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British heavyweight Derek Chisora and former world champion Joseph Parker have agreed to fight on 1 May after a friendly exchange on FaceTime.
Chisora was filmed repeatedly phoning Parker earlier this week but the New Zealand fighter did not pick up given it was 2am in his time zone.
When the pair did connect on FaceTime, Chisora, 37, told Parker, 29, he was "ready to rock and roll" on 1 May.
"I've been trying to get hold of you, son," Chisora told his rival.
Parker replied: "Listen, you've been trying to get hold of me at 2am.
"Are you ready to go 1 May? I am ready to rock and roll too. Let's make it happen."
Parker - who held the WBO world heavyweight title before a points defeat to Anthony Joshua - was poised to face Chisora in October 2019 but withdrew after being bitten by a spider.
The withdrawal is still on Chisora's mind and after raising the issue during their call he eventually asked Parker to "pinky promise" they would fight on 1 May.
"Here's Joe FaceTiming me and he's definitely confirming the fight's happening," explained Chisora, while holding a phone showing a smiling Parker up to the camera.
The fight is yet to be officially confirmed but Chisora ended the call by stating the pair will instruct their legal representatives to move things forward.
Parker overcame compatriot Junior Fa on 27 February to take his record to 28 wins and two defeats.
He continues to seek a route back to a shot at one of the heavyweight division's champions - currently Joshua and Tyson Fury.
Chisora lost to Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk in October and has 32 wins from 42 fights as a professional.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/56296949
Derek Chisora and Joseph Parker confirmed, plus Katie Taylor v Natasha Jonas
British heavyweight Derek Chisora and former world champion Joseph Parker's bout has been confirmed for 1 May as part of an exciting card.
Undisputed world lightweight champion Katie Taylor will also defend her titles against Natasha Jonas.
New Zealand's Parker was poised to face Chisora in October 2019 but withdrew after being bitten by a spider.
"I'm looking forward to the fight, I cannot wait to get back in the ring," said 37-year-old Chisora.
A venue is yet to be announced but Parker, who held the WBO world heavyweight title before a points defeat by Anthony Joshua, said the fight would take place on British soil.
The 29-year-old, who continues to seek a route back to a shot at one of the heavyweight division's champions, added: "I'm excited to start this new chapter in my career with a new coach and some fresh ideas.
"Chisora and I have unfinished business and inside the ring one of us will get the job done.
"I am well aware that a win on British soil and on worldwide television will put me in pole position whereas a loss will be catastrophic."
Parker overcame compatriot Junior Fa on 27 February to take his record to 28 wins and two defeats, while Chisora lost to Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk in October and has 32 wins from 42 fights as a professional.
Parker is working with Andy Lee, who also works with Tyson Fury, and would like to train alongside the Briton in preparation for the bout.
"He's not the same size as Chisora and he doesn't have the same style but I think being around a champion like him, if I can get in there and do some rounds with him or train alongside him, it would be very beneficial," he told BBC Radio 5 Live.
"It's exciting to be in an environment where you can be lifted from others around you."Now that I've changed camps and I've got a new trainer, a new environment, I have to go out there and make a statement - we're working on that now so I can climb and get closer to challenging for the world title again."
Ireland's Taylor and Liverpool fighter Jonas will face a rematch of their bout in the quarter-finals at the London 2012 Olympics, which Taylor won on her way to claiming the gold medal.
"It's a fight that people have been asking for and those are the type of fights you want to be part of," said Taylor, who has a 17-0 professional record.
"People still talk about our fight in the 2012 Olympics and I think that proved to be a real eye opener for people in terms of what women's boxing is all about."
Chris Eubank Jr meets Marcus Morrison in an all-British middleweight tussle and Russia's undefeated WBA light-heavyweight world champion Dmitry Bivol will put his title on the line against London fighter Craig Richards.
"This is one of the strongest shows we've promoted and there is still even more to come," said promoter Eddie Hearn.
"Chisora versus Parker is a brilliant style match up that has been brewing for years and Taylor versus Jonas is one of the biggest fights in women's boxing."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/56464595
14yrs 42 fights old. some serious miles on those 42 bouts, Derek will be one of those guys that just gets old in one fight. I like Derek, but think Parker takes it by decision.
He needs to retire ASAP.
He’s suffering serious damage in there.
Funny thing is , I thought that is exactly what happened in the 2nd Fury fight. Watching that fight, you would think he would never fight again. I always thought he was the luckiest HW to keep getting good earning fights because he never beat anyone. That was a good few years ago.Quote:
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To be fair to him, he has produced some of his best performances since then.
