TYSON FURY has given his prediction for Derek Chisora’s showdown with Deontay Wilder.
The ageing heavyweight duo will on April 4.
Derek Chisora and Deontay Wilder will throw down at the O2 Arena next monthCredit: GETTY
Former opponent of both men Tyson Fury has given his prediction for the pair’s capital clashCredit: REUTERS
Both men are well and truly past their respective primes, but have promised to put on a firefight.
Several fans believe the less weathered man will leave the North Greenwich dome victorious.
But Fury only sees one of his former opponents getting the job done.
He told Gareth A Davies : “I fancy Derek. I know is finished.
“He should have retired in 2021 in his last defeat [against me].
“Well, he didn’t and he’s paying the price for small amounts of money. Which he didn’t really [need], but whatever.”
Fury and Wilder had an epic trilogy of fights from December 2018 to October 2021.
Their first fight in which Fury rose like Lazarus in the 12th round after being brutally dropped.
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will make his return in April against Arslanbek Makhmudov while Oleksandr Usyk takes on the king of kickboxing Rico Verhoeven.
features for the first time since making the switch to Zuffa Boxing and Fabio Wardley will defend his newly won heavyweight crown.
Canelo Alvarez will be hoping to return after his defeat to Terence Crawford and heavyweight king Oleksandr Usyk will also need to defend his straps.
Derek Chisora will fight for the 50th and (perhaps) final time against Deontay Wilder while Daniel Dubois is also on the comeback trail.
A whole bunch of British stars could also take a leap into superstardom, with the likes of , Hamzah Sheeraz and Adam Azim ready to join the very top of the sport.
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The Gypsy King then went on to and two meetings.
Fury believes he took Wilder’s soul in their last two meetings and that the Alabama slammer, who has lost four of his last six fights, is a spent force.
He said: “Once you are gone, you are gone and he is completely shot to bits.
“I saw that against Joe [Joyce] and I saw it against [Zhilei] Zhang.
“When you get older and your timing goes, you lose the ability to pull the trigger, and that’s the key to all of it.
“When you rely on a one-punch knockout that got him out of trouble 40-odd times in a row, and that’s gone, you’re finished.
“So I think stops him. Chisora is older and has had harder fights, but I think he has more left in the tank.”
Fury do battle at the O2.
The former two-time unified heavyweight champion will throw down with bear-wrestling Russian Arslanbek Makhmudov at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
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