Derek Chisora gives his prediction for Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk rematch
British heavyweight veteran Derek Chisora (32-12, 23KOs) backs his fellow countryman Anthony Joshua to dominate the heavyweight landscape.
'WAR' Chisora lost to Joeseph Parker for a second time last December but vows to fight on, with growing talk of his next opponent potentially being former WBC heavyweight ruler Deontay Wilder, with both boxers coming off back to back losses.
In a recent interview with TalkSPORT, the 38-year-old Londoner revealed his thoughts on the Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk rematch, set for this springtime.
After losing his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO world heavyweight titles to the outstanding Ukrainian Usyk last September, Watford's Joshua has been bombarded with criticisms about his boxing ability and how he should have approached the fight with the history-making former undisputed cruiserweight champion.
The London 2012 Olympic gold medallist is now looking to avenge his loss to Usyk with a rematch rumoured for April and Chisora is backing his fellow countryman to become a three-time world heavyweight champion.
"I think AJ wins that second time around," Chisora told TalkSPORT when asked about who would come out on top in Usyk vs. Joshua 2.
“When I spoke to him I asked him if he watched the fight back, he said he only watched four rounds because he didn’t like the way he boxed.
“I asked him what he was going to do [in the rematch], he said: ‘You’ll see.'"
And it's not just Usyk who Chisora thinks Joshua can beat, he also believes that 'AJ' can topple the current WBC world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury too.
"Fury doesn’t have a power punch, but he’s got the knowledge of boxing. When you box Tyson Fury, if he steps backwards, you instantly step forward and you’re already in his range," Chisora said.
"If he steps forward and you go backwards you’re still in his range because of his reach. You can’t run away!"
When explaining why he thinks Joshua will beat Fury, Chisora elucidated: "I’ll go with AJ. AJ’s power punch is unbelievable.
“If AJ fights Fury, he has to go on him straight away, blast him out. He can’t box him. If he boxes with him, he loses.
“If you give Fury time on the ball then you’re in trouble.”
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