Lewis backs Chisora

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“Chisora has a chance. He is a real heavyweight” the former champion said on Wednesday.
“All he needs is a hit on the chin.”
The challenger takes on Klitschko at the Olympiahalle after losing two of his last three bouts. But he says he has taken steps to make sure he is not beaten before he steps into the ring.
The burly Zimbabwean-born Briton says he will not fall into the same trap as Klitschko’s previous opponents, who he feels were beaten before they even stepped into the ring.
An oversized poster of Klitschko hangs in Chisora’s London gymnasium. He says it has helped him get used to the Ukrainian’s ice-cold stare.
And with each training session his desire to dethrone the champion had grown stronger, he said on Wednesday.
“Before the bell, he’s nice to you, but then he wants to destroy you,” said Chisora of the Ukrainian’s psychological approach.
“Most of the guys had already lost to him before they stepped into the ring because they were trembling with fear.
“But I have pride and passion. I am the worst type of pest for him. I just need one right punch to knock him out,” he said.
Klitschko has won 43 of his 45 professional fights, knocking out 40 of his opponents. His knock-out ratio of 89 per cent makes him a KO specialist.
Chisora is giving away 15cm in height and his record of 15 wins, nine knock-outs and two defeats hardly compares with the champion’s.
The 28-year-old was beaten by Robert Helenius in Finland in December after losing by unanimous decision to Tyson Fury for the British title last July. But he promised on Wednesday: “I will attack him from the start and hurt him.”
Vitali Klitschko hasn’t lost a fight in nine years. Despite his age (40), he hasn’t come close to doing so either, having rampaged through the heavyweight division with younger brother Wladimir. The big man will step into the ring for the 10th defence of his WBC title tomorrow night in Germany against Chisora, a Zimbabwe-born Briton who fancies his chances of an upset.
“The Klitschko team doesn’t like me because I’m wild and unpredictable and I’m not like any of the other challengers that bow down in front of them,” said Chisora (28) at a media conference this week.
“It scares them because they no control over me. The way I’m going to fight he won’t be able to keep up with the pace I’m going to set. It will be at a hundred miles an hour and his old legs won’t be able to keep up. I’m not scared of him, he’s human, he bleeds and so do I. I’m looking forward to this now, it’s so close. It’s the end for Vitali, I promise you, I will end the Klitschko reign and cause a massive upset in my magic round eight that will be felt around the world.”
Fight fans will be hoping that Chisora fights as well as he talks. The prospects aren’t promising, however.
He’s a 17-fight rookie with two defeats in his past three fights, while Klitschko (Dr Iron Fist) has been a professional for 16 years and has engaged in 45 bouts. He’s bigger, taller and harder hitting, although the one factor Chisora is counting on is his youth. At 40, Klitschko no longer fights with the vigour he did five years ago and you have to wonder about his motivation after he and Vitali’s cleaning out of the division.
“I’m looking into Chisora’s eyes and I see a young fighter who wants to win the world title,” said Klitschko.
“When he said that he was going to finish me in round eight I realised that this guy is serious. I have never prepared as hard for a fight.
“But I’ve told him that he’s not the one to stop me, no one can. I’m going to show everyone why I’m the champion and why I’ve ruled for so long.” – Supersport/AFP.