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"Hughie Fury fight 'makes sense' for Dereck Chisora says Ben Shalom"

A win against Hughie Fury could still prove that Dereck Chisora is an elite heavyweight according to Boxxer's Ben Shalom.

British boxing fans await the next move by veteran heavyweight Dereck Chisora following a second consecutive loss to Joseph Parker at the end of 2021, will the 38-year-old retire or continue fighting?

If Chisora does indeed choose to continue his professional boxing career, one potential future foe could be Hughie Fury, the cousin of the WBC world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.

According to Fury's promoter Ben Shalom, a win would prove that Chisora is still an elite heavyweight.

"Hughie is the fight that makes sense for Chisora," Shalom told Sky Sports.

"If Chisora wins, it proves that he is still an elite British heavyweight.

"Chisora lost to Parker. Hughie arguably beat Parker when he was just 23 years old. Chisora is very good and only loses to the elite guys so, for Hughie, it is a good fight.

"The fans want to see this - they love Dereck and they want to see Hughie tested.

"We have reached out again to Dereck. We want the fight, Hughie wants it, Peter Fury wants it.

"It's an exciting fight for us."

Thoughts?

I'm a big Dereck Chisora fan, that being said I hope that he doesn't compete anymore. The fellow has enough wear and tear on him and if he hasn't achieved financial security yet through fighting then one more fight probably won't change that. I hope that the people close to Chisora help him to transition into a post fighting lifestyle. Many people less deserving than Chisora have held heavyweight world championships so champ is not an unfitting name to call the fellow. Here is a congratulations on a great career champ.

Tyson Fury perfectly executed Peter Fury’s gameplan to dominate Dereck Chisora in their rematch.

The strategy was to employ lateral movement (keeping away from the ropes and the corners) and to gradually wear down Chisora with sheer punch volume (jabs to the head, uppercuts and the occasional hook to the body).

Whenever Dereck got on the inside, Tyson clinched and also leaned on him.

If there’s a boxer competing today that is capable of executing the same gameplan to perfection, it’s Hughie Fury. And he’s currently being trained by Peter Fury.

People forget that when Hughie Fury was only 24 years of age, he’d already challenged for the WBO world heavyweight title and engaged in highly competitive bouts against the likes of Alexander Povetkin, Kubrat Pulev and Joseph Parker (two world champions and one two-time title challenger), as well as being ducked by Andy Ruiz Jr. (when the Mexican-American withdrew from an October 2016 bout, with the terms having already being agreed).

Hughie Fury gave a very good account of himself during the course of all those losses.

I can’t see Dereck Chisora stopping the teak tough Hughie Fury. Tyson’s cousin won’t be intimidated either.

And Hughie is now 27 years of age and has also gained some man strength, since he’s about 25lbs heavier than what he weighed for his most recent loss against Alexander Povetkin.

Fury is more aggressive nowadays and is slightly more heavy-handed, even though he’ll never be big puncher.

My prediction is that Hughie Fury dominates Dereck Chisora, perhaps to the point that even a late stoppage is possible.

The first few rounds will be tricky to score, because that’s when Chisora typically tries to go out all guns blazing, but he’ll inevitably fatigue and start losing rounds from the 3rd or fourth round, with Hughie gaining and retaining the winning momentum from that point onwards.

I actually feel that styles makes fights… and whilst I don’t expect Hughie to drop Chisora a few times like Joseph Parker did, I do believe it’ll far less competitive than Dereck’s most recent loss against Joe.

that's more passion for hughie vs a 2022 del chisora than i could ever muster

I don't see it happening, but if it does Chisora wins a decision.

tiny_acres wrote: ↑06 Jan 2022, 10:59 I don't see it happening, but if it does Chisora wins a decision.

Not if Hughie has developed his man strength by then. He's just a babby really

Theres 2 "Chisora - Decision" options in the poll

CMCanavessi wrote: ↑06 Jan 2022, 12:43 Theres 2 "Chisora - Decision" options in the poll

Don't believe he'll get a stoppage?

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑06 Jan 2022, 12:56

CMCanavessi wrote: ↑06 Jan 2022, 12:43 Theres 2 "Chisora - Decision" options in the poll

Don't believe he'll get a stoppage?

Typo corrected! Sorry guys.

EO you bloody gem!
The "dont care" option is long overdue, I've suggested it to Ruthie in the past. Instead I've had to vote my disgust at certain matches by clicking the "draw" option.
Chisora needs to retire, great career being a vital stepping stone in Britain's heavyweight contender progression. Now time to get out healthy.
Huggie Fury is boring. The only time he entertained me was vs Gorman. The rest have been some of the most boring heavyweight fights to come out of the UK. He isn't shades of Ali, he didn't get his man strength, and he won't be entertaining unless it's a highlight reel where he gets brutally KO'ed.

KiwiRider wrote: ↑06 Jan 2022, 14:28 EO you bloody gem!
The "dont care" option is long overdue, I've suggested it to Ruthie in the past. Instead I've had to vote my disgust at certain matches by clicking the "draw" option.
Chisora needs to retire, great career being a vital stepping stone in Britain's heavyweight contender progression. Now time to get out healthy.
Huggie Fury is boring. The only time he entertained me was vs Gorman. The rest have been some of the most boring heavyweight fights to come out of the UK. He isn't shades of Ali, he didn't get his man strength, and he won't be entertaining unless it's a highlight reel where he gets brutally KO'ed.

