Heavyweight boxing

DEREK CHISORA and Joseph Parker will put heavyweight bragging rights on the line when they finally fight. The pair headline in Manchester, almost two years after their first bout was cancelled.
Derek Chisora and Joseph Parker will meet on Saturday nightCredit: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing
That was due to Parker sensationally pulling out due to illness caused from a SPIDER BITE.
Since then, the debate between the two has raged on as they built a competitive yet friendly rivalry.
With the first bell as close as ever, here SunSport runs down predictions from those in the boxing world.
Dillian Whyte
Whyte twice beat Chisora and has a win over Parker, and expects both of his old opponents to come asking for more.
He told Sky Sports: “With Chisora, we know that when he’s motivated and he gets his head right and he trains right, he’s a problem for anyone.
“Hopefully he does well, but I don’t care. Whoever wins, it’s good for me. The more heavyweights at the top, the better it is.
“I’m sure the winner will call my name again, but let’s see what happens.”
Prediction… doesn’t care.
Derek Chisora was twice beaten by Dillian WhyteCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
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Matthew Macklin
Macklin should be ringside for the fight on commentatory duty for Sky Sports and has backed the bookies underdog in Chisora.
He said:”I think it’s going to be an entertaining fight because I do think Chisora is going to get to Parker.
“I think he will drag him in. It’s just then how much Parker can get back to his boxing or Chisora keeping on him.”
Asked to pick a winner, Macklin said:”I don’t know, I think Chisora can pull it off.”
Prediction… Chisora with the upset.
Matthew Macklin predicted Derek Chisora will beat Jospeh ParkerCredit: Sportsfile – Subscription
Johnny Nelson
Macklin’s Sky colleague Nelson went the other way and picked former WBO champion Parker to get the job done.
He said: “It’s a tight one. I think the way Derek’s thrown his heart and soul into this, it wouldn’t surprise me again if he pulled it off.
“But I might have to edge with Parker on a tight points win.”
Prediction… Parker narrowly on the cards.
Johnny Nelson has backed Joseph Parker over Derek ChisoraCredit: AFP – Getty
Eddie Hearn 
The promoter has done a great job in selling the PPV main-event, but with his alliance to both men, he did not pick a winner.
Hearn said: “It’s just going to go off from the first bell of that fight. And actually, Joseph Parker is right up there now since his win over Junior Fa.
“He’s top five, top six with a couple of governing bodies now, if he beats Chisora, when these beats become fragemented in probably 2022, he’ll be right up there.
“This is very important to him. For Chisora, it’s the last roll of the dice. Big, big heavyweight fight. When has he given us anything but top, top entertainment?”
Prediction… a great fight.
Derek Chisora, David Haye and Eddie HearnCredit: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing
David Haye 
Chisora’s manager and former rivals knows his man has it all to do – by becoming the first man to KO Parker.
Haye explained: “He knows he’s got to knock out Joseph Parker, who’s never been knocked out before.
“He’s going to need to do something that’s never been done before, he’s up against it and he knows it.
“On paper I get why Derek’s a massive underdog, but Derek’s proven people wrong many, many times before.”
Prediction… a tough night in the office.
David Haye with old opponent Derek ChisoraCredit: Alan Walter
Luke Campbell
The lightweight contender is rooting for Chisora but appears to rate Parker as the favourite.
Campbell said: “I think this could go both ways. I would like to see Derek win, I really would.
“Derek has a really good chance of winning if he gets on his chest and puts it on him. I think he has a really good chance of winning.
“If Parker sticks to a game plan and hits and moves, then he’s got the style to beat Derek. But Derek is a real handful and I’m rooting for him for the win.”
Prediction… backing Del Boy but hard to split them.
Luke Campbell is rooting for Derek ChisoraCredit: PA More

CANELO ALVAREZ has vowed to beat Gennady Golovkin’s ‘f***ing face in’ over comments he made about his failed drug test.Canelo tested positive for the performance-enhancing drug Clenbuterol in March 2018 ahead of his rematch with GGG.
