Joseph Parker on the only way Derek Chisora could win his fight with Tyson Fury: ‘It takes one punch to change everything’ | boxing news
Derek Chisora’s fortune may be instructive for Joseph Parker. Despite two straight losses to Parker himself, Chisora picked up a decent win over Kubrat Pulev and will challenge Tyson Fury for the WBC heavyweight title in London tonight.
Parker put on a strong showing in his second fight with Chisora to meet Joe Joyce and be held back by a loss.
There is, however, an encouraging lesson for him in Chisora’s progress. “A win can set you up for a great fight,” Parker said. sky sports.
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Fury says if Chisora connects with a ‘big swing’ he could be in real trouble
“Derek Chisora had a lot of losses but he was probably in the right place at the right time, a good win over Pulev and now he has the opportunity to fight Tyson for the world championship and get paid well.”
But fighting Fury, widely considered the best heavyweight in the world, is as tough a challenge as it gets.
“What Chisora needs to do is do what he does best, which is show up and throw it all at Tyson. In boxing, it takes a punch to change everything,” explained Parker.
“There is only one way for Chisora to win this fight and I think a lot of people would agree that he should put it to her right away.
“You can’t sit back and do your best to box someone like Tyson, because he’s a good boxer and a good fighter, so you just have to give it to him and give him everything you’ve got. “
Chisora has already said he wants to start fast against Fury
Chisora said at Thursday’s press conference that he intends to give it his all from the opening bell.
“I think Chisora hit the nail on the head when he said that was what he wanted to do in the first round,” Parker said.
“His nickname is ‘War’ so yeah, he has to go to war in the first round and that’s what he has to do. Even going to war, it’s going to be a tough task to get someone like Tyson out, but he just has to give it his best.”
Parker doesn’t believe Chisora is about to topple Fury, though. “If Derek Chisora grabs it or pulls it out and wins the fight, that would be huge. It would be one of the biggest upsets,” the New Zealander said.
Fury has already beaten Chisora
“But then we look at Tyson and he has a lot of experience, he’s faced a situation like this before.
“He’s a very good boxer, he can box on the back foot. He can fight. He’s a good thinker inside the ring, I’ve seen him in fights, we’ve done body combat and he is very good at thinking and choosing his shots and he has a very, very good engine.
“Tyson, with his experience and what he’s done in the past and already beaten Chisora twice in the past, everyone thinks and knows he should take care of business.”
Sky customers can watch Tyson Fury v Derek Chisora 3 on BT Sport Box Office on December 3, 2022. Visit www.sky.com/boxoffice/btsport/fury-chisora-3 for more details.
