DEREK CHISORA is as dangerous at the dinner table as he is in the ring and on the street.
The 42-year-old brawler has his 50th and final fight with Deontay Wilder, 40, tonight.
The pair have been bosom buddies in the build-up, sharing fish and chips in Borough Market after a visit to our office and planning BBQs and fishing trips in retirement.
But Chisora’s favourite training partner and friend, Bryant Jennings, has spent a decade around one of the most dangerous men in British boxing.
And he has seen the beauty and the beast that make up Del Boy’s complex character.
On SunSport’s No Gloves Lost show, Jennings: “He’s like the lion that is the king of the pride.
“He might lose a fight, he may lose something in some other aspect, but masculinity-wise, Derek knows that he has your number.
“Derek is a very likable person on the outside. But if there is a street fight, he’s gonna kill you. He’ll bite you, that motherf***er bites you. He’ll headbutt you too.
“In boxing, a lot of people put on a show. But Derek really lives that life. As we would say in America, ‘he’s about that life’”.
“He talks the same way at the dinner table, literally.
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It’s shaping up to be a blockbuster year of action inside the boxing ring.
Tyson Fury will make his return in April against Arslanbek Makhmudov while Oleksandr Usyk takes on the king of kickboxing Rico Verhoeven.
Conor Benn features for the first time since making the switch to Zuffa Boxing and Fabio Wardley will defend his newly won heavyweight crown.
Canelo Alvarez will be hoping to return after his defeat to Terence Crawford and heavyweight king Oleksandr Usyk will also defend his straps.
Derek Chisora will fight for the 50th and (perhaps) final time against Deontay Wilder while Daniel Dubois is also on the comeback trail.
A whole bunch of British stars could also take a leap into superstardom, with the likes of Moses Itauma, Hamzah Sheeraz and Adam Azim ready to join the very top of the sport.
Here’s all the big fights coming up…
April
- Sat 4 – Deontay Wilder vs Derek Chisora – DAZN PPV
- Sun 5 – Caroline Dubois vs Terri Harper – Sky Sports
- Sat 11 – Tyson Fury vs Arslanbek Makhmudov – Netflix
- Sat 11 – Conor Benn vs Regis Prograis – Netflix
- Sat 18 – Callum Smith vs David Morrell – DAZN
- Sat 18 – Manny Pacquiao vs Ruslan Provodnikov
- Sat 25 – Lawrence Okolie vs Tony Yoka – DAZN
May
- Sat 2 – Naoya Inoue vs Junto Nakatani – Undisputed super-bantamweight title – TBC
- Sat 2 – Zurdo Ramirez vs David Benavidez – WBA & WBO Cruiserweight titles – Prime Video
- Sat 9 – Fabio Wardley vs Daniel Dubois – WBO title – DAZN PPV
- Sat 16 – Dave Allen vs Filip Hrgovic – DAZN
- Sat 23 – Oleksandr Usyk vs Rico Verhoeven – WBC title – DAZN
June
- Sat 6 – Dalton Smith vs Alberto Puello – WBC super lightweight title – DAZN
- Sat 13 – Tommy Fury vs Eddie Hall – DAZN
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“I will pass him some bread and he’ll start looking at me crazy and asking why I am looking at him a certain way. That’s just Derek.”
Jennings rose up the ranks in American boxing at the same time as Wilder and knows him well.
He knows Derek even better, though, after dragging each other through training camp trenches – but he still can’t really work him out.
“He’s always been wired differently!” the one-time world title challenger said. “We don’t understand that part of him, but he’s a beast.
“He’s a beast you can’t really figure out but he has a little strategy to it too. It doesn’t always work, but he’s always going to put 100 per cent into it.”
That maths makes Jennings’ prediction far easier to fathom,.
“I’m going with Derek,” he said.
“I believe that Derek definitely has what it takes – he’s like a raging bull.”
Chisora vs Wilder – all the info
DEREK CHISORA and Deontay Wilder are set to go head-to-head in a blockbuster heavyweight bout this Saturday.
Both of the boxing legends will step into the ring for the 50th fight of their professional careers, with Del Boy ready to hang up his gloves after reaching the half-century mark.
Chisora previously stated he would retire after his 50th fight, and a huge home clash against one of boxing’s most dangerous punchers is a fitting farewell.
The 42-year-old Londoner heads into the home bout on a three-fight winning streak, including standout victories over Joe Joyce and Otto Wallin.
Meanwhile, Wilder has failed to look at his explosive best since back-to-back defeats to Tyson Fury.
Since then, the Bronze Bomber has secured two underwhelming wins against lower-ranked opponents and suffered further losses to Joseph Parker and Zhilei Zhang.
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