Derek Chisora vs Deontay Wilder targeted for April

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  1. GGGfans

    GGGfans Active Member Full Member

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    The winner won't be able to face Usyk until August or September.

    I wonder who will face Usyk around April. Ruiz?
     
  2. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think he will sit on his ass waiting for the things to play out.
     
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  3. GGGfans

    GGGfans Active Member Full Member

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    It would be great if the co-main event was Fury vs Makhmudov/Yoka.
     
  4. Ice8Cold

    Ice8Cold The Hype Job Spotter. Full Member

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    Fury's ego certainly won't allow that.
     
  5. Ice8Cold

    Ice8Cold The Hype Job Spotter. Full Member

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    Always a new story every day in boxing - no idea whats going to happen next. Usyk V Wilder this, Wilder V Chisora that.

    I'd back Chisora to beat Wilder these days.
     
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  6. peter_uk

    peter_uk Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If Wilder has a genuine prospect of fighting Usyk then he should go straight into it, with no intermediate fight. Whilst I would make Wilder a favourite, by a small margin, against current Chisora there is a very real chance of Wilder becoming undone. Wilder in his current semi-shot (or completely shot) state should not be risking big fights by fighting dangerous lower level guys in the meantime.
     
  7. kirk

    kirk l l l Staff Member

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    Now THIS is a good fight for both guys and for the fans. This will be an intense event and cant wait. As a fan of both it sucks one of them has to lose.

    Anything can happen here but I do favor Chisora slightly.
     
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  8. kirk

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    Prime for prime I favor Wilder fairly confidently, but its one of those weird matchups where the fighter that loses when both are peak, can actually beat the other more often than not once the other (wilder) is not at his absolute best form.
     
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  9. Rob

    Rob Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I got Chisora wining this one. Not great for Chisora's health if he eats some of Wilder's bombs though he's already slurring his speech a lot.
     
  10. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    Yep that is how I see it but I think it goes the distance though and it will be a very ugly affair with Wilder looking uncoordinated trying to get set with Chisora trying to maul and hold. It has potential to be a truly horrendous fight.
     
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  11. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wilder is a better fighter and Chisora has been "WBC championship level" for most of his career but at this specific moment in time Chisoras got a very good chance of winning.
     
  12. ruffryders

    ruffryders Well-Known Member Full Member

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    he does like his rematches
     
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  13. like a boss

    like a boss have gloves will travel Full Member

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    As usual there is an elephant in the room that you are desperately trying to ignore because it doesn't support your obsession.

    Wilder and Chisora both fought Fury 3 times.

    Surely, surely you are not trying to claim Chisora did better against Fury than Wilder did???
     
  14. GGGfans

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    Chisora vs Wilder and Dubois vs Zhang on the same card ? Could be a very good night.
     
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  15. LoveThis

    LoveThis Sweet Science Full Member

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    Now THAT is acceptable matchmaking. Shot wilder against old chisora. Intriguing. Chisora gets his money and an opponent where I as a viewer don't have to fear for chisora's health.

    If chisora didn't lose too much since his joyce and wallin performances he wins against wilder. Chisora has gotten so much smarter in the late stage of his career. Reminds me of foreman.

    I will be rooting for him hard. Stopping that wilder usyk fight from happening is a big big bonus of a chisora win.

    And I mentioned it a lot already: I don't see wilder winning against anyone even close to the top ten anymore.