But if you said he shouldn’t be doing it anymore, I wouldn’t argue. Too tough for his own good.
May 1st I just want a decent top tier heavyweight scrap for my B day ;D. This is closer to it than the PBC same day steamer Ruiz v Arreola on PPV :cwm13:. Hope Parker comes with more fire than his waltz with Junior Fa though. Good to see Bivol back in action on card.
Dereck Chisora is the best paid journeyman in history!
Joking aside, I would have picked Parker to comfortably beat Chisora prior to the Fa fight, but now, I'm not so sure.
Parker looked very flat versus Fa & I don't know if it is because of Fa's style, or whether Joseph has slipped, but he'll need to up his game, otherwise he's in for a tough fight.
I'm going with Parker, but the fight might be more interesting than I previously thought such a fight would be.
I'd agree with that. Wasn't impressed by Parker vs Fa at all. It's easy to forget he's not even 30 still but he seems like an old fighter.Quote:
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This could be a pretty competitive fight, especially if Chis comes out swinging for the fences like he did vs Whyte.
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Originally Posted by TonnnnUKI'd agree with that. Wasn't impressed by Parker vs Fa at all. It's easy to forget he's not even 30 still but he seems like an old fighter.Quote:
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This could be a pretty competitive fight, especially if Chis comes out swinging for the fences like he did vs Whyte.
I honestly don't think he will retire, as long as he is making a few bob from his fights and there is still a little interest in them he'll keep taking them, I think he genuinely just enjoys it, he doesn't need the money, I think its just a nice little bonus.Quote:
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Derek Chisora teams up with new trainer Buddy McGirt ahead of heavyweight clash against Joseph Parker
Derek Chisora announces Buddy McGirt as new trainer to oversee preparations for his crucial heavyweight clash against New Zealand's former WBO champion Joseph Parker on May 1,
Derek Chisora has teamed up with new trainer Buddy McGirt ahead of next month's crucial heavyweight clash against Joseph Parker.
Chisora faces former WBO champion Parker on May 1, live on Sky Sports Box Office, and respected American McGirt will now oversee the British contender's preparations.
Announcing his trainer on social media, Chisora wrote: 'Building on the team, preparing for war!'
McGirt most recently trained Sergey Kovalev, the former WBO light-heavyweight champion, and also previously guided the career of Sky Sports expert Matthew Macklin.
Parker has also revamped his training camp, bringing in Tyson Fury's coach Andy Lee after the New Zealander amicably split from long-term cornerman Kevin Barry.
"I think it's exciting to see how it plays out," Parker's manager David Higgins told Sky Sports.
"We've heard good things about Andy. The two of them will spend a bit of time together and get to know each other.
"(Parker) He's excited about freshening things up a bit and maybe learning some new things, in a new environment.
"He had a wonderful run together with Kevin Barry and became world champion, but now it's time for a new chapter."
https://www.skysports.com/boxing/new...-joseph-parker
D. Chisora will plod along and get hit a hella shots and lose but not by knockout. He's gonna claim injury and then have more future fights. I don't think he should be fighting anymore at this point but he will plod on.
This.Quote:
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It'd be some boxing story if Derek won
where would he go next?
Wilder? Whyte 3? AJ Fury Loser?
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Would it though? It is Joseph Parker. It would be a bit like taking over from Jim Bowen on Bullseye. Jim could just about do the job but he was never going to be Les Dawson was he?
ha well, maybe it wouldnt be mcartney leaving the beatlesQuote:
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Would it though? It is Joseph Parker. It would be a bit like taking over from Jim Bowen on Bullseye. Jim could just about do the job but he was never going to be Les Dawson was he?
be slightly more interesting than Parker winning tho
And i think youre selling Jim short, my mum and dad got a caravan in Clitheroe a year or two ago and we sat around watching bullseye on gold (or some channel), would bullseye even have been a thing if it wasnt for Jim?
