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Wladimir Klitschko and his trainer are talking up his next tomato can opponent, but the praise is falling on deaf ears.

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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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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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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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Unlike a few of his peers, dominant heavyweight boxing champion, Wladimir Klitschko (56-3), doesn't have anything bad to say about MMA. In fact, the 35-year-old even told Jim Rome recently that he wants to try training in Mixed Martial Arts: "To be honest I didn't really like [MMA] before. But when I was watching it, I got into the style of MMA and I think I have a lot of respect for MMA fighters. It's a very tough sport... You have to be so multi-functional, you have to be a wrestler, you have to be a good kickboxer, you have to be a good boxer, you have to be with good condition." "I want to try the fitness. Just get in an MMA gym and just practice certain things. I used to wrestle, and I did judo when I was younger. As training, as fitness, perfect. Fighting, no." Klitschko started his pro-boxing after winning the gold medal in the olympics back in 1996. He's 6-foot-6, weighs around 245 lbs, and apparently has also trained a bit in Judo and wrestling before. In comparison, Tim Sylvia is at the same age as Wladimir. He made his MMA debut in 2001, and during his time as champion, the 6'8, 260 lb fighter dominated with just his sheer size and his striking skills. He wasn't the athlete that Klitschko is, and he definitely wouldn't come close to his boxing skills either. I know things aren't really that black and white, but the point remains and it still makes one wonder how dominant Klitschko could've been if he made the transition to MMA when he was younger. HT: Bad Left Hook

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The debate between boxing fans and MMA fans in relation to whose sport is superior may wage on for years to come, but at least one man known for his PhD in the sweet science has decided to express his appreciation for those who take to the cage and throw down – Wladimir Klitschko. The 56-3 Klitschko, who currently holds five heavyweight championships and hasn’t lost in seven years, recently came forward to talk about Mixed Martial Arts in a positive light even if his opinion may not be popular amongst his supporters in the boxing community. While the 35-year old has no designs on ever attempting to leave boxing for MMA he has contemplated incorporating some related techniques into his training and generally appreciates the level of skill involved at the highest levels. “To be honest I didn’t really like it before,” Klitschko began in an interview on the Jim Rome Show. “But when I was watching it, I got into the style of MMA and I think I have a lot of respect for MMA fighters. It’s a very tough sport. I don’t think I’m ready to practice it and fight in the cage, I think I’m too old for it, but I have a lot of respect.” “You have to be so multi-functional, you have to be a wrestler, you have to be a good kickboxer, you have to be a good boxer, you have to be with good condition,” he continued. As far as testing his own abilities in MMA, Klitschko waived off the suggestion but revealed he is definitely interested in exploring some of the aspects where his own preparation is concerned. “I want to try the fitness. Just get in an MMA gym and just practice certain things,” Klitschko concluded. “ I used to wrestle, and I did judo when I was younger. As training, as fitness, perfect. Fighting, no.” Klitschko’s next fight takes place on March 3 against 36-4 Frenchman Jean-Marc Mormeck. The two were originally supposed to face off in December but Klitschko had to withdraw from the bout after having a kidney stone removed. Tweet

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One of the most dominant (if not the most dominant) Heavyweights in the history of boxing, Dr. Steelhammer Wladimir Klitschko, shared his thoughts about training and competing in Mixed Martial Arts. Unlike many other boxers, Klitschko gave a lot of credit to MMA competition, claiming that such sport requires a high level of technique and athletic abilities. Klitschko admitted that he would love to train MMA for fitness, but dismissed the idea of possibly competing as a mixed martial artist. Thirty-five

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In the eternal debate of MMA versus boxing, count heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko as a fan of mixed martial arts.

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Heavyweight great Vitali Klitschko is tired of people worrying about his age. Though the 40-year old Russian certainly has fewer fights ahead of him than behind, an eleven-fight winning streak including eight in a row since returning to the ring in 2008 should be enough to silence the critics. And yet they remain. Klitschko addressed their unfounded concerns at a press conference yesterday promoting his upcoming bout with Dereck Chisora where he explained, “I am 40 but I feel 25. I am in great condition, great form and have great experience.” “The main thing in life is experience, in all jobs and also in boxing,” he continued. “I have defended my title against many styles. I don’t want to break the record of George Foreman, but 40 isn’t old. I’ll show that.” The two lock up on February 18 in Munich, Germany with the WBC Heavyweight Championship on the line. Klitschko holds an overall record of 43-2 with his latest fight involving a September stoppage against Tomasz Adamek, while Chisora is a 15-2 African who fell by controversial Split Decision in his previous in-ring appearance. PHOTO CREDIT – EPA Tweet

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