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So much for the theory about mixed martial artists being bloodthirsty savages. British heavyweight boxer Dereck Chisora was suspended indefinitely yesterday (Feb. 28, 2012) following his post-fight melee with former WBA champion David Haye after losing a unanimous decision to Vitali Klitschko over in Germany earlier this month. From ESPN: The WBC said it is also giving Chisora a "serious fine," but that the amount will be determined after a hearing. Chisora will be taken off the WBC rankings and is banned from fighting for its title. However, it does not prevent him from fighting for titles sanctioned by the WBA or IBF. The WBC added that it is demanding that Chisora seeks treatment for anger management, "after which his suspension will be reconsidered." The British Boxing Board of Control is also investigating Chisora's behavior and could impose further sanctions. More details, along with video of the press conference brawl, after the jump. The entire "Klitschko vs. Chisora" Boxing event was marred by various acts of lunacy on Chisora's part, including an incident that saw him spit water in Vitali's brother Wladimir's face before the fight and another where he threatened to cancel the bout altogether over a hand-wrapping issue. Then, when all was said and done inside the ring (which was a mess after the bout with all sides still going at each other's throats), the post-fight press conference happened. And as you can see in the video above, it quickly devolved into madness. Fellow pugilist David Haye was in attendance and he was egging on Chisora, who responded in kind. Eventually, they got into it and an all-out brawl broke out. Not long after, Chisora made death threats, telling Haye and anyone else who was listening that he was going to shoot him. The moral of the story? Ban MMA! For complete "Klitschko vs. Chisora" results and blow-by-blow, round-by-round coverage of the action click here and here.

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Does boxing need pro wrestling hype to sell itself? Saturday night heavyweight fighter David Haye crashed a post-fight press conference and challenged heavyweight Dereck Chisora. To bolster the spectacle, Chisora inevitably asked Haye to say something to his face and a fight ensued. While the video is not the best, punches were exchanged and Chisora threatened to shoot Haye after the melee subsided. For those not following the story, Chisora lost earlier in the night to heavyweight champion Vladimir Klitschko. Chisora had slapped Klitschko at the weigh-ins and then spat in the face of Klitschko prior to the fight. Unfortunately, for all of the antics, Chisora did nothing of note against Klitschko in the ring. While the outside the ring hype garnered some press, it does little for the sport. Showtime actually had a good card on Saturday but a post-fight press conference is more interesting to the casual sports fan. Last week, we opined about the future of the boxing business and whether it would ever return to network television. Do antics like Chisora and Haye spark interest in seeing these two fight in the ring? In the UFC, we’ve seen out of Octagon confrontations to sell fights. Chael Sonnen is a prime example of this with his quasi-pro wrestling rants (e.g. UFC 136). There’s also Anderson Silva putting on a Jabbawockeez mask and getting into the face of Vitor Belfort last year at weigh-ins. The problem is that most people are not aware of Chisora or Haye as they are British boxers that have fought exclusively in Europe. Thus, North American fans wouldn’t know these guys unless they are hardcore boxing fans and/or follow boxing in Europe. The fact is that there are few Heavyweight fighters from the United States that can challenge the Klitschkos. But the issue with Saturday night’s brawl might not be that there was a brawl. It might be the fact that the Heavyweight champion of the world defended his belt in Germany and that the fight could only be seen online at Epix for those of us in North America. Or, if you were in Manhattan, the jumbo screen in Times Square. In fact, Alexander Povetkin and Vitali Klitschko, other claimants to a heavyweight title, also will fight overseas and on Epix.  The Klitschkos are as popular in Germany as Jeremy Lin is to New York (there, I’ve satisfied the Lin requirement). So, its hard to argue that they fight anywhere else. If boxing is going to make a comeback, it needs to develop a heavyweight division that is visible to North America. Being on HBO or Showtime would help as well. It appears that the Klitschko brothers have disappeared from the boxing landscape due to the fact they aren’t on one of the two big networks for fights. There are successful regional promotions, like Fight Club OC, that have maintained a steady fan base while promoting good fights. NBC Sports Network’s quarterly fight program could help if its willing to develop its fighters and back stories. Getting back to the brawl. Its a spectacle but it doesn’t seem like much traction can be made of it. This probably was not a coordinated stunt since threatening to shoot someone is probably frowned upon. We promise to be back with more MMA talk this week as we ramp up to the UFC’s visit to Japan this Saturday.