I'll have to think carefully about this reply, because I was a Bullseye winner in 1986, David Haye is on the money machine with Chiz, good luck to him, but as I've always said, Tyson Fury is on the money, Anthony Joshua is a poor second, the rest are wannabee substitutes.Quote:
Originally Posted by erics44ha well, maybe it wouldnt be mcartney leaving the beatlesQuote:
Originally Posted by BeanzQuote:
Originally Posted by erics44
Would it though? It is Joseph Parker. It would be a bit like taking over from Jim Bowen on Bullseye. Jim could just about do the job but he was never going to be Les Dawson was he?
be slightly more interesting than Parker winning tho
And i think youre selling Jim short, my mum and dad got a caravan in Clitheroe a year or two ago and we sat around watching bullseye on gold (or some channel), would bullseye even have been a thing if it wasnt for Jim?
you never beat that Welsh Murderer that was on it did you? There was a series recently on TV (Pembrokeshire Murders I think.)Quote:
Originally Posted by nuggetdotcomI'll have to think carefully about this reply, because I was a Bullseye winner in 1986, David Haye is on the money machine with Chiz, good luck to him, but as I've always said, Tyson Fury is on the money, Anthony Joshua is a poor second, the rest are wannabee substitutes.Quote:
Originally Posted by erics44ha well, maybe it wouldnt be mcartney leaving the beatlesQuote:
Originally Posted by BeanzQuote:
Originally Posted by erics44
Would it though? It is Joseph Parker. It would be a bit like taking over from Jim Bowen on Bullseye. Jim could just about do the job but he was never going to be Les Dawson was he?
be slightly more interesting than Parker winning tho
And i think youre selling Jim short, my mum and dad got a caravan in Clitheroe a year or two ago and we sat around watching bullseye on gold (or some channel), would bullseye even have been a thing if it wasnt for Jim?
bolloxQuote:
Originally Posted by nuggetdotcomI'll have to think carefully about this reply, because I was a Bullseye winner in 1986, David Haye is on the money machine with Chiz, good luck to him, but as I've always said, Tyson Fury is on the money, Anthony Joshua is a poor second, the rest are wannabee substitutes.Quote:
Originally Posted by erics44ha well, maybe it wouldnt be mcartney leaving the beatlesQuote:
Originally Posted by BeanzQuote:
Originally Posted by erics44
Would it though? It is Joseph Parker. It would be a bit like taking over from Jim Bowen on Bullseye. Jim could just about do the job but he was never going to be Les Dawson was he?
be slightly more interesting than Parker winning tho
And i think youre selling Jim short, my mum and dad got a caravan in Clitheroe a year or two ago and we sat around watching bullseye on gold (or some channel), would bullseye even have been a thing if it wasnt for Jim?
Joseph Parker can edge closer to world title fight next year if he defeats Derek Chisora, says promoter Eddie Hearn
"This is a really important fight for him," promoter Eddie Hearn believes Joseph Parker could be within touching distance of a world heavyweight title fight next year if he defeats Derek Chisora on May 1
Joseph Parker will be on the brink of challenging for a "fragmented" world heavyweight belt if he can demolish Derek Chisora's lingering title ambitions, says promoter Eddie Hearn.
The New Zealander faces Chisora on May 1, live on Sky Sports Box Office, and victory would strengthen his lofty position in the rankings; he's third with the WBO and sixth with both the IBF and WBC.
Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have signed a two-fight contract, starting with an undisputed world title fight this summer, and Hearn believes Parker would be well positioned to challenge if belts are vacated in 2022.
https://e0.365dm.com/21/04/2048x1152...20210412160957
"That's just going to go off, from the first bell, that fight," Hearn told Sky Sports.
"Actually, Joseph Parker is right up there, since his win over Junior Fa. He's top five, top six with a couple of governing bodies now.
"If he beats Chisora, when these belts become fragmented in probably 2022, this is a really important fight for him."
The former WBO champion had been due to face Chisora in October 2019, but a spider bite caused the bout to be cancelled.
Chisora instead defeated David Price, although his recent resurgence was stalled by a points loss to Oleksandr Usyk last October.
"Sometimes, I think people don't give 'Del Boy' enough credit," said Hearn.
"He lost a competitive fight to Oleksandr Usyk, who is a pound-for-pound great, undisputed cruiserweight champion.
"Parker's style is going to suit him a lot better.
"Both guys teaming up with a new training team. Great, great men. Andy Lee, of course, in Joe Parker's corner, and Buddy McGirt in Chisora's corner. It's going to be an interesting battle."
Chisora knows that a win is essential to revive his hopes of challenging for a world belt.
"For 'Del Boy', of course it's last roll of the dice, in a big, big heavyweight fight," Hearn added.
"When has he not given us anything but unbelievable entertainment?
"It doesn't matter whether it's Dillian Whyte 1, Dillian Whyte 2, Szpilka. Takam was one of the most exciting fights I've ever seen. Usyk here and the Parker fight will be no different."
https://www.skysports.com/boxing/new...er-eddie-hearn
Chisora is this era's Bert Cooper only more consistent. He is the test to take it to the next level.
Unfortunately his ring IQ isn't high enough to give either AJ nor Fury a competitive bout again.
