-
Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
-
Re: Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
David Haye and Chisora were on channel 5 last week commentating on the Hughie Fury v Pulev fight and said they were close to making the fight with Whyte.
Glad it is happening and in an indoor stadium the atmosphere is going to be electric.
-
Re: Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Master
David Haye and Chisora were on channel 5 last week commentating on the Hughie Fury v Pulev fight and said they were close to making the fight with Whyte.
Glad it is happening and in an indoor stadium the atmosphere is going to be electric.
dunno why you're so excited. it'll be ppv and you won't be paying for it. tbf , I won't be either.
-
Re: Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Primo Carnera
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Master
David Haye and Chisora were on channel 5 last week commentating on the Hughie Fury v Pulev fight and said they were close to making the fight with Whyte.
Glad it is happening and in an indoor stadium the atmosphere is going to be electric.
dunno why you're so excited. it'll be ppv and you won't be paying for it. tbf , I won't be either.
Is this the same Eddie Hearn that says there are too many ppv fights and that it will kill boxing?
-
Re: Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
I fancy Chisora in this rematch, I think he might even stop Whyte if he can get him past 10 rounds where we know Dillians starts blowing out of his ass.
Haye was always in top shape and now he's got nutrition and fitness experts working with Del Boy so I think he'll be in much better shape than he was in the first fight.
I thought Chisora just nicked the first fight as well.
For me Whytes best chance is going for the KO early.
-
Re: Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
I hate Dillian, hopefully he gets absolutely ass blasted
-
Re: Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Slim the BoxingManiac
I hate Dillian, hopefully he gets absolutely ass blasted
Don't think its that kind of ring action fella
-
Re: Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
Quote:
Originally Posted by
smashup
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Slim the BoxingManiac
I hate Dillian, hopefully he gets absolutely ass blasted
Don't think its that kind of ring action fella
Well shit I'm not even interested anymore
-
Re: Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
Whyte has improved (a little bit) since they last thought, let’s be fair until his last fight, Chisora had NEVER beaten a remotely decent fighter. And against Takam, he was getting battered, although props to him for finishing it well when the opening came.
So all I can see is a similar fight to their last one, with Whyte being a bit better and winning fairly comfortably. If he can’t get past Chisora, he might as well jack it all in.
-
Re: Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
-
Re: Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
He's already knocked him.out
-
Re: Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
Whyte has a better resume than lots of former champions , love him or hate him he and del boy are 2 of the very finest warriors.
-
Re: Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
Well that has pissed me off, same night was Warrington v Frampton
I get that Eddie wants to strangle the life out of Frank and take out the competition but this is constantly happening and the only ones who suffer are the fans.
Both PPV as well
-
Re: Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
This should be the fight of the year domestically and in the Heavyweights so lets hope it starts at round 13 and not round 1.
At yesterday's presser it started off pretty tame but you could feel the genuine tension building as it went on, the bad vibe from fight 1 is clearly still there.
It is fucking annoying that this clashes with the Frampton fight but i think we'll be seeing more of this in 2019 and in the US as well with Showtime and DAZN having so many shows.
-
Re: Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
Full press conference here -
https://youtu.be/PvrO1cjO6k0
-
Re: Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
I'll be watching Warrington/Frampton if the fights clash.
-
Re: Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
Now that was proper press conference, none of that fake pantomime Fury-Wilder shit, the trainers (Mark Tibbs and Don Charles) were more menacing than those two clowns.
"Why you bringing family into it, always go too far bruv, always too far"
"Do you think i'm scared of you"
"It was a compliment"
"Behave"
"He didn't mean it like that"
"Leave it, leave it"
-
Re: Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Fenster
Now that was proper press conference, none of that fake pantomime Fury-Wilder shit, the trainers (Mark Tibbs and Don Charles) were more menacing than those two clowns.
"Why you bringing family into it, always go too far bruv, always too far"
"Do you think i'm scared of you"
"It was a compliment"
"Behave"
"He didn't mean it like that"
"Leave it, leave it"
Yep proper tension at that presser, it was only a matter of time before their masks started to slip.
Genuine dislike between the two camps
-
Re: Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
Quote:
Originally Posted by
smashup
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Fenster
Now that was proper press conference, none of that fake pantomime Fury-Wilder shit, the trainers (Mark Tibbs and Don Charles) were more menacing than those two clowns.
