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It seemed like it would never happen, but no. Alexander Usyk will still be meeting Derek Chisora in the UK. London, the empty O2 stadium is a normal test for the Ukrainian heavyweight champion, which could only be said for Chazz Witherspoon once.
How is Chisora?
For the last two years everything has been going very well. In late 2018, Derek brutally went to bed in a duel against Dillian White. White knocked out an opponent in the exchange, howling after that, and Chisora didn’t appear to return.
Return. Senad Gashi received his second loss in his professional career, losing to Chisora on points. After that there were knockouts. At first, in July 2019, everyone expected a powerful fight between the British and the Polish Artur Shpilka, but it turned out fast and beautiful. Derek caught up with the opponent on the ropes already in the second round, scored punches, fell asleep – the end.
October 2019 ended with another anticipated victory. The huge David Price got a bit more from Chisora: In the fourth round, the referee recorded a TKO from the giant. Price didn’t lose consciousness, but he held on long enough to stop teasing him.
In total, in the last ten fights, Chisora has won seven times, six of them ahead of schedule. Lost three times, just by knockout once. True, so brutal that it seemed like this could be completed.
Derek is generally a boxer who fights constantly and whatever happens. Many give up after failures, stand their ground, or just decide they have enough of this money. The British are the opposite. It seems that you just like this business, and defeat or victory is not that important.
The tendril will go against the beautiful Chisora, without being over the top and considering how wonderful a boxer can be. Even David Haye, once a delinquent and now a wrestler’s manager, notes that Derek is now in excellent physical, technical and tactical shape. Here, the results confirm it, and the general form of the Briton, given his training ground and everything in between, right down to the press conferences.
The years in the ring did not come out of Chisora’s desire to put on a show, be it at press conferences or in the ring. This time he didn’t have to knock tables and spit, he and Usyk are having fun without it.
But the main thing, of course, awaits us in the ring. And there Derek will definitely bring war. And because he does not know otherwise. And because it is more fun. This is what Chisora fans love. Unforgettable attacker and unafraid of flying into the knockout. Also, if it happens, it won’t be the first or second in the British race.
Parimatch Ambassador Marina Moroz’s forecast:
“The second fight of a Ukrainian in the heavyweight category. Chisora is not the toughest opponent for Alexander, who has an advantage in anthroprometry and surpasses his opponent in speed, stamina and technique. Derek can only count on heavy blows. In my opinion, the fight will last until the last rounds. The Briton will functionally sink in the second half of the battle and become easy prey for Usik. My prediction: Usyk’s victory by points or TKO in the final rounds. “
Is Usyk ready?
If everyone is clear about what to expect from Chisora, the Usyk’s shape is a mystery. Alexander’s grooming looks good. He managed to heal previous wounds during his quarantine, he was always in good shape, and when the time came he closed with the team in the camp and began to prepare.
The sparrings were different too: they flew in from both the UK (David Allen) and the Ukraine national team (Rogava Tsotne). At first glance, everything looks great and there is something to see. In contrast to Lomachenko himself, who closes, and then only talks about one hundred percent readiness, having broken the cartilage.
The questions are quite different. The fight with Witherspoon left questions. Chazz braced for Alexander for three days, two of which he spent flying and weighing, but occasionally nagging his opponent with a forehand fastball. In fact, this was the basis of the entire American battle plan, but it paid off. Not in terms of the result, but in terms of bruises and abrasions on the Ukrainian’s face, under the eye, and especially on the forehead.
Before giving sentences that everything is clear and with Chisora it will only get worse, it is worth considering that Usyk prepared for Witherspoon exactly as much as the American did for him. Still, boxing the aggressive little knockout Spong or the big heavyweight Chazz are two big differences.
However, there will be questions until the final bell of the fight with Chisora rings. Usyk was going to gain weight to 100 and a little more kilograms (at that weight he weighed just over 97 kg), but he didn’t want to gorge himself. He spoke of muscle mass, in which you have to work a lot and hard not to lose speed and endurance.
In these two components the whole question lies. The tendril should definitely have written. And because I was going to do it, and because boxing with Chisora, who weighs exactly more than one hundred and ten kilograms, is physically difficult with insufficient mass. And now, did Usyk lose the necessary speed in the context of the set? It will be a deciding factor in a duel with a strength athlete.
She, along with stamina, which is necessary not only for movement, but also to survive heavy blows from the opponent. If Usyk hasn’t lost speed and stamina, but has gained strength, Chisora will suffer. Not right away, at first you will salute a little past the target, and from the third or fourth round on, you will miss more and more. It will challenge the opponent to fight, receive and receive.
If you lost, it’s bad. Chisora is pretty simple, but if you hold on to a tired opponent, you will score at your ability. Ask the giant Price.
Forecast from Parimatch Brand Ambassador Yaroslav Amosov:
“All Ukraine, the whole world is waiting for this battle. Alexander moves a lot and hits a lot. On such scales, probably, nobody moves like this, there will be something to see! I don’t see how Chisora can win the fight. We cheer on our boxer. Victory will be for Usik. “
So who will win?
Let’s take the coefficients. Here Usyk’s chances, according to Parimatch analysts, are undeniably better. You can bet on a Ukrainian for 1.12. Chisora’s victory is estimated at 5.50.
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In fact, everything can be much closer. Several factors come into play here:
– Usyk is boxing in the opponent’s territory. This is not the first time for him and he is loved in the UK. They love exactly until the moment they need to give points. Everyone knows refereeing in England and how supportive it is in equal rounds.
– A tough opponent. Literally. It’s just a big moose that keeps moving forward. Both Bellew and Gassiev are great boxers and strong knockers. But Chisora is one of the more unusual rivals in Usyk’s career. Alexander has yet to face such opponents.
– Physical layout of Usyk. You can outsmart Chisora and resist her pressure physically, everything will be great. It gives slack, it can stay there.
Six months ago, this fight seemed like an easier road for Usik than it is now. I’d like to believe that, in fact, nothing has changed since then.
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