When is Joshua vs Chisora?
Anthony Joshua could square off against Dereck Chisora in Summer 2021 in London.
The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there would be no weight limit.
Joshua vs Chisora stats
Anthony Joshua would step into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 22 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Dereck Chisora would make his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 11 loses and 0 draws, with 23 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggest Joshua would have advantage in power over Chisora, with a 92% knock out percentage over Chisora's 72%.
Anthony Joshua is the younger man by 6 years, at 31 years old.
Joshua has a height advantage of 4 inches over Chisora. This also extends to a 8-inch reach advantage.
Both Anthony Joshua & Dereck Chisora fight out of an orthodox stance.
Joshua is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 less fights, and made his debut in 2013, 6 year and 7 months later than Chisora, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He has fought 168 less professional rounds, 112 to Chisora's 280.
Anthony Joshua goes into the fight ranked number 1 by the RING at heavyweight.
Dereck Chisora is currently ranked number 13 by the WBC in the 201lb division.
Joshua vs Chisora form
Joshua has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight, he won against Kubrat Pulev on 12th December 2020 by knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had won against Andy Ruiz Jr on 7th December 2019 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Diriyah Arena, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Andy Ruiz Jr on 1st June 2019 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, IBF World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.
Before that, he had beat Alexander Povetkin on 22nd September 2018 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom.
He had defeated Joseph Parker on 31st March 2018 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Principality Stadium, Cardiff.
Chisora has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight, he lost to Joseph Parker on 1st May 2021 by split decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had lost to Oleksandr Usyk on 31st October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.
Going into that contest, he had won against David Price on 26th October 2019 by technical knockout in the 4th round at O2 Arena, London.
Before that, he had defeated Artur Szpilka on 20th July 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at The O2 Arena, London.
Hehad beat Senad Gashi on 20th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at O2 Arena, London.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Dereck Chisora has been fighting more than Anthony Joshua.
Anthony Joshua last fought 7 months and 24 days ago, while Dereck Chisora's last outing was 3 months and 4 days ago.
Joshua's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 5 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.4 rounds on average.
Chisora's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 16 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8 rounds on average.
What were the odds on Joshua vs Chisora?
Dereck Chisora is currently (+100) to win the bout outright, while you can get (+100) on Anthony Joshua if you fancy the incredible upset.
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