Derek Chisora knows what it takes to get in the ring with both Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury, and he’s backing the former to defeat Fury for a second time later this year.
Usyk and Fury will meet in a huge rematch on December 21 following an action-packed encounter back in May when Usyk hurt Fury in round nine before winning on the scorecards to become undisputed heavyweight champion.
Chisora, who has lost three times to Fury as well enduring a setback against Usyk, is perhaps best qualified to talk on their upcoming encounter.
The former world title challenger, a fighter with plenty of experience, has seen both fighters up close, and he’s giving the nod to Usyk ahead of their sequel at the backend of the year.
“I think Usyk stops him this time. Him and SugarHill Steward, that relationship is kind of dying down,” said Chisora when speaking to Talksport.
“Because when they got together, they were listening to each other. They were all in panic. It was not because there was loads of voices, they were all in panic.
“They knew they were losing the fight, so they figured they had to start saying something because he was not listening to SugarHill, and he was not listening to his dad.”
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