{"id":583578,"date":"2026-04-03T21:02:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T21:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/583578\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T21:02:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T21:02:12","slug":"testosterone-will-be-pumping-in-london-as-deontay-wilder-takes-on-derek-chisora-and-here-is-the-perfect-albeit-unlikely-outcome-that-could-see-them-ride-into-the-sunset-together-writes-jeff-powe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/583578\/","title":{"rendered":"Testosterone will be pumping in London as Deontay Wilder takes on Derek Chisora… and here is the perfect (albeit unlikely) outcome that could see them ride into the sunset together, writes JEFF POWELL"},"content":{"rendered":"

The peculiar bromance between former world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder<\/a> and never world champ Derek Chisora<\/a> brings them into\u00a0a manosphere clinch\u00a0this Saturday night.<\/p>\n

The testosterone will be pumping\u00a0full flood\u00a0at London’s O2 in their fight for nothing\u00a0much more than personal bragging rights when they go for a beer after their brawl.\u00a0Assuming both of them are able to make it to the bar.<\/p>\n

That is the more serious question than which of them is going to win. Forty is a dangerous age, so\u00a0the saying goes.\u00a0Not least for boxers.\u00a0That\u00a0is Wilder’s age, while Chisora is 42.<\/p>\n

They protest that age is only a number but in their cases the years are scarred by the brutal punishment both have suffered prior to their\u00a0coming together in what is the 50th professional fight for each of them.<\/p>\n

‘Fifty Fifty’ is the nifty banner\u00a0for this event which alludes\u00a0also to the prediction as to\u00a0what the result will\u00a0be.\u00a0But there is nothing cute about two good ol’ boys\u00a0beating the last of the living daylights out of each other. Something brutal, more likely.<\/p>\n

Chisora\u2019s weight on the scales suggests a slugfest rather than skills test. At 266.7lbs he came in not only more than two stones heavier than Wilder but 5lbs the heftiest of his career.<\/p>\n

Wilder, a regular for him 226.4 lbs, was more concerned about being permitted to use his US approved light gloves to protect my brittle hands.\u2019<\/p>\n

The more heroic\u00a0these warriors the louder the crowd will roar, the armchair audience love it. Blood lust is inevitable with prizefighting and\u00a0neither of these men will falter under fire.\u00a0The danger is that they will be too brave for their own good. They’ve proven that down almost two decades.<\/p>\n

\"Chisora\u2019s <\/p>\n

Chisora\u2019s weight on the scales suggests a slugfest rather than skills test. At 266.7lbs he came in not only more than two stones heavier than Wilder but 5lbs the heftiest of his career<\/p>\n

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The peculiar bromance between former world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and never world champ Derek Chisora brings them into a manosphere clinch this Saturday night\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Wilder, <\/p>\n

Wilder, a devout son of a preacher man, needed what he described as ‘a great deal of help to mend me physically, mentally and spiritually’ after defeat to Fury<\/p>\n

Whether or not\u00a0it is wise to encourage them to do it one more time their\u00a0promoters, managers and TV paymasters will not know for sure until the\u00a0final bell tolls.<\/p>\n

London’s Del Warboy hardly knows what an easy fight looks like. He has lost 13 of his 49 bouts and has been taken the distance in 13 of his victories, many of which were battles royal.<\/p>\n

America’s Bronze Bomber launched the titanic missiles in his armoury of freakishly massive punches to win his first 40 fights,\u00a0all but one of them by quick-fire knock-outs, Then came the murderous trilogy with Tyson Fury –\u00a0\u00a0riddled with knock-downs of both – which imposed\u00a0a first draw on the pride of\u00a0Tuscaloosa and then the loss of the world heavyweight title by which he had reigned supreme for six years.<\/p>\n

Gypsy King fight one ended with Fury and Wilder believing they should have won.\u00a0\u00a0Both hit the canvas in fight two, which Fury won decisively by seventh-round KO.\u00a0If that was not punishing enough, fight three was a slugfest which profoundly affected the two of them. After two knockdowns\u00a0apiece – with Fury’s fabled powers of recovery severely tested – Wilder’s face was the more damaged as he was flattened nose-down in the 11th\u00a0round.<\/p>\n

