{"id":5501,"date":"2026-04-03T13:19:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T13:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=5501"},"modified":"2026-04-03T13:19:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T13:19:08","slug":"vulnerable-deontay-wilder-warned-derek-chisora-mistake-could-end-his-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=5501","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Vulnerable&#8217; Deontay Wilder warned Derek Chisora mistake could end his career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2269553570.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27840912\" alt=\"Dereck Chisora v Deontay Wilder: 100 Press Conference\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Chisora and WIlder collide in the capital on Saturday night (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Deontay Wilder has been told he has taken a huge gamble with his career taking on Derek Chisora in a fight that could send him into retirement.<\/p>\n<p>Wilder, 40, and Chisora, 42, collide at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday in what will be the 50<sup>th<\/sup> professional fight in the celebrated careers of both men.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Bronze Bomber\u2019 reigned as WBC heavyweight champion for five years until Tyson Fury took the belt from him in February 2020, beaten again by \u2018The Gypsy King\u2019 in a thrilling trilogy fight a year later.<\/p>\n<p>The American has fought just four times since then, suffering damaging back-to-back defeats to Joseph Parker and Zhilei Zhang that appeared to push him out of the world title picture for good.<\/p>\n<p>Despite those setbacks, reigning IBF, WBA and WBC heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk named Wilder as his preferred next opponent last year with advanced talks taking place for that fight to go ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Usyk will instead fight Rico Verhoeven this summer with Wilder hoping a victory over Chisora this weekend will leave him next in line for a title shot against the Ukrainian.<\/p>\n<p>The battle-scarred Chisora meanwhile has vowed to walk away from boxing on Saturday night regardless of the result.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2269553085.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27840944\" alt=\"Dereck Chisora v Deontay Wilder: 100 Press Conference\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Wilder cannot afford another defeat (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Off the back of victories over Joe Joyce and Otto Wallin, \u2018Del Boy\u2019 is in dangerous form with former world champion Johnny Nelson believing Wilder has made a grave mistake taking the fight at this stage of his career.<\/p>\n<p>Wilder has looked a shadow of the fighter who stood as one of the division\u2019s most destructive knockout artists during his reign at the top but former the cruiserweight king believes the former champion is an \u2018old and vulnerable\u2019 fighter, one who is there for the taking in the capital this weekend.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SEI_291605411-b65e.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27785092\" alt=\"Derek Chisora vs Deontay Wilder comparison table \/ graphic Picture: Metro\/ Natasha Pszenicki Owner Metro_co_uk Local Feed\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>(Picture: Metro)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018Fights with Derek are wars,\u2019 Nelson told <strong>Metro<\/strong>. \u2018It is a gamble for Deontay, I think it is for both fighters.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018When Derek was talking about fighting Deontay two or three years ago, I warned Deontay was still too dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But he has turned very old and vulnerable almost overnight. So Derrek is capable of beating him now, definitely.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But here we have two fighters who need to pack it in. I think Derek will do it after this fight. The loser should retire and the winner, it is one last big pay day ahead for the winner.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Molly-Mae Hague \u2018snubs\u2019 16-year-old Venezuela Fury\u2019s lavish hen do<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Feared by Tyson Fury? 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