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Chisora-Fury II will be a war of attrition, says Price

David Price believes Dereck Chisora will be edged out on points by Tyson Fury © Getty Images

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David Price tells ESPN he fancies Tyson Fury to win his rematch with Dereck Chisora on Saturday - and hopes to face Chisora or Anthony Joshua next year. The Liverpool heavyweight, who is rebuilding his career after two stoppage losses to American Tony Thompson last year, has his fourth successive fight overseas when he takes on Emilio Ezequiel Zarate in Germany on December 6.

It's great to be potentially a part of what will be an exciting era for British heavyweight boxing. This Saturday Chisora fights Fury for a shot at IBF-WBA-WBO world champion Wladimir Klitschko next year. Joshua is making good progress too, I'm coming back and there are whispers about David Haye making a return.

I want to be a worthy part of it. I've had three wins this year and early next year I want to take on a decent contender and make a statement; then I will be right in the mix for a Chisora or Fury fight.

David Price says Anthony Joshua's fight against Michael Sprott was a "step back" © Getty Images

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The loser of Chisora-Fury II would definitely be a possibility for me and it will be the biggest fight I have been involved in. To fight the loser is more realistic because of the Wladimir Klitschko fight later next year for the winner [of Chisora-Fury II].

I've been changing my mind over who will win the fight at the weekend. My initial view was Fury will edge it over 12 rounds. I think it will be rough and dirty, with a few fouls.

I've sparred with Dereck plenty of times to know what he is about, although not for this fight. Dereck will try to get inside Fury but, as we have seen, Fury can mix it on the inside and I think it will be a war of attrition.

I've had to go through something similar to Dereck, coming back from a stoppage defeat, and I respect him for doing that.

Dereck has got the power to stop Fury and we have seen Fury wobbled in a few fights. But Tyson often finds a way to win and has got off the floor to do it. I see him winning this one on points, unless his luck has finally run out.

A future fight between me and Joshua has been mentioned. It was brought up by his promoter Eddie Hearn last summer and it wasn't something that was in our plans. I will let the promoters sort it out and I'm lucky enough to be with a promoter [Sauerland Events] that is not tied in with any one particular broadcaster, so I can keep my options open. I'm still one of the most entertaining heavyweights in the country in terms of power and that counts for something.

Joshua's opponent Michael Sprott last weekend was a step back in my opinion because Sprott has had a few bad defeats recently. In his fight before Joshua, Sprott was also knocked out in the first round. But Joshua looks like a wrecking machine at the moment. He's Olympic gold medallist, has dedicated himself to the sport and he is improving. There's a lot of hype around him and that's a good thing - it just adds to the interest - the other heavyweights in this country will benefit from that.

By the time next summer comes he will have been professional for almost two years and if someone is performing that well there's no reason why they can't fight someone more experienced, like the loser of Chisora-Fury or me. On the other hand, you think of boxing as a business and for his promoter and Sky Sports, he's their golden ticket. Will they want to take any risks at that stage of his career? That question will soon be answered.

Anthony is a fighter who will get in the ring with anyone, no questions asked, but he will need people to guide him at the right time. Joshua has to be realistic but if they hang about I will see what happens with the loser of this fight between Fury and Chisora.

As for Klitschko, I don't think he showed any signs of erosion in his last fight against Kubrat Pulev, earlier this month. If anything, Pulev brought the best out of him because he was aggressive and came to win, so Wladimir had to respond with big shots. Pulev was trying to rattle Klitschko; that's what brought the aggression out and brought a stoppage after five rounds.

Klitschko is inspirational for anyone. He came back from two bad defeats and has been world champion for a decade. It shows me I can still achieve what I came into the sport to do achieve.

I was also made up for my pal Tony Bellew at the weekend. He deserved to beat Nathan Cleverly and now I hear he has got a part in the new Rocky film in Hollywood. I've messaged him about it and if he needs a bag man or someone to make the tea over there, I'm his man. I don't know if he's going to have to use an American accent for the part - if he is, I'll look forward to hearing it!

David Price has won three straight fights since he suffered successive stoppage losses to Tony Thompson in 2013 © AP

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