Fury would say later that the last fight had taken something out of him permanently. Wilder, this devout son of a\u00a0preacher man, needed what he described as ‘a great deal\u00a0of help\u00a0to mend me\u00a0physically, mentally and spiritually.’<\/p>\n

It was a year after hinting at quitting before he spurred himself into a return to the ring. The comeback has yielded two quick stoppages of lesser opponents but more significantly a pair of defeats by world title contenders Joseph Parker and Zhilei Zhang.<\/p>\n

So disturbing\u00a0can be the psychological effects of so much violence that Wilder and Chisora have been fortunate to escape prison sentences for domestic abuse. For which both have apologised profusely.<\/p>\n

Chisora, too, has flirted with retirement but admits himself addicted to the hardest game in all its thrills and glamour. And, of course, the money.<\/p>\n

\"Chisora <\/p>\n

Chisora has two children and this weekend’s substantial rewards from a potentially last hurrah will help secure a lot of futures<\/p>\n

Both have accused the boxing moguls of robbing them of rafts of their hard earned purses.<\/p>\n

Chisora is believed to have harboured more of his millions wisely.\u00a0Wilder has not only his expensive lifestyle to finance but also the funding of three mothers\u00a0of his eight children.<\/p>\n

Of the latter, he is\u00a0constantly and heartwarmingly dedicated to the\u00a0special care of his youngest. A daughter with spina bifida whose every small step towards a normal life\u00a0infuses him with pride and delight.<\/p>\n

Chisora, also a Christian, has two children. This weekend’s substantial rewards from a potentially last hurrah will help secure a lot of futures.<\/p>\n

And in its unusual way, solidify their affection and respect for each other.<\/p>\n

Says Chisora: ‘We’ve been friends a long time now. There will be none of my usual\u00a0chair-smashing or table-throwing before this fight. No insults or menacing. Win or lose we will go for a pint once it’s over.’<\/p>\n

Wilder: ‘Derek is my brother.\u00a0You\u00a0don’t hurl threats at your brother. We are looking forward to this and will fight each other\u00a0hard and honest.\u00a0Then we’ll have a drink, maybe dinner, together.’<\/p>\n

Del Warboy promises his family and friends he will hang up the gloves on Sunday morning, adding: ‘I just want to go out on my 50th\u00a0fight.’ We who have\u00a0admired his courage and persistence\u00a0for so long and been amused by his antics hope he means\u00a0it this time.\u00a0For his own sake.<\/p>\n

The Bronze Bomber sounds like he will only retire if he loses the battle of his half-century:\u00a0‘We’ll see how it goes.\u00a0Whether it can lead to another world title fight.’ We who have marvelled at the\u00a0mightiest puncher\u00a0since Mike Tyson\u00a0hope he knows when his race is run.<\/p>\n

There\u00a0appear to be two possible outcomes on the banks of the Thames. Either Wilder, who has looked the more washed up lately, rediscovers\u00a0his lost timing for pulling that deadly trigger and lands\u00a0the knock-out early, Or Chisora\u00a0survives the first few rounds and prevails late\u00a0by non-stop attrition.<\/p>\n

Perhaps the perfect outcome for this pair of trans-Atlantic buddies would be one of extreme rarity. That of two boxers\u00a0launching concussive blows simultaneously, then being counted out simultaneously for a draw.<\/p>\n

That way they could ride off into the sunset together.<\/p>\n

Chisora\u00a0v Wilder will be streamed\u00a0live on DAZN this Saturday night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The peculiar bromance between former world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and never world champ Derek Chisora brings them…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":583579,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,100,60999,137158,2022,144286,588,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-583578","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-boxing","11":"tag-dailymail","12":"tag-deontay-wilder","13":"tag-derek-chisora","14":"tag-london","15":"tag-o2","16":"tag-sport","17":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/583578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=583578"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/583578\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/583579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=583578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=583578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=583578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}