Following his split decision loss to Deontay Wilder in what turned out to be quite an entertaining battle, even if not a work of art, Derek Chisora appeared at the post-fight press conference to give his immediate reaction to what transpired in the ring, believing that he should’ve received the win. Chisora came up short in front of his home crowd in what was expected to be his 50th and final fight, but still gave everything he had to offer. Here’s some of what he had.
Chisora on his reaction to sharing the ring with Wilder
“Good 12 rounds. He can hit.
[The power is good]. He loads it up, though. So he’s got a tell sign: before he chucks, he loads it up. But when he gets you, he can hit.
“I didn’t agree [with the scorecards]. The ropes were very loose. I went on the ropes, he fell in me, pushed me, [ref] said break and it broke, I went through the ropes, they start counting. The second time they took a point [from Wilder] and they still counted me out but I don’t understand why. Listen, it is what it is.”
On if he thinks he should’ve won the fight
“Yeah. The last round, I won the last round. I don’t know how you guys scored it…He likes to hold a lot. I thought he was very good inside but he was not good inside, he likes to hold a lot…I love Deontay but I know I broke two things: his hand and his rib ‘cause right now he can’t talk and stand.”
“Wilder’s got power for the first three rounds and after he fades away but he’s always got that power. I don’t want to take that away from him, he’s got power.”
On the biggest less he’s learned in his career
“That it don’t matter if they’re sitting next to you on your left or right, they’re still scumbags.”