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The embarrassing actions of disgraced heavyweight Dereck Chisora continued last night after losing a Unanimous Decision to Vitali Klitschko whose face he spat water in during introductions. After the bout’s conclusion, Chisora got into a physical confrontation with fellow heavyweight (and former champion) David Haye who showed up at the post-fight press conference to taunt Chisora and challenge Klitschko to a rematch. Klitschko outpointed Haye in a 2011 meeting. After hearing enough from Haye, Chisora left the stage to get in his face and was met with a punch rather than harsh words. The two scuffled inside a sea of reporters before being separated with Chisora holding a bottle. He quickly dropped it, accusing Haye of grabbing a bottle to attack him first inside the scrum, repeatedly stating, “He glassed me!” It has been reported that Chisora was arrested this morning as a result of his role in the situation. Watch video of Chisora’s spitting and the post-event brawl below: Tweet

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Twenty-four hours after slapping Vitali Klitschko at the weigh-ins, the best from Dereck Chisora was yet to come in Munich, Germany. Chisora left everything in the ring with Vitali Klitschko in an outstanding performance, only to lose via a Unanimous Decision to the crafty veteran in "Dr. Ironfist". Unfortunately for the Brit, his performance was marred by an ugly post-fight brawl with the former WBA Heavyweight champ David Haye. The Telegraph's Gareth A. Davis describes the chain of events in Munich (make

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Earlier today (Sat., Feb. 18, 2012), Dereck Chisora lost a unanimous decision to Vitali Klitschko over in Germany in a heavyweight bout that was far better than expected. Klitschko was his usual self, winning the bout without much issue, but Chisora was aggressive and put on a far better performance than most do when up against the heavyweight champion. That's the boxing portion of the night. You know, the actual fighting. The entire evening was marred, though, by various acts of lunacy on Chisora's part, including an incident that saw him spit water in Vitali's brother Wladimir's face before the fight and another where he threatened to cancel the bout altogether over a hand wrapping issue. Then, when all was said and done inside the ring (which was a mess after the bout with all sides still going at each other's throats), the post-fight press conference happened. And as you can see in the video above, it quickly devolved into madness. David Haye was in attendance and he was egging on Chisora, who responded in kind. Eventually, they got in each other's faces and an all out brawl broke out. Not long after, Chisora made death threats, telling Haye and anyone else who was listening that he was going to shoot him. Police have reportedly got involved and the entire ordeal is one big mess. Who said heavyweight boxing was dead? For complete "Klitschko vs. Chisora" results and blow-by-blow, round-by-round coverage of the action click here and here.

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After losing a hard-fought decision to Vitali Klitschko, Dereck Chisora managed to get into a wild brawl with David Haye at the post-fight press conference. We've already described the mayhem and now we've got video. Haye threw the first punch after boiling over with frustration after being repeatedly insulted by Chisora who vowed to fight more aggressively against Vitali than Haye did against Wladimir last year. Chisora lost it and threatened to shoot Haye and apparently struck Haye's manager Adam Booth. The BBC describes the action: ...during the press conference, Bernd Boente, the Klitschko's manager said: "With the bad experience we've had with British fighters we will now look for other countries."Contrary to David Haye, Dereck Chisora really went for it and really tried."Haye, who was at the back of the room, said: "You don't want to fight David Haye, no?"Boente replied: "You had an offer, you didn't accept it, now you are out. You are out. Out, out, out. You cannot talk yourself back into the fight, you have no belts. Chisora showed heart, contrary to you. You showed your toe [Haye claimed he broke a toe before the fight]."Chisora and his promoter Frank Warren then appeared to goad Haye into an all-British fight, with Chisora repeatedly saying "How's your toe?"Haye hit back that Chisora was a loser, prompting Chisora to leave the stage and confront Haye, sparking the brawl.At one point Haye picked up and swung a tripod and Booth, who was trying to break things up, was left with a wounded face. Looks like there is a tiny bit of life in boxing's heavyweight division. Too bad the action inside the ring doesn't match the action outside the ring.

