{"id":84572,"date":"2022-11-29T14:30:31","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T20:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/?p=84572"},"modified":"2022-11-29T16:24:30","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T22:24:30","slug":"wbc-special-previewfurychisora-iii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wbc-special-previewfurychisora-iii\/","title":{"rendered":"WBC Special Preview:#FuryChisora III"},"content":{"rendered":"

WBC Special Preview:#FuryChisora III<\/h2>\n

WBC STATISTICS<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

WBC <\/b><\/span>HEAVYWEIGHT<\/b><\/span> WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

December 3, 2022 \/ London, England, United Kingdom \/ Tottenham Hotspur Stadium<\/span><\/p>\n

QUEENSBERRY PROMOTIONS & TOP RANK PRESENT:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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The latest edition of the famous green and gold WBC belt encapsulates the image of our great and forever remembered President Jose Sulaiman, The King of Boxing Muhammad Ali and Floyd Mayweather as an homage to their illustrious career plus the pictures of the 2 Greatest WBC\u00b4s champions per division, who were of course chosen by boxing fans.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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WBC <\/span>HEAVYW<\/span>EIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS<\/span><\/h3>\n

1. Sonny Liston (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01963 \u2013 1964<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Muhammad Ali (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01964 \u2013 1967<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Joe Frazier (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01968 \u2013 1973<\/span><\/p>\n

4. George Foreman (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01973 \u2013 1974<\/span><\/p>\n

5. Muhammad Ali (US) * \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01974 \u2013 1978 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

6. Leon Spinks (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01978<\/span><\/p>\n

7. Ken Norton (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01977 \u2013 1978<\/span><\/p>\n

8. Larry Holmes (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01978 \u2013 1983<\/span><\/p>\n

9. Tim Witherspoon (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01984<\/span><\/p>\n

10. Pinklon Thomas (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01984 \u2013 1985<\/span><\/p>\n

11. Trevor Berbick (Can)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01986<\/span><\/p>\n

12. Mike Tyson (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01986 \u2013 1990<\/span><\/p>\n

13. James Douglas (US) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01990<\/span><\/p>\n

14. Evander Holyfield (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01990 \u2013 1992<\/span><\/p>\n

15. Riddick Bowe (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01992<\/span><\/p>\n

16. Lennox Lewis (GB)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01993 \u2013 1994<\/span><\/p>\n

17. Oliver McCall (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01994 \u2013 1995<\/span><\/p>\n

18. Frank Bruno (GB)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01995 \u2013 1996<\/span><\/p>\n

19. Mike Tyson (US) *\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1996<\/span><\/p>\n

20. Lennox Lewis (GB) * \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01997 \u2013 2001<\/span><\/p>\n

21. Hasim Rahman (US) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02001<\/span><\/p>\n

22. Lennox Lewis (GB) *\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02001 \u2013 2003<\/span><\/p>\n

23. Vitali Klitschko (Ukraine)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02004<\/span><\/p>\n

24. Hasim Rahman (US) *\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2005 \u2013 2006<\/span><\/p>\n

25. Oleg Maskaev (Kazakhstan) 2006 \u2013 2008<\/span><\/p>\n

26. Samuel Peter (Nigeria) Interim\u00a02007 \u2013 2008<\/span><\/p>\n

27. Vitali Klitschko (Ukraine)*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2008 \u2013 2014<\/span><\/p>\n

28. Bermane Stiverne (Haiti-US) 2014 \u2013 2015<\/span><\/p>\n

29. Deontay Wilder (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2015 \u2013 2020<\/span><\/p>\n

30. Tyson Fury (GB)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2020 \u2013<\/span><\/p>\n

* Regained title<\/span><\/p>\n

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WBC TOP 10<\/span><\/h3>\n

1. Muhammad Ali (US)<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Mike Tyson (US)<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Lennox Lewis (GB)<\/span><\/p>\n

4. Larry Holmes (US)<\/span><\/p>\n

5. Evander Holyfield (US)<\/span><\/p>\n

6. George Foreman (US)<\/span><\/p>\n

7. Joe Frazier (US)<\/span><\/p>\n

8. Vitaly Klitschko (Ukraine)<\/span><\/p>\n

9. Sonny Liston (US)<\/span><\/p>\n

10. Ken Norton (US)<\/span><\/p>\n

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GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE <\/span>HEAVYW<\/span>EIGHT DIVISION IN WBC HISTORY<\/span><\/h3>\n

24 <\/span>heavyw<\/span>eight world champions have been recognized by the WBC, five of whom have regained the title: Muhammad Ali (US), Mike Tyson (US), Lennox Lewis two times (GB), Hasim Rahman (US), Vitali Klitschko (Ukraine).<\/span><\/p>\n

118 <\/span>heavyw<\/span>eight world championship fights have been held in WBC history.<\/span><\/p>\n

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MEMORABLE WBC <\/span>HEAVYW<\/span>EIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS<\/span><\/h3>\n

Apr. 23, 2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tyson FuryTKO6 Dillian Whyte \u2013 London<\/span><\/p>\n