Parker can edge this one out, but I can see a few scary moments for him. With that said, I'm hoping for a come from behind stoppage for Del Boy!
Joseph Parker's manager says Derek Chisora is heading for disaster and retirement in their heavyweight showdown on May 1
"Provided that Joseph Parker does not make a silly mistake, and executes his game-plan, then I see him retiring Derek Chisora," manager David Higgins says the British heavyweight could be forced to consider his future
Joseph Parker's manager David Higgins has delivered a scathing assessment of opponent Derek Chisora, suggesting the British heavyweight is heading for 'disaster' and 'retirement.'
Chisora's high stakes clash with Parker is just nine days away on May 1, live on Sky Sports Box Office, on a blockbuster bill that also includes Katie Taylor's undisputed lightweight title fight with Natasha Jonas and the return of Chris Eubank Jr.
Promoter Eddie Hearn has informed Parker that he is one win away from world title contention, and Higgins believes Chisora could be forced to consider his future in the sport after a crushing defeat.
"On his day, he [Chisora] can show up and knock someone out, like he did against Carlos Takam and so we've always got to be wary of that," Higgins told the Ringside Toe 2 Toe podcast.
"But provided that Joseph Parker does not make a silly mistake, and executes his game-plan, then I see him retiring Derek Chisora.
"I'm not sure what David Haye does, besides managing Chisora, and so because I like the bloke I might offer him a job with Duco Events.
"David Haye is welcome to come and work here in New Zealand, for me, after the fight."
But rival manager David Haye has warned that Parker could be on the receiving end of a punishing assault if he engages Chisora at close quarters.
"It's going to need to be a sustained beating and he's [Chisora] going to need to get deep down and dirty," said Haye, who also appeared on the Ringside Toe 2 Toe podcast.
"I hope that Parker wants to stand and have a punch-up with Derek. If he tries to outbox him, it could be pretty ugly, so I'm hoping he wants to stand there.
"I'm hoping he wants to make a statement to the heavyweights out there, 'I'm going to go out there and take Derek Chisora out'. If he does that, we've got ourselves a beautiful showdown."
Both fighters have hired new trainers, with Chisora bringing in Buddy McGirt, while Parker has recruited Andy Lee.
Higgins has questioned Chisora's appointment, recalling how McGirt was in charge of Monte Barrett's disastrous defeat to Shane Cameron in Auckland.
"I hope it's a better camp, this time with Chisora," said Higgins. "Nothing against Buddy McGirt, but I think Buddy would agree that the whole Monte Barrett camp was an utter shambles that ended in disaster.
"I hope Chisora has made the right decision with Buddy and I hope they are training hard and well, because we're certainly in a good space."
Haye has welcomed the addition of the respected American cornerman, telling Sky Sports: "Him hiring Buddy McGirt, a former champion boxer himself and a 'Hall of Fame' coach - he's been there in the biggest occasions and we're just hoping, come fight night that the Buddy McGirt factor will play a major role in this fight.
"I've never seen Derek as connected with a coach as he is with Buddy McGirt. I think the experience factor really means a lot to Derek, going into a fight like this."
Parker, a former WBO champion, can strengthen his status as a potential challenger, if a belt is vacated following Anthony Joshua's expected undisputed world title fight with Tyson Fury.
But Higgins admits that Parker's prospects would look bleak following a career-damaging loss to Chisora.
"This is a fight where if Joseph wins, he's got a genuine second world title shot, right in front of him. Eddie Hearn has confirmed that," said Higgins. "Maybe against Usyk, whoever, it doesn't matter.
"The winner will be on a world title shot, I'd say within a year, and the loser will be on the scrap heap. If it's Derek Chisora, I'd say he'll probably retire.
"If it's Joseph Parker, he's got to ask some really hard questions, whether he is in the top echelon and should continue his career."
https://www.skysports.com/boxing/new...wdown-on-may-1
I did win bullseye in 1986, I'll leave it to yo to checkQuote:
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Originally Posted by nuggetdotcomI'll have to think carefully about this reply, because I was a Bullseye winner in 1986, David Haye is on the money machine with Chiz, good luck to him, but as I've always said, Tyson Fury is on the money, Anthony Joshua is a poor second, the rest are wannabee substitutes.Quote:
Originally Posted by erics44ha well, maybe it wouldnt be mcartney leaving the beatlesQuote:
Originally Posted by BeanzQuote:
Originally Posted by erics44
Would it though? It is Joseph Parker. It would be a bit like taking over from Jim Bowen on Bullseye. Jim could just about do the job but he was never going to be Les Dawson was he?
be slightly more interesting than Parker winning tho
And i think youre selling Jim short, my mum and dad got a caravan in Clitheroe a year or two ago and we sat around watching bullseye on gold (or some channel), would bullseye even have been a thing if it wasnt for Jim?