"Why you bringing family into it, always go too far bruv, always too far"
"Do you think i'm scared of you"
"It was a compliment"
"Behave"
"He didn't mean it like that"
"Leave it, leave it"
Yep proper tension at that presser, it was only a matter of time before their masks started to slip.
Genuine dislike between the two camps
This should be another entertaining fight. Whyte should win this.
-
Re: Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Fenster
Now that was proper press conference, none of that fake pantomime Fury-Wilder shit, the trainers (Mark Tibbs and Don Charles) were more menacing than those two clowns.
"Why you bringing family into it, always go too far bruv, always too far"
"Do you think i'm scared of you"
"It was a compliment"
"Behave"
"He didn't mean it like that"
"Leave it, leave it"
Sounds like quotes from the new Alan Partridge. I cannot wait. :p
-
Re: Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Alpha
Quote:
Originally Posted by
smashup
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Fenster
Now that was proper press conference, none of that fake pantomime Fury-Wilder shit, the trainers (Mark Tibbs and Don Charles) were more menacing than those two clowns.
"Why you bringing family into it, always go too far bruv, always too far"
"Do you think i'm scared of you"
"It was a compliment"
"Behave"
"He didn't mean it like that"
"Leave it, leave it"
Yep proper tension at that presser, it was only a matter of time before their masks started to slip.
Genuine dislike between the two camps
This should be another entertaining fight. Whyte should win this.
You would think so, Chisora has always been a bit funny for me in that he never appears to look great and loses his big fights, but is still there. Whyte from what I have seen just looks like the the fresher, better fighter. Chisora has a bit of wear and tear now.
-
Re: Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
How much sh-t will AJ get if Chisora wins and AJ then faces him?
-
Re: Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
Neither of those things would surprise me. The first fight was way too close to favour either guy by much, especially given their respective last fights. AJ fighting the winner has to be likely as well. The only two guys who might be seen as less routine defences for him are Ortiz and Miller imo. Both of those guys are with Hearn, both higher risk with much less reward. I’m sure AJ kind of has his hands tied in the whole thing.
-
Re: Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
Quote:
Originally Posted by
p4pking
Neither of those things would surprise me. The first fight was way too close to favour either guy by much, especially given their respective last fights. AJ fighting the winner has to be likely as well. The only two guys who might be seen as less routine defences for him are Ortiz and Miller imo. Both of those guys are with Hearn, both higher risk with much less reward. I’m sure AJ kind of has his hands tied in the whole thing.
Yea totally agree, and if Chisora beat Wyhte I feel he would deserve a shot.
-
Re: Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
I'd much prefer to see AJ face Ortiz or Miller over these two, but it doesn't matter, whoever he faces in April will be a disappointment and he'll get slated to shit.
Actually Ortiz might appease the American haters but probably not the UK ones.
-
Re: Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
They look like they're manoeuvring Miller into pole for the AJ fight. I know he's earned it but I think AJ has moved away from Whyte even more than they were initially, I don't want to see that again. If Del Boy comes up trumps he would have earned a go of course but no one really wants to see that. I'd also favour Miller or Ortiz. Preferably Miller. Ortiz is the better fighter for sure and the better scalp, but being 187 years old is the most interesting thing about Ortiz. Miller at least is a right gobby massive fucker, stick on a bit of glitter with the unbeaten record and he fits the bill.
-
Re: Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
Yea Miller ticks a lot of boxes as an opponent for AJ. I heard he was fighting in Jan, so it could line up nicely for Apr.
Also, some of these other guys against each other would be nice.
-
Re: Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
Anthony Joshua believes Dereck Chisora will ‘whoop’ arch-enemy Dillian Whyte in rematch at the 02 Arena
The unified heavyweight champion of the world has backed the 34-year-old to claim his revenge after losing the first fight in controversial circumstances
Anthony Joshua believes Dereck Chisora will ‘whoop’ Dillian Whyte in their highly-anticipated rematch on Saturday night.
Two years after the British brawlers slugged it out at the Manchester Arena – with Whyte winning a thrilling fight on a split decision – they will put it all on the line once again at the 02 Arena.
Since then, Whyte has put himself into world title contention with victories over Robert Helenius and Lucas Browne and repeatedly stated his desire to face WBC champion Deontay Wilder.
For Chisora however, Saturday night presents another opportunity for the fighter formerly known as ‘Del Boy’ to upset the odds after he produced a fantastic display against Carlos Takam in the summer.