I don't think he has fought Gorman, do you mean Sexton perhaps? TKO5

Gnome wrote: ↑06 Jan 2022, 14:36

KiwiRider wrote: ↑06 Jan 2022, 14:28 EO you bloody gem!
The "dont care" option is long overdue, I've suggested it to Ruthie in the past. Instead I've had to vote my disgust at certain matches by clicking the "draw" option.
Chisora needs to retire, great career being a vital stepping stone in Britain's heavyweight contender progression. Now time to get out healthy.
Huggie Fury is boring. The only time he entertained me was vs Gorman. The rest have been some of the most boring heavyweight fights to come out of the UK. He isn't shades of Ali, he didn't get his man strength, and he won't be entertaining unless it's a highlight reel where he gets brutally KO'ed.

I don't think he has fought Gorman, do you mean Sexton perhaps? TKO5

Sorry yes- Sam Sexton. I knew it was a British HW

i see hughie stopping del boy, i think it would be a good fight for him, i thought fury done well against hammer, and del is a fighter which come to fight ,gives hughie the chance to throw big shots , he moves well can go the rounds i would still like to see him train under some one new just to learn new things and thats not a slight on peter fury, and lets face it if he doesnt at least he knows where he stands after

This is a pretty fine opponent for Hughie. All-British, so it'll probably make money. Chisora is probably on the slide now, so it's about the right timing for Hughie to get the win. It would certainly be the best win on Hughie's resume.

Lackeos wrote: ↑14 Jan 2022, 19:30 This is a pretty fine opponent for Hughie. All-British, so it'll probably make money. Chisora is probably on the slide now, so it's about the right timing for Hughie to get the win. It would certainly be the best win on Hughie's resume.

del boy was finished years ago, when fury batterd him, i thought parker did a good job on him , hughie has to dominate this fight if it happens no ifs no buts look he aint tyson fury but he could be better than most in the divison i mean he lost to parker in a close fight coming of fighting nobodys beat by decent fighters , but now is the time he is ethier going to be a del boy gate keeper for fighters trying to break in to the top 10 or be apart of the top ten its on him i reckon he will be top 10

Hughie will never be a top heavyweight, but he should beat the shop-worn Chisora, who looked faded in his recent fight with Parker.

I'd love it if Del Boy took this fight and won it.

brilo33 wrote: ↑14 Jan 2022, 20:26 del boy was finished years ago, when fury batterd him

You're telling me you think Chisora was finished 20 fights ago?? No, dude. He was dominated by Fury because Fury is great. In Chisora's last few fights, people say he unofficially edged it against Parker in the first fight, which Chisora couldn't do unless he was prime, and he fought fairly competitively with Usyk, which also takes Chisora being fully in his prime. The first time Chisora appeared to be not himself was in the Parker rematch, where he lost a few more rounds than a prime Chisora would have.

Lackeos wrote: ↑14 Jan 2022, 23:53

brilo33 wrote: ↑14 Jan 2022, 20:26 del boy was finished years ago, when fury batterd him

You're telling me you think Chisora was finished 20 fights ago?? No, dude. He was dominated by Fury because Fury is great. In Chisora's last few fights, people say he unofficially edged it against Parker in the first fight, which Chisora couldn't do unless he was prime, and he fought fairly competitively with Usyk, which also takes Chisora being fully in his prime. The first time Chisora appeared to be not himself was in the Parker rematch, where he lost a few more rounds than a prime Chisora would have.

Kabayel bashed him up as well, sorry no he aint a great fighter, i dont rate whyte parker should of stopped him, del was finshed years ago sorry

This fight reminds me of a white Muhammad Ali vs a black Rocky Marciano. Good fight

JamesPhilips wrote: ↑15 Jan 2022, 06:07 This fight reminds me of a white Muhammad Ali vs a black Rocky Marciano. Good fight

JamesPhilips wrote: ↑06 Jan 2022, 11:31

tiny_acres wrote: ↑06 Jan 2022, 10:59 I don't see it happening, but if it does Chisora wins a decision.

Not if Hughie has developed his man strength by then. He's just a babby really

Hughie still has 10 years before he gets his man strength

oogiebe wrote: ↑15 Jan 2022, 18:56

JamesPhilips wrote: ↑06 Jan 2022, 11:31

tiny_acres wrote: ↑06 Jan 2022, 10:59 I don't see it happening, but if it does Chisora wins a decision.

Not if Hughie has developed his man strength by then. He's just a babby really

Hughie still has 10 years before he gets his man strength

That’s a good point….. but once he does… watch out!

ya, there will be gale force on those air jabs

Don't see what's in it for Del.

Hughie is rightly favoured by almost everyone on here, but it wouldn't be the biggest upset if Del won it. The crowd and judges love Del's style and hate Hughie's.

Does anyone who voted, "who cares" favour DelBoy ?