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Derrick Chisora gets decked by David Haye with a bottle at the post fight press conference following Chisora's loss to Vitali Klitschko. For an even bigger lulz, Haye is the guy who smashed his trainer Adam Boothe with a tripod at 2:51 that Boothe is referring to when he talks to Chisora later.

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Even more from today's Dereck Chisora vs. Vitali Klitschko event, as at the post-fight press conference Chisora got into a brawl with David Haye. Chisora dropped a clear but hard fought decision to Klitschko, becoming only the fourth man to make it to the scorecards against the champion. Much had been made in the build up of Chisora's statements that he "wouldn't back down" like Haye had when he fought Vitali's brother Wladimir. The tension between Chisora boiled over after the fight as described through these multiple tweets from SI's Chris Mannix's Twitter: Wladimir Klitschko is yelling at both Chisora and David Haye at the press conference. This is awesome. Bernd Boente to David Haye: "You're out. You can't talk yourself into this fight." Chisora and Haye are now yelling at each other. Incredible Chisora yelling "how's your toe" over and over. Now he's rushing Haye. they are brawling Still brawling. Haye threw the first punch., Chisora: "I'm going to shoot you. I'm going to physically shoot David Haye." Chisora claiming Haye hit him with a bottle. Vince McMahon couldn't make this shit up. Wladimir is standing on a chair laughing. Gives me two thumbs up. He's loving this. Chisora: "If David doesn't fight me, I'm going to find him on the street and kill him. I'll burn him." Adam Booth is beeding from a cut on his skull. Chisora telling him, "look in my eyes, I'm going to kill your fighter." I'm told that the police are waiting for Chisora outside. Don't know who called them, but they are here for them. It's insanity of the highest degree and I'm curious what is going to come of this brawl, the police involvement and Chisora's multiple...I guess you have to call them death threats. To be clear, Chisora is a bad guy and a bit of a loose cannon. He's assaulted a police officer in the past, picked up an assault charge for attacking his girlfriend, as well as possession of a weapon and has a history peppered with run-ins with the law. That's not to say that he's "actually" going to shoot Haye, but it may add some gravity to the statements and have driven the police intervention. Wladimir enjoying two of his most hated rivals getting into it is pretty hilarious though.

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One-half of the most dominant duo in boxing, Vitali Klitschko, put his title on the line against British contender Dereck "Del Boy" Chisora today (Sat., Feb. 18, 2012) in Germany. Controversy blossomed at the weigh-ins yesterday when Chisora slapped Klitschko, which cost him a quarter of his purse. Chisora continued his mind games up until the bell, spitting on Wladimir Klitschko during the pre-fight staredowns. Many expected an infuriated Vitali to run roughshod over Chisora. Not so much. While the opening rounds were fairly one-sided in favor of the champion, Chisora upped his punch output, forcing the enormous Klitschko to backpedal and taking him out of his comfort zone. While his winging overhands tended to fall short, Chisora's constant body attack looked to be paying dividends, making Klitschko look every bit the 40-year-old man that he is. Unfortunately, Klitschko, being such a veteran and all, took control in the later rounds with his range and powerful right hand. And while Chisora did manage to give a solid effort in the final round, "Del Boy" still came up short, losing on scores of 118-110 (x2) and 119-111. MMAmania.com, admittedly turned off by Chisora's antics, had it 119-109 for Klitschko. While Vitali got the win, as expected, he looked much more vulnerable than he has since returning to the sport, and it will be interesting to see where he goes from here. Chisora proved himself a durable, gritty contender capable of giving any heavyweight a headache. It will be interesting to see where they both go from here. For complete results and blow-by-blow, round-by-round coverage of the fight click here.

