In the original
http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxingfor...chisora+vitali
I said post fight

"I can't say I am surprised by peoples reactions, after all there is some truth in the assertion that at 40 Vitali is getting old. The fact is though before the fight most people insisted he would muller Chisora despite his age. Well he did not. He did not floor him and never even massively shook him. He did not cause Del Boy to desperately hold on, or run away under a devastating barrage of jabs and hooks. Chisora has tons of heart and bottle but he is not a great fighter. He lacks many fundamental skills and much in the way of BIG fight experience. He admitted as much and yet Vitali is still not over rated despite struggling at times? what gives?

If Chisora had more of a punch, if Chisora listened to his corner and exploited his jabs to the body when they were clearly working. If Dereck conserved some of that nervous energy used up in pre-fight shenanigans and brought it out in the late rounds, he may have got a draw. Well if the fight was anywhere but Germany, maybe, But he did not and he couldn't and still Vitali could not demolish him?

It is not easy to show contrition after misjudging a fighter, and I admit that as usual I got a little carried away in predicting a Chisora win on points. The fact remains most people gave him little to no chance of getting past the first 8 rounds and some on this forum resorted to calling anyone who said otherwise numbnuts. I should have known as soon as I put money on him, I had doomed him to failure, but I still believe Vitali is no more than a good fighter and way of the ATG's. Last night just confirmed it.




Oh and by the way If Chisora and Haye fight........ in the ring.. Haye will knock him out, despite being three stones lighter, and everyone will say "Chisora was krap anyway" after post after post insisting Del Boy would expose him"

The fact is if either guy stops the other tonight you have to give credit to one of them. For all the pre fight predictions of the Klitschko fans, Wlad could not cut off the ring and KO Haye and Vitali could not stop Chisora. If Haye KO's Chisora then Chisora will be derided as a journeyman and if Del Boy stops Haye then the Hayemaker will be written off as a blown up chinless cruiserweight. The reality is somewhat different.