Tony Bellew says unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk will NOT give Derek Chisora the send-off retirement fight he’s asking for. There’s nothing for Usyk to achieve with a fight of that level, and it is senseless financially because there can be scant interest from fans outside of the UK.
The Harsh Reality
Chisora, 41, sounded delusional, calling out Usyk and Anthony Joshua following his win over Otto Wallin last Saturday night in Manchester, England. His face was beaten up, showing worse swelling than another fight he’s had during his 18-year skilled.
They tried to play it off, saying the facial damage was from a head clash, but that wasn’t the reality. Wallin had been beaten up in his loss. He would have won if he’d shown some courage because Chisora (36-13, 23 KOs) was exhausted by the eighth round and resembled a punching bag throughout the rest of the fight.
Chisora’s promoter can probably dig up a domestic-level heavyweight for his fiftieth and final fight, but not greater than that. If Chisora desires to wait until 2026, he can use his IBF mandatory spot to challenge champion Daniel Dubois, but that won’t be the massive payday he’s obviously on the lookout for. He wants the AJ and Usyk money.
You possibly can’t expect Usyk to fight to stoop to the extent of indulging a down-and-out journeyman like Chisora. Once he does that, he’ll have every ham & egger pressuring him for a fight night and day. It could be a nightmare for the champion.
“I don’t think there’s anything for Oleksandr Usyk to achieve in that fight. Now, imagine you me, he’s the boss of the [heavyweight] division],” said Tony Bellew to talkSport Boxing about unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk unlikely being eager about giving 41-year-old Derek Chisora a rematch.
“So, nothing really being at stake for him and nothing that he wants, I don’t see him going over old ground. He’s not someone he rarely does. A rematch he wins so easily unless it’s financially hugely useful. I just don’t see it.
“For Derek, he deserves that one big ride into the sunset. 50-0 and out. I’d prefer to see him. There are such a lot of. He’s even called his friend. He said he desires to fight me, the lunatic,” said Bellew about Chisora.
Scrap Heap Options
Chisora must ignore being given a fight against Oleksandr Usyk or Anthony Joshua in his retirement fiftieth fight. A more realistic option can be for Chisora to consult with Frank Warren and have him match him against one in every of these British heavyweights:
– Moses Itauma
– Frazer Clarke
– Fabio Wardley
– David Adeleye
– Lawrence Okole
– David Allen
– Johnny Fisher
– Nick Webb
Those are fighters right up Chisora’s alley, and he might have the option to beat one or two of them. Obviously, it could end badly for Chisora if he fought Itauma, Okolie, Wardley, or Clarke, but a minimum of it could be entertaining.
It wouldn’t be fair to the fans to match Chisora against IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois because Derek doesn’t deserve to fight for a title. Beating a woefully bad Otto Wallin was not enough. It wouldn’t be search for the game for the 41-year-old Chisora to be trotted out because the opponent for Dubois to slaughter in a single round. You possibly can only imagine the anger of the fans who paid to look at the farce live. They’d feel they were tricked with this sham fight.
Last Updated on 02/12/2025
