When is klitschko vs chisora

Even though Vitali Klitschko walked out of this heavyweight title bout with unanimous decision over young British challenger Dereck Chisora, the fight was rather discouraging and it could be spelling an end to a great champion's career. While we don't want to get ahead of ourselves, one must remember that Klitschko is 40 years old, and he will likely be reaching 41 or perhaps 42 when his next fight comes about.

It is quite impressive that he is still fighting this strong at this point in his career, but the fact that it took 12 rounds to win this fight against a punk, in Chisora, doesn't exactly come off as a great victory. Klitschko dealt with many different issues coming into the match, such as Chisora slapping him at the weigh in, as well as having his inferior challenger spit in his face right before the match.

And,while Klitschko continued to find his mark with his right in the sixth, he did not have it all his own way, the challenger perhaps doing enough to nick the round. Chisora came on strong in the seventh, backing up his rival with some solid shots, only for Klitschko to land with perhaps his best shot of the fight, a barnstorming overhand right that appeared to make Chisora buckle.

But Chisora was undeterred, continuing to take Klitschko beyond his comfort zone, where the champion had been so rarely in his previous 45 fights. At the end of round nine, during which Klitschko landed with his right almost at will, the champion looked astonished that his opponent was still standing, let alone making it a contest with three rounds to go.

And, while Klitschko had the better of the exchanges down the stretch, Chisora never stopped coming forward and could leave the ring with his head held high.

Klitschko's previous defeat was against British legend Lennox Lewis in , and the year-old, who beat another Brit in Danny Williams in , has not had too many harder fights since. Chisora, meanwhile, has lost three of his last four fights - to Klitschko, Robert Helenius and Tyson Fury - but his latest performance and the parlous state of the heavyweight division mean that there are other fights out there for him.

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