Canelo Alvarez failed a drug test in 2018 but vehemently denied intentionally taking PEDSCredit: AFP
Canelo wants to ‘beat’ Gennady Golovkin’s face in for his comments following his failed drug testCredit: Getty
The Mexican attributed the positive test to tainted meat he’d eaten in his homeland, an excuse that didn’t wash with Golovkin.
The Khazakh said: “It’s not Mexican meat… Canelo is cheating. They’re using these drugs.”
Canelo hasn’t forgotten about Golovkin’s allegation, telling Graham Bensinger: “I am going to just really beat his f***ing face in.
“That’s what I said. I think that I’ve never been disrespectful to my rivals, or any of that because you have to be respectful always.
“But he was one of the persons who I have most wanted to cut their head off.”
Canelo, 30, continues to maintain his innocence, adding: “All meat here, has clenbuterol.
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Canelo Alvarez has denied intentionally taking performance-enhancing drugsCredit: USA TODAY Sports
“If you eat a piece of meat here, you go and get tested; you’re going to test positive for clenbuterol. But that’s not doping.”
He continued: “These aren’t steroids.
“What happened was not steroids, they’re not catalogued as steroids.
“After what happened to me, they made it legal, a certain percentage legal. Because a lot exists.”
Canelo is currently gearing up for a super-middleweight title unification bout with Brit Billy Joe Saunders.
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The pride of Mexico will lock horns with the undefeated Saunders next Sunday morning in front of a sold-out crowd at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas.
Welwyn warrior Saunders goes into his clash with the pound-for-pound king as a huge underdog but has vowed to shock the world and hand him his second professional defeat.
He told talkSPORT: “I’m the seventh Brit he’s faced, he’s dealt with six of them very comfortably.
“The Brits like dancing and moving and thinking they’ve gotta run away, but I will be there for him to hit.
“I will be in range for him to hit. I’ll be setting traps, the same as he’ll be setting traps.
Billy Joe Saunders has vowed to shock the world and beat Canelo AlvarezCredit: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing

“I don’t think running a million miles an hour is gonna do me any justice. He’s not got the best engine in the world, Canelo.
“He’s very good at what he does, extremely good at what he does, but there’s faults there.
“We’ve seen people try to run away and box him, we’ve seen people try to use the brawn, but we’ve only seen one man use his brain and that was Floyd Mayweather.
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DEREK CHISORA’S mum has reportedly stepped in to resolve the ring walk row that almost caused his bout against Joseph Parker to be cancelled.The 37-year-old was left fuming during Friday’s weigh-in after a coin toss was held to see who would walk out first during Saturday night’s fight at Manchester Arena.
Derek Chisora stormed out of Friday’s weigh-in at the prospect of walking to the ring secondCredit: Dave Thompson Matchroom Boxing
Chisora’s heavyweight bout against Parker was almost cancelled before his mother stepped in to resolve the issueCredit: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing
Despite his face appearing first on the poster, the British banger stormed out of the room at the prospect of heading to the squared circle first.
During his final pre-fight interview with Sky Sports, he said: “We’re having an argument.
“They wanna do a coin flip [for] who comes in the ring first and who comes in the ring second.
“I’m was like, ‘Nah, not doing that.’
“Either I come in second or I go home right now.”
Chisora’s manager David Haye stepped in to take part in the coin toss on his behalf, with Parker winning and choosing to walk in second.
And former WBA heavyweight champion Haye has now revealed that Chisora has agreed to enter the ring first after his mother talked him into continuing.
He told Sky Sports: “It sounds crazy. I didn’t see the fight happening with Derek walking to the ring first.
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“But thankfully the voice of reason came in – Viola – Derek’s lovely mother, and she is the only person he actually listens to.
“I spoke to Viola about an hour ago and she said, ‘I told him he’s going to come to the ring first, like he promised, and that’s that.’
“I talked to Derek, and Derek sort of agreed, yes he’s agreed that.
“The fight is 100 per cent on. Derek will be walking to the ring first as he should have done, because he lost the coin toss. We’ve got ourselves a fight.”
WBC champion Tyson Fury has wished both Chisora and Parker good luck for the contest, as he urged the duo to put on a show for the fans.
