Deontay Wilder vs. Derek Chisora | DAZN - 4 April 2026

[Delta Jay]

This really could be the funniest fight we’ve seen for a while. Or maybe the saddest.

One things is for certain, it won’t be very good.

I’m buying the PPV

[KiwiRider]

This really could be the funniest fight we’ve seen for a while. Or maybe the saddest.

One things is for certain, it won’t be very good.

I’m buying the PPV

If they can put on a good undercard, maybe another HW co main event, it might be worthwhile. But with two old, shot guys there is good chance it's crap or postponed through injury or something.

[gilgamesh]

This really could be the funniest fight we’ve seen for a while. Or maybe the saddest.

One things is for certain, it won’t be very good.

I’m buying the PPV

I think it'd surely be pretty fun. Somebody is gonna get KO'd one way or the other.

[CaptainSpacerod]

Another nail in boxing’s coffin, two old irrelevant hasbeens shuffling round for enormous pay cheques

I’d like to see Chisora v Moses and Wilder v Wardley, changing of the guard type fights.

All other sports are meritocracies, why can’t boxing be the same

Only issue with that is that Wilder is so far away from deserving a title shot. Wardley has earned an easier fight for his first defence but it would be for someone that is so unworthy of fighting for a title that even the WBO don't rank them.

I know he's technically been given an alphabet title but I don't really regard Wardley as having a title.

Don't get me wrong i know there are better fights for Wardley out there but to me it's a lot more interesting to watch a (relatively) new kid on the block have to deal with a former champion than to watch two old guys going through the motions.

[Grilling Machine]

two old guys going through the motions.

[Ruthless-RKO]

[gregregegg]

I’m a big fan of this fight. I’d have chisora a 70-30 favorite… mabey I dunno. It will be exciting even if not elite.

[Ruthless-RKO]

[Taansend]

I knew Usyk was going to duck Wilder.

This has completely tainted his legacy

[coneye]

Its a complete piss take . Retirement fund for 2 old past it fighters will i watch it . Maybee if i.m up early i will probably stream it out of curiosity value .WILL i pay ppv for it NOT A CHANCE

[gilgamesh]

I knew Usyk was going to duck Wilder.

This has completely tainted his legacy

Hell if Wilder wins here this would actually be one of his 5 best wins for sure. It'd be Chisora's very best.

So even though they're both past it. It's an interesting matchup from a legacy perspective.

[coneye]

I knew Usyk was going to duck Wilder.

This has completely tainted his legacy

Hell if Wilder wins here this would actually be one of his 5 best wins for sure. It'd be Chisora's very best.

So even though they're both past it. It's an interesting matchup from a legacy perspective.

Yes but certainly not paid millions, Ppv fight.

[gilgamesh]

I knew Usyk was going to duck Wilder.

This has completely tainted his legacy

Hell if Wilder wins here this would actually be one of his 5 best wins for sure. It'd be Chisora's very best.

So even though they're both past it. It's an interesting matchup from a legacy perspective.

Yes but certainly not paid millions, Ppv fight.

Are they being paid millions?

[joshj909]

I knew Usyk was going to duck Wilder.

This has completely tainted his legacy

Hell if Wilder wins here this would actually be one of his 5 best wins for sure. It'd be Chisora's very best.

So even though they're both past it. It's an interesting matchup from a legacy perspective.

If Wilder wins it's his first best, second best at worst. If Chisora wins it would be in his top 5.

[keithmoonhangover]

I knew Usyk was going to duck Wilder.

This has completely tainted his legacy

Hell if Wilder wins here this would actually be one of his 5 best wins for sure. It'd be Chisora's very best.

So even though they're both past it. It's an interesting matchup from a legacy perspective.

If Wilder wins it's his first best, second best at worst. If Chisora wins it would be in his top 5.

It speaks volumes about Wilder's record that his second best win would be a guy with 13 losses.

[joshj909]

Hell if Wilder wins here this would actually be one of his 5 best wins for sure. It'd be Chisora's very best.

So even though they're both past it. It's an interesting matchup from a legacy perspective.

If Wilder wins it's his first best, second best at worst. If Chisora wins it would be in his top 5.

It speaks volumes about Wilder's record that his second best win would be a guy with 13 losses.

Ortiz and Chisora would be the top two depending on who's picking it. Chisora has the wins and has proved the level of his ability, Ortiz passes the eye test sometimes but was an old, possibly chinny and unproven with bad cardio.

Chisora has wins over Joyce, Takam and Pulev who you'd consider at the same level or above depending on the context then maybe even Wallin who's win over Gassiev may yet age to be better than anything Wilder did.

