0:41 Derek Chisora stopped David Price in the fourth round
On the face of it Usyk is miles more talented and has already achieved far, far more than Chisora could ever have dreamed of. He is an Olympic gold medallist, the inaugural winner of the World Boxing Super Series, the undisputed cruiserweight champion, undefeated in 17, he juggles, he dances, goodness knows what else he excels at because he’s that type of bloke.
But there is legitimate wonder if he has bitten off more than he can chew by launching himself into the heavyweight division where his physical size does not match up to the big boys.
For example Usyk weighs 15st-16st, similar to Deontay Wilder. Chisora is 18st-plus, similar to Tyson Fury.
Promoter Eddie Hearn asked: “Does the footwork and skill of Usyk beat the heart, willpower, strength and power of Chisora?”
If the answer is no, Usyk’s ambitious plan to eventually dethrone Joshua will be in tatters and he will have taken a beating like never before.
It is worth noting that in Usyk’s heavyweight debut against Chazz Witherspoon (a short-notice opponent) last year he was very hittable and not hugely powerful himself. It wasn’t the explosion onto the scene that he would have expected, and he has suffered with injuries since.
He won his first world title against Krzysztof Glowacki in Poland, beat Michael Hunter in the US, knocked out Marco Huck in Germany, entered the Latvian lion’s den to oust Mairis Briedis, completely dominated Murat Gassiev in Russia then ended Tony Bellew’s career in the UK.
He will have no interest and no respect whatsoever for the ‘Derek Chisora’ chant that is synonymous with The O2 in London.
The key to the result of this fight will be Usyk’s chin. For the first time it will be truly tested by a proper heavyweight. He will have torrid moments when Chisora mauls forward throwing his fists recklessly and must survive that. It will tell us what more to expect from Usyk in his heavyweight adventure.
Sourse: skysports.com