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PREGNANT Paris Fury is holding down the fort at home while husband Tyson prepares for the biggest fight of his career.The Gypsy King is currently in Las Vegas gearing up for his blockbuster showdown with Anthony Joshua.
Tyson Fury is currently in Las Vegas preparing for his clash with Anthony Joshua
Paris Fury is currently holding down the fort at home while Tyson trains in Las VegasCredit: INSTAGRAM@PARISFURY1
Paris has been taking care of an unwell Valencia
Fury’s eldest son, Prince John James, has joined him in Sin City – meaning Paris only has to look after four of the couple’s five children.
And she’s had to take care of a poorly Valencia.
Paris, 31, shared a snap of an unwell Valencia to her Instagram story in the early hours of Saturday morning.
The accompanying read: “12:30 at night and my girl all rosy-cheeked and not feeling well.
“A mother’s work is never done, best job in the world but one of the hardest.”
Paris is expecting to give birth to her and Tyson’s sixth child ‘at the beginning of August’.
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She recently flaunted her growing bump on Instagram, writing: “20 weeks along now with baby No’6.
“Gone fast so far, but have been so busy with my book coming out in Oct @hodderbooks, @loosewomen show, full time Mam duties during lockdown and our daily businesses commitments.
“Definitely been kept on my toes.”
While Paris is being kept on her toes by her kids, husband Tyson is being kept on his during his Vegas training sessions with Jorge Capetillo and Sugarhill Steward.
The Gypsy King is hard at work in Sin City ahead of his multi-million-pound unification fight with Joshua, despite his co-promoter Bob Arum recently claiming the bout is ‘dead in the water’.

Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn has dismissed that notion, telling the BBC: “In the coming hours or days they’ll get a copy of the contract that’s ready to go and they’ll sign.
“Bob’s ego is out of control. That sort of generation it’s all about control and power for them.
“Let’s all do our job. I am not looking to upset Arum, I’m just saying ‘you will get the latest version of long-form and we will get it done’.
“What is Fury going to do? Fight Deontay Wilder for a fifth of the money?
“The back and forth, I suppose it just comes with the territory of the mega fight.
“To anyone listening, I really apologise for the backwards and forwards as you’re probably getting bored of it. Try and keep the faith and Bob, try to keep the faith.”
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TYSON FURY has urged Derek Chisora and Joseph Parker to put on a show in their heavyweight bout in a good luck message to his close friends.The pair face each other inside the ring at Manchester Arena on Saturday night in what has potential to be a Fight of the Year contender.
Tyson Fury has wished Derek Chisora and Joseph Parker good luck for their fightCredit: Instagram @gypsyking101
Chisora and Parker square off inside the ring at Manchester Arena on Saturday nightCredit: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing
Del Boy was scheduled to fight the New Zealander in October 2019 only for the 29-year-old to pull out due to a spider bite.
But the duo will finally square off later tonight, with WBC king Fury wishing them good luck ahead of their contest.
Speaking on his Instagram story while out in Las Vegas, the unbeaten Mancunian said: “Hey there this is Tyson Fury AKA the Gypsy King.
“I’d just like to say a massive good luck to Derek Chisora and to Joseph Parker.
“Both of them I consider as friends, close friends. May the best man win tonight, no hard feelings, it’s a boxing match.
“So Derek and Joe, go out there and put on a display for the world watching.
“You both look in fantastic shape, you’ve both had fantastic training camps, so now go out there and show them who you are.
“Let them know what time it is guys and may the best man win. God bless both fighters.”
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Former WBO champion Parker is hoping a win over Chisora could see him compete for world titles again, but the Brit banger is looking to scupper those plans.
Quoted by Bad Left Hook, he said: “Great for him he’s looking to become a world champion, but it doesn’t mean nothing to me.
“I’m just going to pound on him when I see him. What can I do better than Joseph Parker? That’s a good question. Everything.
“The fight is going to be a great fight, we’re going to push on it, train hard and go crazy about it. You know the routine, man: ‘WAR.’
“Expect what I always deliver. Beat the guy and pound on the guy. Destroy that guy. Confidence.
“I put the fear of God in him. I am bringing pain and war.”
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