Oct. 9, 2021\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tyson Fury KO11 Deontay Wilder \u2013 Las Vegas<\/span><\/p>\n

Feb. 22, 2020\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tyson Fury TKO7 Deontay Wilder \u2013 Las Vegas<\/span><\/p>\n

Nov. 23, 2019\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Deontay Wilder KO7 Luis Ortiz \u2013 Las Vegas<\/span><\/p>\n

Dec. 1 2018\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Deontay Wilder D12 Tyson Fury \u2013 Los Angeles<\/span><\/p>\n

Jan. 17, 2015\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Deontay Wilder W12 Bermane Stiverne \u2013 Las Vegas<\/span><\/p>\n

Oct. 11, 2008\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Vitali Klitschko TKO9 Samuel Peter \u2013 Berlin<\/span><\/p>\n

Mar. 8, 2008\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Samuel Peter TKO6 Oleg Maskaev \u2013 Cancun<\/span><\/p>\n

Apr. 24, 2004\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Vitali Klitschko KO8 Corrie Sanders \u2013 Los Angeles<\/span><\/p>\n

Jun. 21, 2003\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Lennox Lewis TKO6 Vitali Klitschko \u2013 Los Angeles<\/span><\/p>\n

Jun. 8, 2002\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Lennox Lewis KO8 Mike Tyson \u2013 Memphis<\/span><\/p>\n

Nov. 17, 2001\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Lennox Lewis KO4 Hasim Rahman \u2013 Las Vegas<\/span><\/p>\n

Apr. 22, 2001\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Hasim Rahman KO5 Lennox Lewis \u2013 Brakpan<\/span><\/p>\n

Mar. 19, 1999\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Lennox Lewis D12 Evander Holyfield \u2013 New York<\/span><\/p>\n

Sep. 2, 1995\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Frank Bruno W12 Oliver McCall \u2013 London<\/span><\/p>\n

May 8, 1993\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Lennox Lewis W12 Tony Tucker \u2013 Las Vegas<\/span><\/p>\n

Apr. 19, 1001\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Evander Holyfield W12 George Foreman \u2013 Atlantic City<\/span><\/p>\n

Mar. 18, 1991\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mike Tyson TKO7 Donovan Ruddock (Eliminator) \u2013 Las Vegas<\/span><\/p>\n

Oct. 25, 1990\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Evander Holyfield KO3 James Douglas \u2013 Las Vegas<\/span><\/p>\n

Feb. 11, 1990\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0James Douglas KO10 Mike Tyson \u2013 Tokyo<\/span><\/p>\n

Jul. 21, 1989\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mike Tyson TKO1 Carl Williams \u2013 Atlantic City<\/span><\/p>\n

June 27, 1988\u00a0\u00a0Mike Tyson KO1 Michael Spinks \u2013 Atlantic City<\/span><\/p>\n

Nov. 22, 1986\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mike Tyson TKO2 Trevor Berbick \u2013 Las Vegas<\/span><\/p>\n

Mar. 22, 1986\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Trevor Berbick W12 Pinklon Thomas \u2013 Las Vegas<\/span><\/p>\n

Apr. 11, 1981\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Larry Holmes W15 Trevor Berbick \u2013 Las Vegas<\/span><\/p>\n

Sep. 28, 1979\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Larry Homes TKO11 Earnie Shavers \u2013 Las Vegas<\/span><\/p>\n

Jun. 9, 1978\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Larry Holmes W15 Ken Norton \u2013 Las Vegas<\/span><\/p>\n

Oct. 1, 1975\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Muhammad Ali TKO15 Joe Frazier \u2013 Manila<\/span><\/p>\n

Oct. 30, 1974\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Muhammad Ali KO8 George Foreman \u2013 Kinshasa<\/span><\/p>\n

Mar. 8, 1971\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Joe Frazier W15 Muhammad Ali \u2013 New York<\/span><\/p>\n

Dec. 10, 1968\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Joe Frazier W15 Oscar Bonavena \u2013 Philadelphia<\/span><\/p>\n

May 21, 1966\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Muhammad Ali TKO6 Henry Cooper \u2013 London<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fury and War<\/strong><\/h3>\n

By James Blears<\/p>\n

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury defends his Green and Gold laurels against veteran Dereck \u201cWar\u201d Chisora on Saturday December 3rd<\/sup> at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.<\/p>\n

Usually, a trilogy is fought when each boxer has won one fight and number three is the decider. In this case, Tyson Fury has won each of their two previous encounters. But, Dereck Chisora stepped up, after Anthony Joshua stepped back. Tyson Fury wants to stay busy, sharp and fight fit in preparation for his hypothetical encounter with Oleksandr Usyk early in the new-year. Usyk holds those other belts. Many fans might think that this is just a warm up for that, but with the really big guys, just one punch can scramble, alter, halter and falter the best laid plans of men and mice.<\/p>\n