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Vitali Klitschko was able to do enough to fend off a very capable effort from Dereck Chisora today in Germany. After twelve hard fought rounds, the three judges scored the fight 118-110, 118-110 and 119-111. It was more competitive than the scores make it sound as I scored the bout 116-112 for Vitali, which was the same score that Scott Christ at Bad Left Hook had. Things got strange before the fight when the Klitschko camp wanted Chisora to re-wrap his hands, leading to Chisora losing his mind and threatening to not fight. Once that was resolved it led to a delay getting the fight to start with the fighters not entering the ring until roughly 5:18, when the bout was supposed to start at 4:30. To make matters worse, during the pre-fight rules/staredown, Chisora spit a mouthful of water in Vitali's face. The early rounds saw Klitschko find some success with straight right hands and the occasional uppercut, but none of his success was able to stop Chisora's constant forward motion. This was a pattern that continued for five rounds as Vitali would land his shots and manage to get away from the forward motion of Chisora without taking much by way of damage other than the occasional cuffing wild right or body shots. In rounds six, seven and eight it was Chisora who seemed to be taking the fight over. Vitali looked to be a bit tired and Chisora was able to get inside and score effectively. While I had the fight at 77-75 at that point and seemingly within reach for Chisora, the WBC's open scoring for the bout sucked the drama out as it was announced that the scores were 79-74, 79-73 and 79-73 after eight rounds. Chisora would fade a bit himself, never stopping his stalking, pressure attack but not being able to let his hands go as much as he did during his periods of greatest success. Klitschko was able to pick his way to the final bell and a wide victory on the official scorecards. It was a solid effort for Chisora who deserves praise for his fighting, if not his behavior. For a heavyweight bout involving the Klitschkos it was plenty entertaining. Chisora also became only the fourth man to get to the scorecards against Vitali, who had scored stoppage wins in 40 of his 43 wins entering the night. Unfortunately there was a bit more nonsense after the bout as Vitali's brother, Wladimir, got in Chisora's face and a shouting match followed. There were no punches exchanged, only words, but it made sure that the German crowd booed Chisora loudly during his post fight interview. Make sure you check in at Bad Left Hook for all the fallout from this heavyweight title fight.

