AHEAD of his crucial 12-rounder with fellow British heavyweight veteran David Price at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday October 26, Dereck Chisora has revealed that he intends to spar with Anthony Joshua at the former unified world championโs Sheffield training base.
At a media lunch held today (Friday October 11) on the banks of the River Thames, Chisora spoke of his plans to share a ring with Joshua, whose rematch with previous conqueror Andy Ruiz Jnr is scheduled for December 7 in Saudi Arabia.
โIโm gonna go see him next week,โ the ex-world title challenger said. โHeโs asked me a couple of times [before], but I told him I was too busy. But Iโm gonna go see him next week for sparring. Heโs tall [like Price], Iโm short [like Ruiz].โ
Chisoraโs manager โ old rival David Haye โ believes that if everything goes to plan and his charge does spar Joshua, it will be mutually beneficial for both fighters.
โFor their respective fights I think theyโre ideal sparring partners for each other,โ Haye stated. โIf any heavyweight can mimic Andy Ruiz coming forward with relentless pressure, itโs Dereck. And if anyone can mimic David Priceโs long-range jab-and-move style, itโs โAJโ โ heโs going to need to apply that style to win the rematch against Ruiz.
โDereckโs in shape. He blasted out 10 rounds yesterday. If he can get six to eight rounds with โAJโ, thatโd be good preparation โ not only for Dereck but for โAJโ as well, because Dereckโs a little bit further ahead in terms of his training and fitness, what with โAJโ not fighting until December. I think itโll work out well for both of them, if we can get it over the line.โ