Hopefully Derek won't be eating a 5 guy burger the night before the fight.
Chris Eubank Jr on his trainer Roy Jones Jr: 'The tactics, the thought process, the mind-set I have now is different'
"At middleweight nobody will bully me, nobody is bigger than me, so I can focus on the art and craft rather than the war aspect," warns Chris Eubank Jr, who will return next Saturday, live on Sky Sports Box Office
Chris Eubank Jr insists his trainer Roy Jones Jr "will add years to my career" and has taught him about "being smart" inside the ring.
Eubank Jr's comeback is against Marcus Morrison on next Saturday's Sky Sports Box Office undercard, alongside Derek Chisora vs Joseph Parker and Katie Taylor vs Natasha Jonas.
It will be his first fight since linking up with boxing legend Jones Jr, who was once a rival of his father's.
Eubank Jr told Sky Sports about his improvements: "Mentally is the biggest part. Physically? I'm 31, I won't be a changed fighter, my style is what it is. There are things he has tweaked or made me focus on, but the main change is how I mentally approach these fights.
"The tactics, the thought process, the mind-set that I have now is different.
"Being with him will add years to my career.
"It's not about going to war every time anymore. It's about being smart and not getting hit.
"Some of those things I had lost focus on. I put that down to moving up to super-middleweight - knowing I was against guys who were naturally bigger, I got it into my head that I had to hurt them early so they didn't bully me. I lost sight of the boxing.
"At middleweight nobody will bully me, nobody is bigger than me, so I can focus on the art and craft rather than the war aspect.
"I will still go to war - when there is an opportunity, these guys will get taken out!
"But there are new aspects to my game."
Eubank Jr's father had previously told Sky Sports: "Junior has speed. Roy had speed. There is the synergy.
"When someone has speed they throw four punches to your one, you cannot beat them. If Junior picks up five per cent from Roy, that is enough to see him through to achieve all the things that he wants.
"Five per cent is enough to make him blossom and fly."
Since Eubank Jr's career-best win against James DeGale in February 2019, he has had just two rounds of in-ring competition.
"Ring-rust is a factor and Morrison is the perfect opponent," he said about his comeback. "He is solid and he can punch so I can't let my guard down.
"He has shown heart, he can punch. He's not somebody to take lightly. So I've trained hard, like I would for any fight, and I will be at 100 per cent on the night.
"This is a fight to get me back in the mix. I've been out of the ring, really, for two years which has been tough.
"What can you do? The answer was to go away and learn, to improve, and to not stagnate like a lot of fighters have done.
"I have trained in Florida with Roy Jones Jr for a year-and-a-half and, although I haven't been in the ring, I have improved.
"I've got at least another solid four or five years left. This was the perfect time to get new blood, a new set of eyes and ears, and new training methods into my camp. I have listened to them and learned from them, and it has paid dividends.
"You will see the fruits of my labour."
https://www.skysports.com/boxing/new...w-is-different
Dimitry Bivol must impress against Craig Richards to set up Artur Beterbiev fight
Bivol defends his light-heavyweight title against underdog Richards on the undercard of Derek Chisora vs Joseph Parker
Dimitry Bivol makes his first appearance since 2019 and his UK debut against Craig Richards in Manchester next week.
What a pity there will not be a live audience in the Manchester Arena to witness one of the marquee names in the light heavyweight division.
Bivol came through the Russian system logging 283 bouts as an amateur and winning all but 15.
He turned pro in 2014 and was a world champion in his 12 th fight, hitting the jackpot in Monaco against Trent Broadhurst for the WBA title.
The fight he and the world wants is a unification against his great Russian rival Artur Beterbiev, who holds the IBF and WBC belts.
Bivol is part of the DAZN camp that has just signed a five-year, nine figure deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom stable.
Making the fight with Beterbiev, who is part of the ESPN stable, is possible only if the numbers stack up.
There is a strong lobby backing Beterbiev as the best in the division. I’m not so sure.
Beterbiev is chunky, walks forward and knocks people out. He’s exceptional up close but he can be hurt and dropped.
Bivol is more orthodox, a beautifully balanced, attacking fighter. He uses lots of feints before he lets go and has great feet, moving in and out of punching distance with real poise.
His best shot is his raking left hook but his right is also a powerful weapon.