With former foe David Haye also in his corner, Chisora has been backed to pull off another upset by none-other than heavyweight champ Joshua.
“I think Derek is going to whoop Dillian. I want him to,” Joshua told Sky Sports.
https://talksport.com/wp-content/upl...60&quality=100
“I want Chisora to win. I don’t want too much good for Dillian because he’s an enemy of mine.
“But I want Dillian to win as well, so we can have our rematch.”
Rematches in boxing tend to replicate the spectacle and entertainment of the first fight – often finishing more conclusively in favour of the first winner.
However, Joshua is adamant Saturday night will be an early Christmas cracker for fight fans.
“I think they will be a little more cautious – they know what [each other] can do. They gave a lot and it took a lot of out them last time.
“They learned from the first one. They put a lot on the line. In this second one, they will refine their skills. It will be a lot more technical.
“When it sparks, it will really kick off.
https://talksport.com/wp-content/upl...60&quality=100
https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/4...atch-02-arena/
-
Re: Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
I think Chisora wins this by KO
-
Re: Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
I think Dillian will punch him to a standstill. The Takam win was brilliant and everyone was made up for the crazy bastard, but it flattered Del Boy no end. He was a sitting duck for the bulk of the fight and Whyte will whack harder than Takam.
I think the driving force for this pick (as it was first time around) is that Whyte deserves the win in my book, he deserves his shot, he earned it a long time ago.
-
Re: Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Memphis
I think Dillian will punch him to a standstill. The Takam win was brilliant and everyone was made up for the crazy bastard, but it flattered Del Boy no end. He was a sitting duck for the bulk of the fight and Whyte will whack harder than Takam.
I think the driving force for this pick (as it was first time around) is that Whyte deserves the win in my book, he deserves his shot, he earned it a long time ago.
I was gonna stick a score on Del Boy by KO but you've got me thinking now 🤔
#bastard 😂
When its time to Lyle/Foreman it again is Whyte the more fresh and hungry figher?
Just watched some build up vids on youtube and both of them are doing stuff in the Gym they've not done before... Chisoras pushing the boat out but Whytes matching him 100%.
Fuck it im sticking with the old warhorse by KO 8-10 😁
-
Re: Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
I had Del Boy winning the first but I think Whyte will get the win this time around.
As has been said Chisora was losing quite handily to Takam before a spectacular KO, Whyte is the younger fresher fighter and I think we'll see that he has improved quite a bit since their first fight.
-
Re: Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
Showtime have just announced they are showing this Live in the US.
-
Re: Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
Quote:
Originally Posted by
smashup
Showtime have just announced they are showing this Live in the US.
What happened to DAZN? Can't be a good sign for Eddie, first they sign up Golden Boy now they've gave this the elbow (the deal obviously fucked up). If Whyte is the front runner for Joshua in April why wouldn't DAZN want to show this?
-
Re: Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Fenster
Quote:
Originally Posted by
smashup
Showtime have just announced they are showing this Live in the US.
What happened to DAZN? Can't be a good sign for Eddie, first they sign up Golden Boy now they've gave this the elbow (the deal obviously fucked up). If Whyte is the front runner for Joshua in April why wouldn't DAZN want to show this?
I know it's a strange one not being on DAZN
-
Re: Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
How Joshua Buatsi found salvation in boxing – and why he said no to Floyd Mayweather
Joshua Buatsi is prodding at a plain chicken breast, a paltry spoonful of rice and a few weeds of crinkly kale ahead of the penultimate spar of his training camp, apologising for chewing while talking.
“Do I enjoy it?” he asks, almost as if thinking out loud. “Yeah, I guess I must do, otherwise I wouldn’t keep fighting. How do you describe it? It’s like a feeling you can’t replicate. It’s that fight or flight… and I’m always down for the fight.”
On Saturday, the 2016 Olympic bronze medallist will walk out into a cauldron of razzmatazz at the O2 Arena when he faces Australian Renold Quinlan on the undercard of Dillian Whyte and Dereck Chisora’s heavyweight rematch. His mind, he admits, is already whirring like a VHS tape, his eyes reeling through the fight’s “millions and millions” of potential storylines, “thinking about it going wrong all the time”.
