IN THE immediate aftermath of Derek Chisora’s punishing defeat to Tyson Fury, there was an outpouring of concern over Derek’s long-term health from fans, the media, talking heads and even other fighters. He took a sustained beating for 10 rounds from Fury, who even in second gear and damage limitation mode, doled out the leather. Chisora is the ultimate heavyweight warrior, yet he thanked the referee for saving him – and hopefully not to fight another day, but to retire.
It’s not the sort of fight you wanted to see from a 38-year-old warhorse, who’s beginning to leave pieces of himself inside the ring, so gruelling are his fights. There is a decent chance though that Derek has heard the calls internally and externally and, regardless of his initial wish to fight again, will take the hint and retire sometime soon.