I have watched Richards spar a few times with George Groves. He is upright and a little one-paced.
He has improved a lot since his only defeat to Frank Buglioni in 2017, racking up six wins, including victory against Shakan Pitters for the British title last time out.
He had Pitters over in the fourth and closed it out in the ninth. He is a decent puncher but his hands were low and he was up on his toes that night
He can’t hope to succeed against Bivol fighting like that.
Richards could make it awkward in the early rounds but I expect Bivol to stamp his authority on the night and take him out if not by half way then in the championship rounds.
This will be Bivol’s sixth defence. He’ll want to look good making it to tempt Beterbiev into the contest we all want to see.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxin...ainst-23970095
how will i check? google @nuggetdotcom bullseye?Quote:
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Originally Posted by erics44bolloxQuote:
Originally Posted by nuggetdotcomI'll have to think carefully about this reply, because I was a Bullseye winner in 1986, David Haye is on the money machine with Chiz, good luck to him, but as I've always said, Tyson Fury is on the money, Anthony Joshua is a poor second, the rest are wannabee substitutes.Quote:
Originally Posted by erics44ha well, maybe it wouldnt be mcartney leaving the beatlesQuote:
Originally Posted by BeanzQuote:
Originally Posted by erics44
Would it though? It is Joseph Parker. It would be a bit like taking over from Jim Bowen on Bullseye. Jim could just about do the job but he was never going to be Les Dawson was he?
be slightly more interesting than Parker winning tho
And i think youre selling Jim short, my mum and dad got a caravan in Clitheroe a year or two ago and we sat around watching bullseye on gold (or some channel), would bullseye even have been a thing if it wasnt for Jim?
Dereck Chisora makes scornful heavyweight title claim ahead of Joseph Parker clash
Chisora reckons he'd have won the WBO belt had he fought for it in New Zealand like Parker, who he faces in a mouth-watering showdown at Manchester Arena next Saturday
Dereck Chisora reckons he’d have been a world champion just like Joseph Parker had he been a Kiwi fighting for a world title in New Zealand.
Parker, who takes on Chisora in Manchester on Saturday, won the vacant WBO heavyweight world title against Andy Ruiz in Auckland in 2016 but lost it to Anthony Joshua 17 months later.
Chisora said: “If I had boxed for the title he won in New Zealand, I would have won it as well.
“There’s not much really happening in New Zealand.
“If that fight was on a different continent he’d have lost it because when Ruiz was bringing the heat on and pushing the fight… it went Joe’s way because it was his show.
“But really and truly I’ve got respect for Joe and I don’t have anything bad to say about Joe because he hasn’t done anything bad in the sport.
“He has been given fights and he has fought those fights.”
Chisora turned 37 in December but has no plans to quit the fight game anytime soon and he has teamed up with new trainer Buddy McGirt ahead of his clash with Parker.
Chisora added: “I’m feeling good, I’m in great shape, great mind, everything has gone well and I can’t complain.
“What keeps the fire burning? Money. It keeps me on fire, keeps me going.
“You can never have enough money.
“Buddy has brought some good stuff. He’s not changing my style, he’s just putting some little things into my style. Which is good.
“People say ‘you can’t teach an old dog new tricks’ but really and truly it’s a lie. Only a stupid dog can’t learn new tricks. I’m improving on my game.”
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxin...fight-23974367
Chris Eubank Jr vs Marcus Morrison
CHRIS EUBANK JR returns to the ring for the first time since December 2019 to face Marcus Morrison on Saturday night.
The middleweight bout is on the undercard of Derek Chisora vs Joseph Parker at the Manchester Arena.
Eubank Jr, on how new coach Roy Jones Jr has changed his style: "Mentally is the biggest part. Physically? I'm 31, I won't be a changed fighter, my style is what it is.
"There are things he has tweaked or made me focus on, but the main change is how I mentally approach these fights.
"The tactics, the thought process, the mind-set that I have now is different. Being with him will add years to my career.
"It's not about going to war every time anymore. It's about being smart and not getting hit. Some of those things I had lost focus on.
"I put that down to moving up to super-middleweight - knowing I was against guys who were naturally bigger, I got it into my head that I had to hurt them early so they didn't bully me. I lost sight of the boxing.
"At middleweight nobody will bully me, nobody is bigger than me, so I can focus on the art and craft rather than the war aspect."