But as he picks unenthusiastically at the Tupperware box on the table, salivating over Sunday’s binge of “anything fatty”, he stops short of complaining. “I’ve been blessed from God,” he says without a speck showmanship. “I feel truly blessed. But you can’t just ask for blessings. You’ve got to do the hard work as well. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.”
Buatsi thanks God for giving him the opportunity to leave behind life in Tema, a harbour city on the Bight of Benin in Ghana, to be reunited with his parents in East Croydon aged nine, before breaking off into a reminiscence about what most surprised him upon his arrival.
https://s.yimg.com/it/api/res/1.2/qK...91595c5a93812a
“I saw the animals indoors. It was like what on earth is going on?” He says with a smile which chips away at gaunt cheekbones – a testament to his weight-cut to the light-heavyweight limit. “In Ghana the pets were always outside, they were there to protect the house, but in England the dog is almost as important as you are.
“I didn’t think I would ever go to a different country as a young kid. It was a different way of life [in Ghana] but it was good there. It was a real eye-opener and I learnt not to take things for granted.”
Buatsi thanks God again for leading him back to the Pentecostal church, where he was baptised in his mid-teens, after seeing friends from the Shrublands estate in Shirley stabbed, shot and sent to prison. Boxing became the escape which could consume his idle hours, trawling thousands of YouTube tutorials to learn techniques, though he still had to approach the sport furtively. His parents had brought him to London so he could receive a better education. In Ghana, “boxing was thought of as a sport for the dumb kids,” a sport for those who didn’t have such opportunities.
Not wanting to betray that, Buatsi enrolled in a sports science degree at St Mary’s University in Twickenham. On a Monday morning he would walk to the overground station at 6:30 am, muddle lectures and training camps, trek up and down the country for sparring, before returning to home late on a Friday evening – a pattern he repeated for years while winning amateur accolades, culminating in a position on Team GB’s 2016 Olympic squad.
The bronze medal Buatsi won in Rio provided him with the springboard for the seamless start to his professional career, although it wasn’t the first photo saved to his phone.
“I just had to get a picture with him,” Buatsi says as he reconjures the image of Floyd Mayweather walking through the Olympic centre behind a wall of thickset security.
“I approached the security team and they were like nope, but the guy who was walking with Mayweather was like ‘nah, nah, let him in’.
“I was telling him that I’m Joshua Buatsi, that I’d had two fights so far in the Olympics, won by knockout in both, and then he goes ‘don’t worry, I’ve heard about you’.
“He said he’d watched a few of my fights and that he’d travelled from America just to come and see me. In my head it was like ‘mate, you’re talking absolute rubbish. You didn’t come here just to watch me,’ but it was still an amazing experience.”
However, Buatsi rebuffed Mayweather’s attempts to sign him to a promotional contract. Instead, in keeping with his mum’s wishes, as well as not to waste two years of student loans, he returned to Twickenham to finish his degree, graduating with a 2:1 eleven months later.
In the swift year and a half since turning professional, after eventually settling on signing with Eddie Hearn, the 25-year-old has never surpassed second gear in any of his eight fights – his last two contests coming to a close before the end of the first round. In truth, this is just supposed to be the jolly before Buatsi’s world championship run.
But as his mind drifts back to the fight’s possible playbook, replaying each disastrous outcome capable of being envisaged, there’s that same primal pleasure of putting himself in danger which he relishes.
“People say that boxers are modern day gladiators,” Buatsi says, eyeing up the last morsels of his lunch. “I can only see the opponent in front of me. The bottom line is I’m going to fight. Whether there’s a crowd or there’s no crowd the fight is still going to happen, and I still need to win. That’s the mentality. There’s no other feeling like it.”
https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/jos...122315415.html
-
Re: Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
Buatsi is near the top of the Lhw division. Already, this fellow is going be good, hopefully he gets less mismatches v eastern europeans on short notice though.
-
Re: Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
When Chisora brings up Whytes "Anal Beads" necklace that he sometimes wears .... Whytes response is hillarious. 😂👌🏼
19.50 on video below
https://youtu.be/qColeEvvNzc
-
Re: Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
When there's a big Heavyweight fight my missus always bets on the 8th round (usually on AJ) shes stuck £5 on Whyte in the 8th at 20-1 and the same on Chisora at 50-1.
Cracking odds and i strongly fancy Chisora to stop Whyte around about that point.
-
Re: Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora confirmed at London's O2 Arena
What shape is Chisora looking in now? Was Haye still in his training camp?