A heavyweight combat between struggling journeyman Derek Chisora and Jarrell Miller is being negotiated for February eighth in a Queensberry occasion in Manchester, England.
Dan Rafael experiences the Chisora-Miller combat is being “finalized.” There’s no phrase about whether or not this may be the primary occasion, however it’s doubtless given the 40-year-old Chisora’s reputation within the UK.
Why Are Followers Nonetheless Focused on Chisora?
British followers don’t need to quit on Chisora (35-13, 23 KOs), although he’s not carried out properly in a few years. Chisora vs. Miller will promote within the UK however received’t present a lot worth if DAZN reveals the combat worldwide on their platform.
These guys usually are not related on this late stage of their careers, and they need to be on undercards, ideally off the primary playing cards.
The 36-year-old Miller (26-1-2, 22 KOs) is coming off a controversial 12-round draw in opposition to the previous IBF and WBO heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. on August third. In that match, Miller gave Ruiz a run for his cash, nevertheless it wasn’t nice. That model of Jarrell Miller will obliterate Chisora, and it received’t be remotely aggressive. If Miller is in form, he’ll knock out Chisora.
Ruiz vs. Miller punch stats
– Jarrell Miller: 183 of 514 punches for 35.6%
– Andy Ruiz: 113 of 355 punches for 31.8%
Chisora is a shell of the fighter that gave an injured, one-armed Vitali Klitschko issues, shedding a lopsided 12-round unanimous choice on February 18, 2012.
That was the excessive level of Chisora’s profession, going the gap with Vitali, who suffered a left arm damage early within the combat and fought with simply his proper hand for almost all of the competition.
Miller’s current fights
– Andy Ruiz Jr: 12-round draw
– Daniel Dubois: TKO 10 loss
– Lucas Browne: TKO 6
– Derek Cardenas: TKO 4
Chisora has received his final two fights in opposition to 39-year-old Joe Joyce in an upset and 42-year-old Gerald Washington. With 58-year-old Mike Tyson making a comeback and different 50+-year-old heavyweights getting in on the enjoyable, Chisora is younger as compared however nonetheless unfit of being in primary occasion fights.