If Derek Chisora goes to war, as he has told everyone who will listen, he’s well prepared Former British heavyweight champion expects to’ eat leather When he takes on Oleksandr Usyk at Wembley on Saturday night, it will be an all-or-nothing affair of whether he claims victory
« I have to go see him, » said Chisora »I can’t sit and pick punches, I can’t do that I have to throw my punches by three and four I’m a man with nothing to lose, but bring entertainment If I had to say I was going to do this or that it’s all a lie I’m going to go to war
« He chose to fight me I’m going to have to eat leather I’m going to have to take his powerful punches But then he’s going to have to eat my leather because I’ll go in there to do what I have to do
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« This is going to be a bit of a shock to him as he is an upcoming heavyweight. We’ll have to look to see if he has the power as a heavyweight When I land he will know »
At 36, this is probably Chisora’s last shot at the big time While Usyk is undefeated, Chisora has lost six times If he comes out of anger and inherits the No.1 position Usyk with the WBO, he says he’s ready to step aside to allow a Tyson-Fury-Anthony Joshua fight « if Eddie Hearn comes up with big numbers, » but he believes in a training regimen that doesn’t ‘never stopped when the lockdown occurred and the fight was postponed from an original date in May, puts it in the right place to win
“I’ve been training for about nine months for this fight,” Chisora said “Watching the board in the gym, I’ve had a week off since I boxed David Price (last October)
« I think I was more patient with what I did I had no breakdowns, my body was working 100% When everyone was locked out, my gym did was that for me
« I can’t do anything more We trained for eight months and I got it all right I knocked out all of my training partners We offered £ 2000 to any left-hander who could knock me out But no one ‘came and didn’t try to knock me out, they all ended up coming out of the gym because they can’t handle the power and pace
« I trained everyday during the lockdown for an hour and when the lockdown ended I trained in the morning for an hour and in the evening for an hour But I had to train hard If you train hard for three hours, you won’t be able to train hard the next day
We did two weeks of sparring, back to back each day Then we had a “hell week” where everything was cardio Then we went back to two weeks of sparring We would have five guys in the gym, one would come in, one would go out and I would stay in there You have to go to the other side, most fighters don’t want to go «
The lack of fans could be a blow to Chisora, who has used crowds to motivate himself in the past as he looked lethargic in a quieter atmosphere, especially with lackluster effort during the defeat in a European title fight against Agit Kabayel in 2017 in Monaco
He says he prepared for the lack of atmosphere by making sure there is no music in the gym when he trains, but a sterile atmosphere might suit Usyk better. , who is used to winning on the road
“The closest to boxing behind closed doors is when I boxed in Monaco,” said Chisora “It’s going to be difficult for both of us
« It’s a big fight, but the fans aren’t there to cheer me on It gives people a little bit of hope, because people talk about it and forget about their issues for a split second I try to provide entertainment at home
« If the fight gets good numbers, it’s because of me, not because of him I’m in great shape, my mind is bright, I’m just happy to fight this year because it’s happening so much in the world right now «
For a boxer who has a press conference brawl with David Haye, who is now his manager, and who threw a table at Dillian Whyte, Usyk has his respect Indeed, Chisora says he is a bit of a fan of the former undisputed world cruiserweight champion
« This guy is a good guy, there is nothing wrong about him » said Chisora »He won a gold medal, he beat everyone in front of him For me , saying something bad about this guy just makes me look stupid I can’t say bad about this guy, he did it all, a good fighter, he didn’t do anything bad to anyone , he’s a good athlete
« I just want a fair referee, because the last time I fought against Dillian Whyte he took points from me and I ended up running after the fight and I got knocked out. fair judges and a fair referee, that’s all I ask «
Ron Lewis is a senior writer for Boxing Scene He was boxing correspondent for The Times, where he worked from 2001 to 2019 – covering four Olympic Games and numerous world title fights across the globe He has written about boxing for a wide variety of publications around the world since the 1980s
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