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/boxin...am-tv-channel/
https://boxrec.com/ru/proboxer/697404
Morrison has barely beaten anyone with a winning record
I watched his fight with Jason Welborn and it was a bad defeat, he wasnt in the fight at all, I suppose the only positive you could take from it is that he proved he has a chin of sorts
Chris Eubank Jr targets Gennadiy Golovkin: 'I don’t believe he could out-punch or out-perform me'
"I have the perfect style to stop Gennadiy Golovkin even though it's never been done before," says Chris Eubank Jr, who will fight Marcus Morrison on Saturday's Chisora vs Parker bill, live on Sky Sports Box Office
Chris Eubank Jr believes he could inflict a first-ever stoppage defeat on Gennadiy Golovkin to rip away his world title.
Eubank Jr returns against Marcus Morrison on Saturday, live on Sky Sports Box Office, alongside Derek Chisora vs Joseph Parker and Katie Taylor vs Natasha Jonas.
His goal is the IBF middleweight championship which is held by big-punching Kazakh Golovkin, rather than the super-middleweight belts that Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders will unify next week.
"I'm a middleweight right now. At the moment there are a lot of middleweight world champions that I'm coming for this year," Eubank Jr told Sky Sports.
"Canelo is a great fighter, it's a huge fight, but at super-middleweight. He's the only guy I would move up to fight - if I was given the opportunity, of course, I would take it.
"But there are a lot of names including GGG. That's a fight that needs to happen this year, it has to happen.
"He has a world title, the fans have been asking for the fight for years, it slipped through my fingers.
"I'm in a position now, fighting in England, where I can put it good performances and we can make the fight at the end of the year.
"That would be the dream, to fight in the UK. Obviously he fights in the States and it comes down to business.
"My main focus is just fighting him and getting that world title.
Eubank Jr was in talks to fight Golovkin in 2016 but the opportunity instead went to Kell Brook.
The only blemishes on Golovkin's fearsome record is a draw and a defeat (both of which he has disputed) in two fights with Canelo.
He is now 39 and has no fight scheduled since beating Kamil Szeremeta in December.
"I really and truly believe I would stop him," Eubank Jr said.
"My engine and his fight style? He doesn't back down and goes to war regardless.
"An immovable force against an unstoppable object. When two warriors collide who put it all on the line, it would be an amazing fight.
"I don't believe he could out-punch or out-perform me.
"I've had that mind-set for years now. I have the perfect style to stop Golovkin even though it's never been done before."
https://www.skysports.com/boxing/new...out-perform-me
Craig Richards out to banish underdog tag with monstrous win over feared Russian Dmitry Bivol in WBA world title fight
HAVING knocked down every one of his title goals so far, Craig Richards has just one more to go - his WBA world light-heavyweight duel with Dmitry Bivol.
Richards, an 11/1 underdog, hasn't been favoured by many. Bivol is as tough, well-schooled and as assassin-like as they come in the ring.
But the Matchroom Elite Gym fighter promises his hand will be raised, just like four of his stablemates before him over the past six weeks in Conor Benn, Ted Cheeseman, Felix Cash and Joe Cordina.
Trained by Peter Sims, brother of Tony, Richards details his journey from 'survival mode' - without the same
Olympic hype the likes of Lawrence Okolie, Joshua Buatsi, Josh Kelly and Cordina had - to world title challenger in just a matter of years.
He says in an exclusive chat with SunSport: "I was getting on buses on my own from a young age and if you ask Peter when he met me, because I dedicated myself to boxing I couldn't work.
"So I was in a small survival mode where I was getting on three trains and a bus to get to Essex, two hours and 20 minutes every day before my debut.
"I've had to kick doors down the hard way, I wasn't an Olympian, when I come through I didn't have someone pulling me through like my father.
"I've put myself in this position. I've had to earn the right to be here and it'd be a shame to come this far… to only come this far."
Richards is well-aware of the risk fighting someone like Bivol brings.
The Russian is 17-0, picked up his first boxing title in his fourth fight and has been at least an interim champ from his seventh onwards.
Often-touted as one of the best pure boxers in the game, he holds wins over former world champion Jean Pascal, current WBO titleholder Joe Smith Jr and grizzled veterans in Sullivan Barerra and Isaac Chilemba.
Richards' best win came in his last outing against against Shakan Pitters, stopping the Birmingham fighter in nine rounds.
But 'Spider' as the South Londoner is known, also knows he's failed to perform in lower-stakes fights, which is why he's confident Bivol's skill level will ramp him into top gear.
"For me, if you look at my career, whenever I fight someone I'm supposed to beat, I'm flat. It's whenever I'm the underdog I perform, go out there and get the stoppage," he adds.
"I need big fights to get the best out of me, and there ain't much bigger than Dimitry Bivol.
