Experts discuss the outcome of Tyson Fury vs Derek Chisora trilogy
Three is the magic number – Tyson Fury (32-0-1, 23KO) enters into his third WBC World heavyweight title defence against a familiar foe Derek Chisora (33-12, 23KO), who are meeting for a third time on December 3rd.
BBN asked their trusted panel of experts who they believe will win and why:
Carl Frampton
Two-weight world champion
“This fight is going to be better than Fury vs Dillian Whyte, because Derek is so aggressive. He’s just brave, he’s game, he really tries to have a go, although it’s just hard for me to see a way in which he can win the fight.
“I think Derek is similar to Tyson in terms of how aggressive he is. In Tyson’s last fight against Dillian Whyte, I was really disappointed with Whyte’s performance. I thought Tyson was going to win the fight, but I didn’t think it would be as comfortable as it was, I was a bit disappointed with Dillian if I’m being honest.
“I think Fury will win the fight. He’s beaten him twice before, the second time was really comfortable for him, even thought it was a long time ago. I think they’re both different fighters now – Fury’s not as agile these days, he’s way more aggressive now than he was back then. He used to get up on his toes and move around and out-box people, but now he’s more ‘seek and destroy’.”
Matt Marsh
Former British champion
“Me personally, I think it’s an easy warm up fight for Fury. They’ve boxed twice already so I think it’s a easy win and a nice pay day for Del Boy.”
Alen Babic
WBC Silver heavyweight champion
“[Sparring Tyson] So he was punching me with those uppercuts. I took maybe 10 clean uppercuts in the head. He stopped because he thinks I'm hurt. [I said] ‘I’m not Fury, I love this, let’s go’. He said ‘Savage, you’re mental’. I love it’.
“He’s always on you like he’s in the air floating all the time. He does not really put himself on you, he’s just there. His huge frame. His huge body. He should not be able to do this but he’s there. And you punch him in the liver and the stomach full force and he does not even feel it. It’s mental. He does not feel the punches. And then he puts his arms behind his back and allows me to punch him. Nobody did that in my life. I didn’t want to – I know he could take it because he’s mental – but I did not want to punch him cleanly because I don’t do that. It would be degrading for me. Then I started doing it [copying Fury’s taunts] because I was ashamed. [I said] ‘Screw you, punch me!’
“He does not really have the power punch. I don’t rate him as a power puncher. I did not really feel it if i’m being honest. But I counted his punches in one round, he did 86 punches. That’s crazy. You don’t even know how or where the punches are coming from. With the small gloves I see Fury as a very dangerous individual, but with the sparring gloves on and headgear I did not really rate him as dangerous as he is in a fight probably. Because he does hit you clean from the corners you don’t see – it’s just ‘boom’. He’s like a lightweight. Very fast. Very awkward.
“Chisora is dangerous for any human alive. I’m a big fan of Chisora and a big fan of Fury. These are two guys that I love. Chisora has those wide-looping hands, wide-looping crosses. Chisora’s a very dangerous guy and if he catches him clean he’s going to put him down. But Fury will rise. He may put him down, I don’t count that out, but Fury will rise again. Fury will keep rising like he did with Deontay Wilder.
“I think Fury is going to win it. There’s no stopping Tyson Fury. Fury is calling out Joe Joyce – how crazy is that? In my humble opinion Joe Joyce is the dark horse in the heavyweight division and the best heavyweight on the planet right now. I’ve sparred with Joyce and rate him very highly. And this Gypsy King is calling Joe Joyce out – he’s the only one. Nobody calls out Joe Joyce. That mentality of Fury is unbeatable.”
Tim Rickson
BBN Editor
“I realise this fight was met with much disapproval due to Tyson defeating Derek twice already, both times handily. But Derek was able to hurt Fury briefly in the first fight, so that should offer a glimmer of hope that we could see some real entertainment on Saturday night at the Spurs ground.
“The rematch, however, was so one-sided; Derek barely even turned up, for whatever reason. But the Chisora in the first few rounds of the first fight was giving it a real go and getting some success. I think it was the second round where he staggered Fury ever so slightly and had him backing up all around the ring.
“Although I think Fury is a different fighter to then; he's more of a killer since teaming up with SugarHill Steward, who instantly ingrained the Kronk Gym mentality into him, and he's more awkward and experienced than ever. Chisora's style has kind of been written in stone for years, we all know what to expect from him, but he's more seasoned, hardened and stubborn than ever.
“I hope Delboy gives it a good go, and surely with the green and gold WBC belt there in his sights he will give this his absolute everything. His looping hooks, crosses, overhand shots are always awkward for opponents and come with low visibilty when they're sent flying upwards from his hunched over positioning, so I'm sure he'll have more success than Dillian Whyte had in their April fight. But I believe Tyson keeps him on the end of his long wingspan, peppers him, breaks him down, and wins in rounds 7-12.”
Joel McIntyre
English light-heavyweight champion
“With the utmost respect I just reckon Tyson is being the gent he is and just handing his mate a payday before he retires, and I hope Chisora does because he deserves it after being a warrior all these years, and I'll look forward to the real fights from Fury in the future.
“I hope they both get paid well and give fans some entertainment, but I'll keep my £26 thanks, cos I need it more!”
Robbie Davies Jr.
Former British, Commonwealth, European champion
“My predictions is Tyson and Derek are both better fighters now then when they fought on previous occasions but just think Tyson will be too slick and break Derek down and get a stoppage mid to late.”
Neville Burdock
Head of Sportsbook at Sporting Index
“These two have met twice in the past, with Tyson Fury coming out on top both times, and the Gypsy King will almost certainly make it a hat-trick on Saturday at 1/33 to win.
“We expect Fury to make shorter work of Derek Chisora than in their last two meetings, finishing the fight in the seventh round to inflict Del Boy’s quickest defeat since his loss to David Haye in 2012.”