Sure, Tyson Fury is the favorite, but odds makers don`t wear gloves, throw punches or take them. Years past, after Carmen Basilio defeated Sugar Ray Robinson in their first fight via a split decision, the one and only Howard Cossell tried to spring a surprise on \u201cThe Onion Picker.\u201d Howard haughtily informed Carmen that prior to the upcoming re-match, he had taken it upon himself to\u00a0 poll ten sports writers and nine had picked Ray to KO him! Carmen`s eye watering, unflinching straight from the hip\/lip response unpeeled as: \u201cWell nine of them are wrong!\u201d In spite of ruptured blood vessels from a right uppercut in round six, which tightly shut his left eye, Carmen tenaciously fought on to make it mighty close, with Ray becoming five times middleweight champion.<\/p>\n

Changing sport for the briefest of moments, another journalist asked flamboyant tennis player Vitas Gerulaitis how exactly he was going to defeat Jimmy Connors, because he`d previously lost sixteen times, to which Vitas nonchalantly replied with a wintery smile: \u201cNobody beats Vitas Gurulaitis seventeen times in a row!\u201d And so\u2026.the next day he defeated Jimmy!<\/p>\n

This fight could either be \u201cDel Boy\u201d Chisora`s retirement amble into the sunset clutching a golden nest egg, or a preamble to \u201cLovely jubbly,\u201d in the words of \u201cDel Boy\u201d Trotter from Mandela Tower.<\/p>\n

Dereck is now thirty eight years old. His record is 33-12, 23 KO`s. Before this fight, he defeated Kubrat Pulev by SD. Three losses previous to that- two of them to Joseph Parker and one against Oleksandr Usyk, all by points. \u00a0Tyson Fury`s previous fight was a fifth round TKO victory over Dillian Whyte with a crisp and jarring right uppercut which dropped him, and although Dillian beat the count, it was stopped by the Referee. Tyson Fury has never been defeated. His record is 33-0-1, 23 KO`s. He`s four years younger, but one salient question is just how much have three titanic encounters with Deontay Wilder taken out of him? During those ordeals by fire, he was knocked down four times. He himself inflicted five knockdowns, drawing first time around and then winning the next two by KO.<\/p>\n

Was it as long ago as 2011 when they first fought? Tyson still had a thatch of hair! \u00a0At that time, Dereck was British and Commonwealth Champion. Each, were still in the coming of age apprenticeship phases of their careers. Both were 14-0 and undefeated. Dereck of sturdy oak tree like hue and Tyson resembling a giant sequoia. Their respective physical builds have always determined how they best fight. Dereck stands six feet one a half inches tall, with a seventy four inch reach. While Tyson towers over him at six feet nine inches, immense with an albatross reach of eighty-five inches.<\/p>\n

In round two a massive left hook from Dereck landed on Tyson`s head, badly hurting him and momentarily wobbling him. More punches had him in trouble and it was evident he wasn`t as effective retreating on the back foot. However, by the sixth round the tide had turned. Tyson was jabbing effectively and landing hard straight rights at both long and short range. From then on, Dereck was often driven up against the ropes and pounded to the body which tired him, so his punch output diminished.<\/p>\n

Neither had ever been past the tenth round. It was then when Dereck briefly rallied and as the bell rang both touched gloves in glowering but growing mutual respect. Although Dereck had been two hundred and sixty three pounds at the weigh in, which was eight pounds bulkier that Tyson, it was Fury who was leaning in harder during the clinches and he proved to be more accurate, pouring it on in the later stages to win a 117-111, 117-111 and 118 to 111 UD.<\/p>\n

Their second encounter three years later, which was for the British and European crowns as well as a WBO title eliminator, was a very different kettle of fish. Tyson, who by then was follicle challenged, used his eleven inches reach advantage judiciously to keep it at distance, and fought from a southpaw stance virtually all the bout.\u00a0 This time Tyson weighed two hundred and sixty four pounds while Dereck was just two hundred and forty one pounds.<\/p>\n

Little on Tyson`s pate, but a lot on Dereck`s plate. Tyson`s ramrod barge pole southpaw right jab slammed into Dereck`s rugged face time and again with a jarring regularity. Dereck was lack luster, appearing subdued. He just couldn`t get going or close the distance. His right eye swelled almost shut and it was all one way traffic. After round ten, his Trainer Don Charles had seen enough and had the fight stopped.<\/p>\n

Outside ring hours, Dereck is fond of nostalgia. In his time, he`s bought and restored a London Taxi cab, also parking meters and red telephone boxes.<\/p>\n

To have any chance of winning this third fight against Tyson Fury, Dereck must cut the distance and stylistically plus strategically make it a fight in a telephone booth. His best chance will be to try and spring a surprise early, as he`s getting on and although Tyson is much larger than him, the Mancunian is considerably more nimble. Hopefully Dereck has been sparring with southpaws because Tyson Fury is very adept in this department with this deployment.<\/p>\n

Realistically it`s Dereck Chisora`s last chance for the ultimate glory. For him it`s now or never. While there must no slip up for Tyson Fury in the build up to the break the bank encounter with Usyk, in his quest to be the possessor of all four belts. This will \u201cSpur\u201d him on.<\/p>\n

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