Derek Chisora On Fighting Wilder, Damage, PEDs, Unpredictability And More

Boxing Life Stories

Tris Dixon

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4.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2026

⏱️ 21 minutes

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In a wide-ranging conversation, Derek Chisora discusses fame, the cheers and the jeers, lifestyle, the big fights, damage and much more. He explains who is the best he has faced and why, talks about the moments that have captured attention and caused controversy and much more besides – as he prepares for fight number 50, with Deontay Wilder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This podcast is part of the Sports Social Podcast Network.
0:04.6	Great. So, Derek, so where's this run of form at this stage of your career come from?
0:11.8	God. God. All praise to God. Amen.
0:15.9	Did you know that you had this in your locker? Because people have been talking about retirement for a little while did you think that you had this sort of in your summer give me a fight if I fight train hard and I win it
0:27.7	you know it's just five by fight you know day by day in terms of um where you're at, obviously people love you now, Del.
0:40.8	You were the villain.
0:42.5	At what point did you transition from villain to people's champ?
0:47.5	I don't know.
0:49.2	I'm thinking the Carlos Takam from.
0:51.3	Yeah, I thought that.
0:52.1	That's why I ran down.
0:53.1	Yeah, the Takam K.O.
0:54.3	Yeah, I think Carlos Takam. Yeah, I thought that. That's why I ran down. Yeah, the Takam K.O. Yeah, I think Carlos Takam.
0:57.1	And then that was it.
0:59.0	And then the watches or a gravy drain that's kicked off.
1:03.7	What was it about that?
1:05.2	Was it just, I suppose, everything,
1:07.6	all-action fight and the big right-hand that finished it?
1:10.2	Yeah, it was everything about it. right hand that finished it? Yeah, everything about it.
1:12.6	And then that same year, born again, you know, I partnered up with David Haye to manage me and stuff like that.
1:21.6	Show me that way of training and stuff like that.
1:23.6	So it's quite cool.
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