Tony Bellew says unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk will NOT give Derek Chisora the send-off retirement combat he’s asking for. There’s nothing for Usyk to realize with a combat of that degree, and it is mindless financially as a result of there can be scant curiosity from followers outdoors of the UK.
The Harsh Actuality
Chisora, 41, sounded delusional, calling out Usyk and Anthony Joshua following his win over Otto Wallin final Saturday night time in Manchester, England. His face was crushed up, exhibiting worse swelling than every other combat he’s had throughout his 18-year skilled.
They tried to play it off, saying the facial injury was from a head conflict, however that wasn’t the reality. Wallin had been crushed up in his loss. He would have received if he’d proven some braveness as a result of Chisora (36-13, 23 KOs) was exhausted by the eighth spherical and resembled a punching bag all through the rest of the combat.
Chisora’s promoter can in all probability dig up a domestic-level heavyweight for his fiftieth and closing combat, however no more than that. If Chisora desires to attend till 2026, he can use his IBF necessary spot to problem champion Daniel Dubois, however that won’t be the massive payday he’s clearly in search of. He desires the AJ and Usyk cash.
You may’t anticipate Usyk to combat to stoop to the extent of indulging a down-and-out journeyman like Chisora. As soon as he does that, he’ll have each ham & egger pressuring him for a combat night time and day. It might be a nightmare for the champion.
“I don’t assume there’s something for Oleksandr Usyk to realize in that combat. Now, consider you me, he’s the boss of the [heavyweight] division],” mentioned Tony Bellew to talkSport Boxing about unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk unlikely being concerned about giving 41-year-old Derek Chisora a rematch.
“So, nothing actually being at stake for him and nothing that he desires, I don’t see him going over outdated floor. He’s not somebody he hardly ever does. A rematch he wins so simply except it’s financially massively helpful. I simply don’t see it.
“For Derek, he deserves that one massive trip into the sundown. 50-0 and out. I’d wish to see him. There are such a lot of. He’s even referred to as his good friend. He mentioned he desires to combat me, the lunatic,” mentioned Bellew about Chisora.
Scrap Heap Choices
Chisora should overlook about being given a combat towards Oleksandr Usyk or Anthony Joshua in his retirement fiftieth combat. A extra reasonable possibility can be for Chisora to speak to Frank Warren and have him match him towards considered one of these British heavyweights:
– Moses Itauma
– Frazer Clarke
– Fabio Wardley
– David Adeleye
– Lawrence Okole
– David Allen
– Johnny Fisher
– Nick Webb
These are fighters proper up Chisora’s alley, and he may have the ability to beat one or two of them. Clearly, it will finish badly for Chisora if he fought Itauma, Okolie, Wardley, or Clarke, however at the least it will be entertaining.
It wouldn’t be honest to the followers to match Chisora towards IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois as a result of Derek doesn’t deserve to combat for a title. Beating a woefully dangerous Otto Wallin was not sufficient. It wouldn’t be a superb search for the game for the 41-year-old Chisora to be trotted out because the opponent for Dubois to slaughter in a single spherical. You may solely think about the anger of the followers who paid to observe the farce stay. They might really feel they had been tricked with this sham combat.
Final Up to date on 02/12/2025
