DEREK CHISORA is dreaming of declaring war on close friend and protege Anthony Joshua once he has helped KO Covid-19.
The North London stars go way back and Del Boy even raced up to Sheffield to help AJ with sparring before his December rematch win over Andy Ruiz Jr.
Dereck Chisora will declare war on Anthony Joshua but only once he is finished with his charity work
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But if 36-year-old Chisora can upset Oleksandr Usyk — and Joshua comes through Kubrat Pulev after lockdown — then the WBO will order them to fight each other.
Chisora is currently raising money for the NHS through the sale of personalised face masks.
But he will have to put charity and friendships aside if the mouthwatering match with Joshua, 30, is made and make a very difficult call to arms.
Chisora, also known as War, told SunSport: “Hopefully the AJ fight happens if we both win.
“I don’t know how I will approach it, we go back a long way and I have never called him out or tried to make a fight with trash talk or anything like that.
“If the fight is made I think I would just call him and say, man-to-man, ‘Get ready for war’.”
Chisora is selling iconic ‘War’ coronavirus protection masks ahead of his fight against Oleksandr UsykCredit: Instagram @derekwarchisora
Chisora has his kit bag packed and is ready to rumble, as alwaysCredit: Instagram @derekwarchisora
Chisora even has some advice to help the Watford ace come through his mandatory challenge, after he lost a split decision to Pulev in Germany in 2016.
Chisora said: “Pulev is resilient and has a hard-to-beat European style.
“He will try to make things difficult for AJ, he will want to hold and take away AJ’s skills.
“The performance in the Ruiz rematch was technical and skilled. But against Pulev I want to see that explosive, powerful guy come back and get the sensational win.”
Chisora is on course to hand a huge cheque to a deserving cause having already had to restock his popular ‘War’ masks after rapid sales.
And he is holding on for a huge payday of his own once a fan-packed arena agrees to host his shot at undisputed cruiserweight king Usyk, who is hotly tipped to take over the
heavyweight ranks.
He added: “I know Eddie Hearn is having shows in the Matchroom office garden but me and Usyk won’t happen behind closed doors.
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“There is a lot of money at stake, so ticket sales matter.”
ALL profits from the War masks are going to the Covid-19 Emergency Fund — providing hot meals, snacks and treats to our heroes at the NHS.
Check them out at www.royalfreecharity.org.
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