think Chisora has a good go for 8 or 9 rounds, gives Fury some trouble then gets stopped, probably with Fury waving the referee in.

 

Claro que no hermano… fury acabará fácil con chisora

 

True he's not exactly fought any monster punchers like Wilder, Ortiz, Joshua etc. But then Fury isn't exactly known for his power either. Sure he stopped Wilder but he's been dropped and hurt against a variety of opponents and yes he sparked out Whyte but Whyte's chin is terrible.

If Chisora does get stopped, which is definitely possible as the gulf in ability is huge, then I expect he'll either quit or be stopped while still standing.

It really comes down to what shape Fury comes in at. If it's anything like he was in the 2nd Wilder fight then yes he stops Chisora but if he shows up unmotivated and disinterested against an opponent he knows he can beat at 50% then Chisora could very well go the distance.

 

Apart from the Sweet Caroline fans, I don't really think most on here could care less about this early Christmas pantomime.

 

The surest sign of a declined ability to resist punches is if you're getting hurt by shots you'd once have eaten and walked through. It's a figure of speech, but he's chinny by contrast with the Chisora of a few years ago.

For what it's worth, being knocked out by Whyte had much less to do with exhaustion than it had to do with a perceived necessity to push the fight harder in that 11th due to a nonsensical point deduction. He didn't have the option to back off and rest against Whyte, who was operating more as a counterpuncher than an aggressor, because he believed the situation critical, he was battling for every point, showing urgency to the point of reckless desperation, sensing he was about to be hard done-to on the scorecards again, and ran into the best left hook Whyte could muster. Chisora's chin was still intact 2016–2018, he just got hit on the button by one of the most hurtful signature shots in the division (for all Whyte's failings, I'll credit him with that) while charging in and lending his own momentum to the blow.

His chin isn't intact now, and that's not primarily a matter of his tank. It's primarily a matter of having taken too many hits over the course of a full career and it catching up with him. His heart and Parker's lack of killer instincts got him through his brace of fights with the Kiwi, same for the Pulev rematch, but he was badly hurt in both, by guys who aren't exactly huge punchers. Usyk also hurt him (seem to recall it was the 7th round, but don't quote me on it), but that's another guy who tends to just let the finish come if it comes and will happily go the distance otherwise. I assure you that Fury is coming to KO Chisora and will look to turn the screw as soon as he sees a sign of weakening in him.

Fury was quite passively and easily stacking rounds on that night in 2014, so Chisora was neither forced to seek respite by a rampaging force (à la the Takam bout in 2018), nor did he ever perceive himself to be advantageously positioned in the bout and therefore able to take some strategic breathers (à la the 7th and 9th rounds of the Helenius bout in 2011).

As I said, if he employs those tactics at any point here (and, yes, I expect he will, more as a response to duress, after Fury adopts a more directly aggressive approach than in their prior encounter), it won't help him, because, while Chisora's craft and boxing brain has always been a little overlooked, Fury is much craftier and smarter and will pick him open and punish him if he tries to seek refuge along the ropes and in the corners.

It's out of the question that Chisora abides for twelve here, because he is now too susceptible to the kind of sharp and purposeful punches Fury throws.

Fury would have to very gingerly carry him for Chisora to last the distance here, but he has no intention of allowing him to do that.

Just watch. It wouldn't shock me if this is over before the halfway mark.

 

Told you, @Brighton bomber. Chisora getting punished when he seeks refuge on the ropes and in the corners.

 

Chisora lasted longer than I expected, fair play to him, but as anyone with a brain could have told you, Fury stopped him.

 

The knees dipped a few times, but his heart is unfailing and it kept him going until Vic had mercy.

No doubt Chisora and Charles had spoken beforehand, with Don agreeing not to pull him out again.

 

Chisora is almost there, they need a 24th fight.

 

It was interesting to me to see how well Fury shows that there are levels to this. Chisora and Whyte had two great competitive fights with each other and Fury made them both look ordinary and dominated them and he made it look easy.