Chris Mannix from SI just uploaded his blog about the fight and brawl:
http://mma-boxing.si.com/2012/02/18/kli ... -the-show/
Three thoughts from Vitali Klitschkoגs unanimous decision win over Dereck Chisora:
Letגs start with the brawl. Because this will be all over YouTube, you know, now. During the post-fight press conference David Haye, who was attending the fight as a commentator for a British outlet, started barking at Klitschko. He demanded a fight. Klitschkoגs manager, Bernd Boente, told Haye unequivocally, גYouגre out. You canגt talk your way into this fight.ג After a few minutes, Chisora ג who Haye has openly criticized ג got involved. Chisora made fun of Hayeגs toe. Haye made fun of Chisoraגs record. Chisora challenged Haye to fight him. Haye said he would knock him out. Chisora left the dais and told Haye to say it to his face. Haye drilled him with an elbow to the chops.
From there, it was bedlam. Haye hit Chisora. Chisora hit Haye. Haye hit Chisoraגs trainer, Don Charles. Someone hit Hayeגs trainer, Adam Booth, who was cut at the top of his forehead. Haye swung a tripod at one of Chisoraגs friends. After a few minutes of brawling, Haye left, and Chisora told Booth, גDavid is going to fight me or Iגm going to shoot him. Iגm going to shoot him in the street. Iגll burn him.ג
All this amused the Klitschkoגs, who stayed out of the fray. Wladimir stood on a chair, laughing. Vitali shook his head and left the room. Boente suggested that Haye and Chisora fight, with the winner earning a shot at Vitaliגs WBC heavyweight title belt. Later, a handful of police cars were spotted outside the building, waiting, I was told, for Chisora. All in all, a wild ending to the night.
Chisora sure makes things interesting. One day after slapping Klitschko at the weigh-in ג a shot he says Chisora threw because, Chisora said, he promised his mother that when he was face-to-face with a Klitschko he would slap one ג Chisora nearly came to blows with Wladimir Klitschko in his dressing room. Sources say Wladimir, who was in the room inspecting Chisoraגs hand wraps, as he often does in Vitaliגs fights, took issue with the way Chisora was wrapping his hands, prompting Chisora to rip his wraps off and threaten not to fight. When he finally did get in the ring, Chisora spit water in Wladimirגs face during introductions. גThe hardest thing I have ever done,ג Wladimir told me later, גwas not break his face.ג
The Klitschkoגs have dealt with trash talkers before, but Chisoraגs behavior clearly struck a nerve. גI have big respect for him as a fighter,ג Vitali said, גbut no respect for him as a human.ג
Oh yeah, there was a fight. Chisora talked tough but like most of Vitaliגs opponents ג Klitschko is now 9-0 since coming out of retirement in 2008 ג he didnגt measure up. Chisora was aggressive early, taking the fight to Vitali, who struggled throwing his jab due to an arm/hand injury he suffered in the fourth round. Still, Vitali was never in trouble, popping right hands off Chisoraגs head and peppering him with combinations. It wasnגt an A+ performance but even Chisora admitted after the fight Vitali had gotten the job done.
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is intimidating. I've been here nearly six months and look at my post count...
, his movement has a been horrible last two fights compared to his usual.