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The doctor is in. Heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, fresh off an unmerciful annihilation of Tomasz Adamek, will be putting his titles on the line against British contender Dereck “Del Boy” Chisora. Most recently, Chisora battered the highly-touted Robert Helenius for twelve rounds, only to be screwed out of a win by terrible hometown judging. Chisora sparked some controversy at the weigh-ins by slapping Vitali and being subsequently fined a quarter of his purse. Just now, he spit on Wladimir Klitschko’s face. The fight is set to begin at 5:30 EST; stop by after the jump for live coverage and play-by-play. Round One: Lots of movement from Del Boy early; Klitshcko potshotting with his jab. BIG right hand for Vitali forty seconds in, Chisora clinches. Left hook from Vitali, then another jab. Big one-two for Klitschko, Chisora whiffs on a winging right. Left from Chisora actually lands. Body shot from Vitali, Chisora barely lands a return right. Another whiffed right from Dereck. Jab landing all day for Vitali. Hard right from Vitali, then one to the body. Right straight again. Whiffed left from Chisora, brutal right from Vitali. Easy 10-9 for Dr. Ironfist, who is dominating so far. Round Two: Clinch on the inside. Left from Vitali, then a hard right straight. Chisora whiffs again. Jab from Klitschko and again. One-two lands again for Klitschko. Again. Jab from Vitali. Whiff again from Chisora. Left from Vitali, then a clinch. Right from Vitali, Chisora responds and actually lands. Another one-two from Vitali. BIG right hand from Vitali and again and again. Left from Klitschko. One-two from Klitschko. Target practice for Vitali. 20-18 Klitschko. Round Three: Clinch early. Body blow from Vitali and another. Chisora unable to land anything. Hard right from Klitchko gets through. Good body blow from Chisora, his first real hit of the night. Good shot from Vitali and a right. Jab and one-two from Vitali. Right hand lands for Klitschko and another. Right uppercut connects for Vitali. Both fighters miss an exchange. One-two from Klitschko again. Hard right from Vitali. AGAIN. Chisora completely misses a left and right at the bell. He has nothing for Klitschko so far. 30-27 Vitali. Round Four: Pawing from both; Chisora more active this round. One-two from Vitali. Jabs from Vitali and Chisora misses an overhand right. Good jabs from Vitali. Right from Vitali; Chisora is throwing punches but hitting air, arm, or shoulder every time. Clinch. Left from Vitali misses, Vitali avoiding Chisora’s wild shots. Left from Vitali. BIG counter right straight from Vitali. Glancing body blow from Chisora, who then gets hit by a right. Clinch. Lunging shot from Chisora misses, brutal right from Vitali doesn’t. Another easy round for Vitali; 40-36. Round Five: Hard right straight from Vitali, then another inside. Chisora in a tight shell and Vitali smacking it from all over as Dereck approaches. More wild blows from Chisora, who finally lands a decent body shot. Big right hook from Vitali, who is keeping Chisora at arm’s length easily. Good right from Vitali again. AGAIN. Short shots from Chisora in the clinch. Chisora unsuccessfully stalking Vitali, who is still potshotting. Short shots again from Chisora in the clinch and a good left to the body. Better round for Dereck, but still Vitali’s round. 50-45.

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It's a weekend without any MMA of note and I like watching men punch each other in the face. With that in mind, I'm going to bring you live results and play-by-play for the WBC heavyweight championship bout between champion Vitali Klitschko and challenger Dereck Chisora. The action will get under way around 4:30 p.m. ET and, as pointed out earlier today, the fight can be seen free online in America if you sign up for a 14 day free trial of Epix. It's a Saturday afternoon, there aren't many better options for how to spend a lazy weekend afternoon than watching a giant angry German man punch a disrespectful Brit in the head. Bad Left Hook's Coverage of Klitschko vs. Chisora Speaking personally, I think this has a good chance to be an entertaining bout. Chisora is going to come forward hard trying to get his hands on Klitschko's chin, I don't expect him to be hesitant about taking a few shots to force his way inside. That will make Vitali have to do more than circle and pump the jab. Vitali also has a bit more of a mean streak than Wladimir so I expect that he will want to shut Chisora's mouth and punish him for the weigh-in slap. Check back if you want to talk about the fight as it goes down this afternoon.

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This weekend may be light on the MMA but it is heavy on the boxing and we have a major heavyweight title on the line when Dereck Chisora challenges for Vitali Klitschko's WBC title. Chisora has been quick with some great quotes in the lead-up to the fight and has insisted that he is coming to battle, not roll over. He tried to make that point very clear at today's weigh-in when he slapped Vitali in the face during the staredown. Here's video of the encounter: Bad Left Hook's Coverage of Chisora vs. Klitschko Klitschko's response (via ESPN): "I am going to hit back on Saturday," the Ukrainian champion said. "He will get his beating." ... "I'm really looking forward to teaching this young gentleman a lesson," he said. "He is from Great Britain, but he's lacking appropriate manners." Since it's going to be a slow weekend and I want to watch grown men punch each other in the face, I'll have coverage of the fight live tomorrow when it goes down at roughly 4:30 p.m. ET.

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