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Klitschko vs Chisora Results: Frank Warren Wants Rematch, or Chisora vs Wladimir

The post-fight talk between Dereck Chisora and the Klitschko brothers may not be over. (Photo by Alexandra Beier/Bongarts/Getty Images)

Dereck Chisora put up a good fight today in Munich, Germany, losing via unanimous decision to WBC heavyweight titleholder Vitali Klitschko, and now his promoter Frank Warren is calling for either a rematch, or a fight between Chisora and the other Klitschko brother, world heavyweight champion Wladimir, reports Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated and Epix (and NBC Sports).

Chisora (15-3, 9 KO) has lost two straight fights and three of his last four, but he's in an odd position with that. His loss to Tyson Fury is generally accepted as a result mostly of Chisora's terrible physical conditioning for the fight, and his loss in December to Robert Helenius is generally accepted as biased judging in Finland.

He clearly did lose today to Klitschko, but he put up a better fight than anyone has against Vitali since Lennox Lewis back in 2003. Does he deserve another crack at the 40-year-old Vitali, or a shot at Wladimir?

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Obviously, Warren wants to get his man the biggest fights he can. I mentioned it briefly when discussing the video of Chisora spitting in Wladimir's face prior to the fight, but guys like Chisora burn out, they don't fade away. Chisora is tough, but he's got some screws loose and without great talent, could be out of the spotlight almost as quickly as he came into it.

Vitali (44-2, 40 KO) may not see any point in fighting Chisora again, but little brother Wladimir (56-3, 49 KO) just might. The brothers tend to take insults very seriously, and Chisora spitting in Wladimir's face didn't get a major reaction from Wladimir, but it meant something for sure.

Right now, Wladimir is scheduled to face Jean Marc Mormeck on March 3, in what stacks up as a pretty grotesque mismatch. It's not like Wladimir is beating off interesting contenders with a stick at this point. There's a lot of talk of him having to rematch Tony Thompson, a fight that wasn't all that interesting the first time around in 2008, when Thompson wasn't 40 years old.

Would we be turning down a better fight than Dereck Chisora would bring to the table? Probably not.

Wladimir and Chisora have actually had two scheduled dates against one another, the first in December 2010, which fell through when Wladimir was injured in training, and then a make-up date in April 2011, which was canceled so that Wladimir could instead fight David Haye.

Poll
What would you rather see next for Dereck Chisora?
Rematch with Vitali Klitschko
98 votes
Fight with Wladimir Klitschko
348 votes
Neither
396 votes

842 votes | Poll has closed

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Definitley Wladimir

Watching Chisora spit water in his face in slow motion was unreal. Like seriously….WTF. Would love to see Wladimir crack him.

by lwood24 on Feb 18, 2012 7:44 PM EST reply actions  

also from Mannix:

Wladimir called Chisora “the perfect loser,” which I don’t believe he meant as a compliment, and:

Haye and Chisora are gone. A giddy Wladimir Klitschko is doing interviews. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him have this much fun.

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by Scott Christ on Feb 18, 2012 7:56 PM EST reply actions  

I really hope the parts about Haye and Chisora brawling at the press conference weren’t just Mannix having some fun. “I’m going to physically shoot David Haye” cracked me up.

by bachwards on Feb 18, 2012 8:01 PM EST up reply actions  

nope, real deal

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by Scott Christ on Feb 18, 2012 8:29 PM EST up reply actions  

I’d like to see him fight Wlad. Or maybe Chisora-Haye?

by lightmartyr on Feb 18, 2012 8:03 PM EST reply actions  

No chance of that happening. You get the feeling that Haye will fight for big money (and a title) against Vitali, or nothing else.

by gravydeath on Feb 18, 2012 8:07 PM EST up reply actions  

Haye-Chisora might actually be a relatively big money fight in the UK now, especially if there’s decent footage of the two of them going at it at the post-fight presser.

by bachwards on Feb 18, 2012 8:08 PM EST up reply actions  

If Chisora fights and loses close against Wladimir, he would have lost four of his last five, yet have his stock as a fighter risen at the same time.

Any other examples like that anyone can think of?

by gravydeath on Feb 18, 2012 8:10 PM EST reply actions  

At this moment, not one heavyweight I'm up for watching fight a Klitschko.

Not to say there aren’t up and comers of interest, Mitchell especially, but they’re not ready yet.

If Povetkin beats Huck, I guess I’d (sort of ) be up for him challenging one of the two K’s. But would Povetkin be finally willing to do so? Until a HW distinguishes himself, I’d rather see whoever’s the top cruiserweight get the fights, which right now would be Hernandez.

So my best matches, such as they are, would be Hernandez vs. one Klitschko; Povetkin-Huck winner vs. the other. Or, if Huck wins next week, maybe Hernandez-Huck, with winner to challenge a Klitschko.

Ho hum.

by geraldmcgrew on Feb 18, 2012 8:38 PM EST reply actions  

Hernandez would get demolished by either one of them

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by Scott Christ on Feb 18, 2012 9:31 PM EST up reply actions  

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