"He does plenty well, he's world champion. He has flaws, though. I need to exploit those flaws, take away his strong points. With Shakan as well, 14-0, British champion, I said he did things well, but I took them all away and I did the job comfortably and easy.
"This won't be as easy, I know that. But it'll get me through my gears, I'll be in highest possible gear, I promise.
"We asked for the fight, I was in and around the ranking anyway, like No 5. I've been in the top 10 with the WBA for the last two years.
"First of all Eddie said 'cor blimey!', then he spoke to Bivol's team, they showed interest and negotiations went from there.
"And here we are, I'm going to win the rounds, box very well, and when it's time to show it I'll get him out. I carry my power both late and early, I get stronger as the rounds go on.
"People doubted me before, you were wrong before and it'll be the same thing again and you'll all stop doubting me. It'll be one of the biggest wins in British boxing history."
Outside the ring, Richards is a much more passive person. He talks to kids at schools, gives back to communities in Penge and Lewishman where he grew up, and it's clear he wants to change the way youths think today.
Knife crime and gang violence has always been prevalent in London, so much so that it's even become a bit of a cliche that the young, tearaway, disadvantaged kid uses boxing to escape a much darker life path.
Richards is clear on the matter. Gang violence is something he was never interested in, but growing up where he did, it was often inescapable.
"You also get involved in things that are nothing to do with you, it's all postcode wars and stuff," he explains. "You end up with trouble with boys and you don't know how you're drawn in.
"When you grow up in South London it was hard not to get involved in certain things. You get on a bus and then 10 boys get on a bus and try and rob you.
"Then you get labelled as being part of a gang, all because of your postcode. It's stupid and I've had friends die, been involved in bad stuff, stabbed. It's all just a waste of time.
"Youth today need to understand they're wasting them time with that. That's why I go into schools so I can tell all of them that. I want that culture to change.
"When I was a kid all I did was watch boxing, I didn't want to be tangled up with the other stuff. I didn't even watch football, which is what most kids my age did."
There are two huge motivating factors for Richards heading into his clash with Bivol - his mother and grandad, who passed away not long after his first title win against Alan Higgins in 2017.
"My grandad was anti-boxing. He was telling me to get a job and go to university and before he passed away I had my first title fight.
"I went to his house, he had the poster on his wall so I managed to get his blessing before he died.
"And as for my mother, it'd be nice if I could give her everything she ever wanted."
And as for any final words from the 30-year-old, they assume the same confidence the previous 17 minutes of his sermon did while sat on the ring apron at the Matchroom Gym in Essex.
"Prediction? Richards win," he says.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/14806...-fight-boxing/
now this would be some upset
UNHAPPY Derek Chisora threatens to quit fight with Joseph Parker over row on ring walks and then loses coin toss live on TV
Derek Chisora has threatened to walk away from his fight with Joseph Parker in a row about tomorrow night’s ring walks.
The heavyweight clash headlines a huge night of pay-per-view boxing on a card featuring Chris Eubank Jr, Campbell Hatton and Katie Taylor.
Promoter Eddie Hearn has claimed it will be ‘the best card I’ve ever put on’, but an argument at the weigh-in has left Chisora unhappy.
The British heavyweight tipped the scales at 250½lbs while his New Zealand opponent came in at 241.1lbs.
Chisora was adamant he wanted to come into the ring second on Saturday night with a coin toss the method proposed.
But he was having none of it and told Sky Sports: “We’re having an argument, they wanna do a coin flip [for] who comes in the ring first/second. Nah, not doing that. Either I come in second or I go home right now.”
The coin toss did eventually take place and Chisora LOST meaning he will have to come into the ring first and Parker second.
Chisora’s promoter David Haye believes the fight could be in serious danger if the British fighter doesn’t get his way.
He said: “I genuinely can’t see the fight happening if Derek’s told to come in first. I know it makes zero sense.
“He agreed it and signed the contract. He’s that guy, he just doesn’t care.”
https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/8...oin-toss-lost/
Always been a bellend hasn't he Chis.....does he realise how lucky he is to be getting a shot at PPV main event given he is firmly a journeyman, division gatekeeper!?
If I was Parker I would not relent to Chisora and sue him if he pulls out of the fight. He will never get another big fight again.Quote:
Originally Posted by TonnnnUK
Hoestly couldn't be bothered by Chisora too much anymore, I just can't see him going anywhere, but then again if he's making money, more power to him.
What a great card though. Its stacked.
Straffon and Tennyson over in 1.
Gutted for James, but talk about all guns blazing.
well, Anna is looking particularly lovely tonight