Carl Froch has revealed his prediction for Deontay Wilder vs Derek Chisora, believing that one man is likely to take control from round four onwards.
The two heavyweights, each of them entering their 50th professional outing, will headline a Misfits Pro card at London’s O2 Arena on April 4.
Chisora has been made a handy favourite, perhaps because of his last three performances, while many believe his American opponent to be over the hill.
Wilder has, after all, claimed only two victories in his last six fights. The 40-year-old most recently scored a seventh-round finish over Tyrrell Herndon in June, but prior to that he was forced to suffer two punishing defeats against Zhilei Zhang and Joseph Parker.
Even before those fights, a first-round demolition job of Robert Helenius in 2022 failed to convince many fans that, following back-to-back stoppage losses to Tyson Fury, the former world champion had recovered his destructive form.
Chisora, meanwhile, has secured three points victories over Otto Wallin, Joe Joyce and Gerald Washington since his torrid 10th-round stoppage defeat to Fury in 2022.
Though some big names in the sport believe the 42-year-old Brit should have already hung up his gloves, there is a sense that he has just enough left in the tank to defeat Wilder.
One man who shares that opinion is Hall of Famer Froch, who, while speaking directly with Chisora on Froch On Fighting, went on to predict a favourable outcome for the British veteran.
“I feel that you’re getting him at the right time. Not that that’s a problem, but he’s also getting you at the right time, because you’re at the end of your career.
“I make you a slight favourite because you’ve always got the work rate; you’ve always got that drive and that refusal to quit.
“When you get on his chest and start pushing him back after round four, five and six, he’s going to be looking at the exit door, thinking, ‘I want to go home.’”
Chisora will look to set a fast pace and smother Wilder, who must prove wrong those who brand him ‘gun-shy.’ Retirement seems to be the only option for the loser, but ‘The Bronze Bomber’ has indicated he will fight on regardless of the outcome. Chisora, meanwhile, says he will hang up the gloves, win, lose or draw.
