Oleksandr Usyk vs. Derek Chisora - 31 October 2020

[smiling assassin]

Usyk wins this with ease, far to smart for him.

[Delta Jay]

Usyk wins this with ease, far to smart for him.

Stoppage or points ?

Chisora to retire, largely unhurt, around the 9th.

[smiling assassin]

Usyk wins this with ease, far to smart for him.

Stoppage or points ?

Be a big statement if he can stop him. See it going the distance

[polecateddy]

People keep discussing the fight ...IT’S OBVIOUSLY GOING TO BE POSTPONED!

[ash1601]

Easy work for Usyk. Sky trying their best to plug it but think a late TKO/RTD victory.

[Tevfik1907]

Haye's Chisora rant

[Controversial]

Last chance saloon for Chisora. I think he will come into this in great shape and it will be interesting to see how Usyk deals with a big HW who will try and rough him up. Usyk the favourite for sure but not sure he digs hard enough to stop Chisora. Points win for Usyk with Chisora having the odd moments of success.

[bigjack]

People keep discussing the fight ...IT’S OBVIOUSLY GOING TO BE POSTPONED!

be a miracle if it goes ahead,along with all the other big events planned.

[margaret thatcher]

Lol I think the boxing gawds don't want Usyk to succeed at HW

[Avitar]

Usyk will be a nightmare for chisora.... a guy that can box and move

[Ruthless-RKO]

BBBofC have cancelled all events until June.

Some may consider doing them behind closed doors.

Could just place it at York Hall. What would be the cost of hiring out the small venue, even though there will be no fans, is it worth it?

[Ruthless-RKO]

Just to clarify, Matchroom have only cancelled/postponed March and April cards.. No mention on the May cards, including the 2 ppv's.

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Eddie Hearn admits Dillian Whyte and Dereck Chisora may have to rearrange fights amid coronavirus pandemic

Eddie Hearn has placed doubts on both ​Dillian Whyte's and Dereck Chisora's upcoming bouts taking place as scheduled as the coronavirus outbreak continues to significantly impact the world of sport.

Whyte is due to face the stubborn Alexander Povetkin on May 2, while Chisora is set to face the former undisputed cruiserweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk on May 23.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday released a statement removing the government's support of mass gatherings and essentially ruling out any sporting events in the immediate future.

Hearn has previously dismissed the possibility that any bouts of this calibre will take place without fans and behind closed doors.

Speaking to Sky Sports News, Hearn said: "We have Dillian Whyte vs Alexander Povetkin on 2 May, we have Oleksandr Usyk vs Dereck Chisora on 23 May, all of those events are subject to change right now.

"We hope that they won't need to be moved but we also understand this is constantly evolving."

Hearn also provided an update on Anthony Joshua's upcoming bout against Kubrat Pulev at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

He said: "For the Anthony Joshua fight, already there is potential plans to move the fight back to July, we do already have a date for that. But we hope June 20 will remain the date.

"At the moment it [Joshua vs Pulev] is still in place. But with the news of the Euros being cancelled and the possible extension of the Premier League season, Spurs may need that stadium, we don't know. We have the option to run that fight in July as well, at the same stadium."

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Usyk Talks Isolation in Training Camp, Adjusting To Heavyweight

While many across Europe are being forced to self-isolate, Usyk says he is looking forward to some solitude in training camp and says one of the reasons for taking the fight with Chisora was to have a break from family life.

“I will be isolated for my training camp, I always am,” he said. “But every Sunday I will spend time with my family and go to church.

“I love boxing and I don’t need much rest. I have my wife and three children and plenty in my life to keep me busy and help me rest.

“I love spending time with my family but I am probably even more relaxed in my training camps.”

Usyk was in London last week for the fight, due to be at the O2 Arena, London, on May 23. That was before serious travel restrictions were put in place in the UK.

“I really hope this fight takes place,” Usyk said.

“I have not really thought too much about the effect of the virus on the fight and my training, Thursday night was the first time I really thought about how it might cause some problems.

“These sort of challenges motivate me,” Usyk said. “He is a really big guy and he hits hard but I will train hard and be in my best shape because I love boxing very much. He is a little bit better than when he faced [Vitali] Klitschko

“I do not think about Anthony Joshua or Tyson Fury. I only think about my training camp and my job.”

