“I want to be that guy who fought everyone in my day”
Dereck Chisora doesn’t like being told what to do. The 38-year-old Warrior of the Ring more than made it clear, with all of those people who care about his well-being and want to see him retire being, well, being ignored. Not listened to. Put aside. “War,” as the Londoner is called, is already considering its next fight; this after taking a few nasty hits in that brave display against Joseph Parker.
And Chisora doesn’t care at all that her name is mentioned next to Deontay Wilder’s name. Chisora is ready to fight Wilder – this at a time when Chisora’s own trainer Dave Coldwell has said he is firmly against the fight, as he will not be training Chisora for the fight – as he said while speaking with Talk Sport. In fact, Chisora says he’s ready to fight anyone. This incredibly likeable old school fighter says he wants to be known someday as “that guy who fought everyone in my day.”
” I am open to everything. I love to fight, ”Chisora told Talk Sport. “What most people don’t understand is that some people want to look like they’re boxers on instagram. I’m not that guy. I want to be that guy who, when I sit down and let everyone look at my CV, I mean, “you know what, I fought everyone in my time.” I don’t want to let people decide for me, I decide for myself and I am happy with the decision I make. So if I have to fight Deontay Wilder, if I have to fight anybody, if I have to fight an American, I don’t care, I will fight.
As it stands, Chisora, 32-12 (23) has a pretty amazing CV: Danny Williams, Tyson Fury (twice), Robert Helenius, Vitali Klitschko, David Haye, Kubrat Pulev, Dillian Whyte (twice) , Carlos Takam, Joseph Parker (twice). And Chisora is always hungry for more big fights! Again, old school is the accurate description to use when talking about Chisora.
But how much war does Chisora still have to give? How much does he have left to give? Eddie Hearn is looking for a few names for Chisora’s next fight, with Wilder’s name very much present, and Chisora can be expected to give his all in every extra fight he has. How many World Champions / Hall of Famers will Chisora have on his CV by the time he’s finally done fighting?