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Chisora's lost it, he's scared to death - Fury

ESPN staff
July 22, 2011
Tyson Fury has won all of his 14 professional fights © PA Photos
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Tyson Fury reckons that he has already beaten Dereck Chisora, one day before they enter the ring for what promises to be an explosive British and Commonwealth heavyweight title clash.

Relations between the pair have become so strained that the British Boxing Board of Control has refused to sanction the traditional face-off before the bout due to security concerns.

Chisora failed to attend a pre-fight press conference on Monday after Fury threatened to kill him - and Fury believes that proves Chisora has cracked.

"This fight is already won and lost," he said. "He's already lost it mentally. He's mentally scared of me, physically scared of me and it will show on the night - just like Michael Spinks was of Mike Tyson [Tyson beat Spinks in just over a minute]. He's already lost his bottle.

"I see Chisora taking a lot of punishment, a lot of jabs in the face, a lot of uppercuts, a lot of hooks. And when he gets in close I'm going to beat him on the inside. I don't predict knockouts as in what round, but it could be the first because as soon as I hit him he's gone.

"He's just scared to death of me. He won't come to any press conferences."

The winner of the fight is expected to face WBA, WBO and IBF champion Wladimir Klitschko later this year. Chisora, the bookmakers' favourite, has already been scheduled to fight Klitschko on two previous occasions, only to have the Ukrainian withdraw both times.

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