Fair play if Wilder does pull it off but I just don't see it. He's not managed to KO anyone that's proven against other top heavyweights. Massively exposed when PBC and WBC weren't pulling the strings for him.

[Kilburn]

It’s not hard to envisage some hectic moments in this fight, Del Boy rocking and rolling in the corner, Wilder doing his flailing, while we await the inevitable Chisora left hook counter attempt.

[Alba]

I knew Usyk was going to duck Wilder.

This has completely tainted his legacy

Typical fury fanboy comment

[keithmoonhangover]

I knew Usyk was going to duck Wilder.

This has completely tainted his legacy

Typical fury fanboy comment

Taansend's right. Usyk's reputation is in tatters.

[gilgamesh]

If Wilder wins it's his first best, second best at worst. If Chisora wins it would be in his top 5.

It speaks volumes about Wilder's record that his second best win would be a guy with 13 losses.

Ortiz and Chisora would be the top two depending on who's picking it. Chisora has the wins and has proved the level of his ability, Ortiz passes the eye test sometimes but was an old, possibly chinny and unproven with bad cardio.

Chisora has wins over Joyce, Takam and Pulev who you'd consider at the same level or above depending on the context then maybe even Wallin who's win over Gassiev may yet age to be better than anything Wilder did.

Fair play if Wilder does pull it off but I just don't see it. He's not managed to KO anyone that's proven against other top heavyweights. Massively exposed when PBC and WBC weren't pulling the strings for him.

This fight will basically determine whether Wilder goes down in history as "See this guy was just a protected, carefully matched chump all along" or "Well he was pretty good I guess"

They can't say "Wilder is shot" as an excuse for him losing here either. How could any Heavyweight be more shopworn than Chisora? If he can't beat Chisora in 2026, he wouldn't have beat him in 2016 either.

To me whether or not Wilder is worthy of Hall of Fame consideration is at stake here.

[keithmoonhangover]

This fight will basically determine......

..... who Usyk fights next.

[Glass Joe]

Does anyone think this will sell out or struggle to sell. Maybe the casuals are more interested in fury comeback a week later and go to that instead (if its in London)

[Taansend]

What happened with Deontay in Ireland when Fury had his 2nd comeback fight?

My mind is blanking.

[keithmoonhangover]

Does anyone think this will sell out or struggle to sell. Maybe the casuals are more interested in fury comeback a week later and go to that instead (if its in London)

If ticket sales are slow, they'll announce a strong undercard. I think it'll be full on the night.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Deontay Wilder explains why Don House, and not Malik Scott, is his head trainer

Deontay Wilder, preparing for Derek Chisora on April 4, has confirmed that he and Malik Scott remain on good terms despite the former WBC heavyweight beltholder replacing him Don House as his head trainer.

Wilder and Scott, once rivals inside the ring, had worked together for many years with Scott stepping up to be ‘The Bronze Bomber’s” lead coach for the third battle with Tyson Fury in 2021 following Mark Breland’s dismissal after the rematch the year before.

Wilder lost that trilogy bout, then rebounded to flatten Robert Helenius, before losses to Joseph Parker and Zhilei Zhang left his career in tatters.

"Malik Scott is my brother, and I needed him at that moment in time," Wilder, 44-4-1 (43 KOs), told TalkSPORT.

"I needed people that I trusted because the people around me started to change, especially my old trainer.

"Malik and I never had a plan in place in terms of how long we would work together, but I think he did an amazing job.”

Scott, who was knocked out in a round by Wilder in 2014, could have done nothing to prevent the heavyweight veteran’s slump in form, Wilder attested.

"I could have had Emanuel Steward in my corner, and the results would have been the same because mentally I wasn't there anymore,” said the 40-year-old.

"The results that happened when Malik was here were not his fault.

"The way I look at it, we both won. He built me up to where I am now mentally, and I helped him boost his resume as a trainer."

House, who has worked with the likes of Diego Corrales, Bermane Stiverne and Kevin Kelley, was the boss for Wilder’s comeback victory over Tyrell Herndon last June.

“I needed a change of direction after Malik,” Wilder explained. “Don has had over 28 champions in UFC and boxing.

“He’s usually the head trainer but when he first came on board with me, he had no problem stepping to one side and doing certain things to be part of the team.

"Now, it's the time for him to step up, and he took the opportunity with both hands.

"Don and I were getting to know each other while Malik was in that spot, so when the transition happened, it was natural.

"I always knew he was a great trainer, but just because you are a great trainer doesn't mean you are the right fit for a certain type of fighter.

"A trainer and a fighter have to have a bond. So, once we built the relationship, I felt he was ready to take over."

Wilder and Chisora, 36-13 (23 KOs), will do battle at the O2 Arena in London, England.