Usyk is still settling into life as a heavyweight and says he is not sure what his ideal weight is yet.

“I feel more power [taking punches at heavyweight],” he said. “I put extra weight on my body when I train in the gym and I don’t feel as flexible or sharp as I should but that is only because of the hard work.

“When it comes to sparring and boxing, me and my team will decide on the optimum weight for me to fight at. I will stay on that weight and it will be ideal for my movement because that is my main skill.”

He is no stranger to boxing in London. He won his Olympic gold medal here in 2012 (the same year Chisora lost to Vitali Klitschko in his only world title shot) and beat Joe Joyce in a World Series of Boxing bout over five rounds at York Hall in 2013.

“I love, love, love this city and country,” Usyk said. “I love my own country most but this comes second.”

At 33, he has had no thoughts about retirement.

“As long as I am motivated to get up at 5am to train and work hard, I will box,” he said. “The moment I feel I don’t want to get out of bed, I will start thinking about finishing my boxing career and starting on my Hollywood movie career.

“I will become an undisputed two-weight champion. I have a dream.”

[DazBoxingFan]

Just to clarify, Matchroom have only cancelled/postponed March and April cards.. No mention on the May cards, including the 2 ppv's.

I know and just to clarify you mentioned twice previously that boxing will be suspended till june ( meaning no may) which isn’t the case. To be honest though I think june is the best we could hope for as boxing fans. I don’t see any shows going ahead until then

[IRONFIST]

It's a shame this fight won't probably happen. My boy Chizza would've knocked seven bells out of Usyk I reckon.

[danconnollyeire]

Just to clarify, Matchroom have only cancelled/postponed March and April cards.. No mention on the May cards, including the 2 ppv's.

I know and just to clarify you mentioned twice previously that boxing will be suspended till june ( meaning no may) which isn’t the case. To be honest though I think june is the best we could hope for as boxing fans. I don’t see any shows going ahead until then

There won’t be any shows in June too no chance

[margaret thatcher]

By June there may be smaller gathering back inshallah, but doubt a major card where you are looking at thousands and thousands of people

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By June there may be smaller gathering back inshallah, but doubt a major card where you are looking at thousands and thousands of people

In’Sha’Allah?

[margaret thatcher]

Something like that , pardon my spelling

[Ruthless-RKO]

Something like that , pardon my spelling

God willing.

[Ruthless-RKO]

There will be no boxing in May.

[tiny_acres]

I dont think we will see Chisora vs Usyk this year.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Haye: I Believe Usyk Has Miscalculated How Good Chisora Is

Former two division world champion David Haye, who manages heavyweight Derek Chisora, believes Oleksandr Usyk has underestimated his man.

Usyk and Chisora were scheduled to fight on May 2 in Manchester, but the fight was pushed back due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The event was rescheduled for July 4, but there is no telling if it will take place as planned.

Usyk has only had one fight in the heavyweight division, after making his debut last October with a TKO win over Chazz Witherspoon.

The Olympic gold medal winner had unified the entire cruiserweight division in 2018.

Recently, Usyk posted a photo to social media - to display that his body has put on the right kind of muscle to develop more of a heavyweight physique.

But Haye is not concerned with Usyk's physical transformation.

“Derek is in a good place,” Haye told Talk Sport. “The fight date he’s been working towards has been postponed and Usyk is in training and we can see from his social media that he is ticking over in the Ukraine.

“He’s ranked in every boxing expert’s top five pound-for-pound fighters, he’s an Olympic champion, he’s never ever lost a boxing match before, he was the undisputed cruiserweight champion – he’s the man, the most skilled smaller heavyweight out there. Derek Chisora has lost nine fights, many people think he’s passed his prime, but believe me he was having a run in training camp like I’ve never seen him before – the sparring, the physical side of things.

“He’s got on his discipline, he’s eating the right food, he’s sleeping the right times, he’s not doing all of the things he did in the past that culminated in him losing those nine fights. He shouldn’t have lost all of those fights, a lot of the time he wasn’t just in the best physical condition, the right mind-set, but he is now. I think Usyk has miscalculated how good Chisora is, he doesn’t realise how strong he is, he’s like a bull, he’s absolutely rock-solid, and he’s still training now."

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