Ahead of this weekend’s heavyweight fight between Derek Chisora and Deontay Wilder, both fighters appeared for a final press conference. Kicking the conversation off, Wilder talks about his time away from the sport and feeling reinvigorated heading into this fight.
“Just ready to go,” Wilder said. “the talking has been done, the training has been done. Here we are, the final presser. The only thing we have left is the weigh-in and time to fight. The hardest part is just waiting. This is the hardest part,
waiting on that time. And I’m ready to go.
“I was telling everybody I had to heal, and it took a long time for me to heal. But, you know, sometimes it takes those times to get to the point because sometimes we can rush things…I had to heal physically, emotionally, and mentally and I think I’ve done that and come Saturday night I will prove that.
“I know in London they love warriors. But what happens when a warrior come against a freak of nature? Derek brings pressure, but I bring a power that end bloodlines. Derek, he’s coming to fight but I’m coming with a detonation. And in that ring at the O2 Arena it will be a fight and it’s going to end with an explosion.”
Derek Chisora would share some of his thoughts on the impending battle.
“I think everybody knows what time it is when I get in the ring,” Chisora said. “There’s no point of trying to say I’m not ready. Boxing is so easy. It’s put your hands up and hit the other guy. That’s it. Everybody complicates boxing by doing all this and this…I’ve done it for 49 fights. Some I’ve won, some I’ve lost but I keep bouncing back.
“Deontay Wilder, great power. But I can guarantee you that there’s no point in when you come — you won’t be sitting down, you’ll be standing up because I am starting so fast that this fight will not see 12 rounds…I just need war and pain. That’s what I’m bringing.”
You can watch the full press conference in the video link at the top!
