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Former world champion Carl Frampton: “Fury is clever enough and will probably stop Derek at some point. But Derek’s one of those guys, he literally looks exhausted after three or four rounds but continues to swing it out. A brave man who really loves to fight. But I reckon Tyson will stop him in the middle rounds.”

Fury’s promoter Frank Warren: “Do I think Chisora’s going to beat Tyson when Tyson has already beaten him twice? No, I don’t. But I don’t think anybody can beat Tyson.”

Former world champion Anthony Crolla: “A fit and focused Chisora is a hard night’s work for anyone. I actually think in the first or second rounds he will have success but don’t be surprised if that gets a reaction from Fury. Fury will hit him too often and eventually too hard and we will see an exciting shootout but it’s over by six rounds. Chisora has the power to put Fury down, but it’s one thing knocking Fury down and another keeping him down.”

British heavyweight Frazer Clarke: “Tyson Fury will win the fight and it’ll happen late but listen, with Derek Chisora you can’t rule him out. Expect the unexpected.”

American super-featherweight Mikaela Mayer: “I have to go with Tyson Fury, I will always back him against anyone.”

Fury’s coach SugarHill Steward: “Knockout, Tyson Fury wins. I’m only training him for knockout. That’s my prediction. I don’t care who he fights, I’m training all my fighters for knockouts.”

British light-heavyweight Karol Itauma: “Fury is a step ahead of the heavyweights with his size, boxing IQ, boxing skills and the way he boxes for a heavyweight. I don’t see any reason why he doesn’t win inside the distance.”

British cruiserweight Hosea: “Tyson Fury wins in six to eight rounds. He’s just a different animal to the other heavyweights in the world. Tyson gives Derek a chance, that’s why he’s trained so hard and prepared 100%. He would not take his eye off the ball against Chisora because if you do Chisora can switch off anybody’s electricity.”

British super-featherweight Isaac Lowe: “I expect Tyson to do a demolition job on Chisora.”

Fury’s former trainer Ben Davison: “It depends on how Tyson approaches the fight. If he does similar to their second fight he will maintain distance, bring in Chisora on to the shots and break him down. They are talking about meeting in the middle of the ring so it could be over early, but either way I see a Tyson victory.”

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Rocky Marciano vs. Floyd Patterson

When Marciano retired, in April 1956, Patterson and legendary light heavyweight champ Archie Moore were matched for the vacant heavyweight championship. The bout took place in Chicago, and Patterson prevailed via fifth-round knockout. Marciano pondered a comeback on more than one occasion, and the new champ’s name was obviously mentioned, but it was not to be. Patterson would go on to become boxing’s first two-time heavyweight champion.

Joe Frazier vs. Sonny Liston

Following his ignominious rematch defeat to Muhammad Ali, in May 1965, Liston was on the comeback trail. The former champ bounced back impressively with fourteen straight wins, thirteen of those coming by knockout. By the time Liston was ready for a title shot, Ali has in exile, and Frazier was the new heavyweight force. In December 1969, Liston was matched against Leotis Martin, and talk of a world title fight was getting louder. Unfortunately, Martin hadn’t read the script. The Arkansas-born heavyweight survived a fourth-round knockdown to put Liston out cold with a devastating combination in the ninth. Liston’s world title dream ended, and he died under mysterious circumstances one year later.

The 6-foot-1 Chisora, however, weighed much more Friday, 260¾ pounds, than he did for their rematch, for which he came in at 241½ pounds.

Though they were closer in weight, the odds on their 12-round main event are wide. Most handicappers have installed Fury as at least a 20-1 favorite to conquer Chisora in what is widely viewed as a tune-up for Fury before he secures a showdown with IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO champ Oleksandr Usyk early in 2023.

Manchester’s Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs) has already beaten Chisora twice.

Their first fight, a 12-rounder Fury won by unanimous decision, occurred in July 2011 at Wembley Arena in London. Chisora weighed in at 261 pounds for their initial bout, five-plus more than Fury, who stepped on the scale at 255½ pounds 11 years ago.

London’s Chisora (33-12, 23 KOs), who will turn 39 on December 29, has lost seven fights since Fury defeated him for the second time. Fury, who was a contender the first two times they fought, has since held the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC and WBO titles at one time or another

Rather than a trilogy bout with Chisora, many fans would rather Fury was involved in a unification fight with Usyk at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this weekend or an alternative all-British clash with former world champion Anthony Joshua.

Usyk holds the IBF, WBA and WBO versions of the heavyweight title, having taken them off Joshua in September last year.

But the Ukrainian, after defeating Joshua again, in Jeddah in July, said he would not be ready to face Fury in December.

Usyk appeared injured and mentally drained following months away from his family as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Fury’s only fight so far this year was a six-round stoppage of Dillian Whyte at Wembley in April, with Fury then announcing his retirement.

But, having reversed that decision, it appears his management wanted a ‘warm-up’ bout ahead of a lucrative clash against Usyk in the Middle East next year.

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Fury called out Joshua, but the longstanding bitterness between his promoter Frank Warren and Eddie Hearn, who represents Joshua, made negotiations awkward and talks broke down.

Even so, a capacity crowd of 60,000 is still expected on Saturday, such is the appeal of Fury.

And the self-proclaimed ‘Gypsy King’ is ready to travel widely, should all go to plan against Chisora.