CAN ‘DEL’ DO IT?
AGE AND PHYSICAL EQUIPMENT
USYK: The 33-year-old Ukrainian might already be past his prime. He has a long career behind him (amateur and pro) and is yet to prove his credentials in the top division after a significant rise in weight. Certainly, it’s a stretch to say he’s a natural heavyweight but at 6ft 3ins, he’s an inch-and-a-half taller than Chisora and also trumps him in reach (78ins to 74). The slick Usyk has an abundance of gifts that he can use to his advantage against bigger but slower behemoths.
It’s difficult to say which Chisora was better or more effective: The one who gave Vitali Klitschko and David Haye hard fights or today’s seek-and-destroy model who is noticeably stronger and heavier of punch. The truth might be somewhere in between but the former would have been better equipped for Usyk, one senses. At 36, Chisora might be
