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Chisora ready to battle Haye over Wlad

ESPN staff
July 6, 2011
Dereck Chisora saw a fight with Wladimir Klitschko fall through twice © PA Photos
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British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Dereck Chisora is ready to obstruct David Haye's bid for a rematch with Wladimir Klitschko.

Chisora has twice been scheduled to fight Klitschko, only for the Ukrainian to withdraw on both occasions due to injury problems.

Haye is desperate to avenge his defeat to Klitschko before his planned retirement in October, but Chisora has told the former WBA king that he is at the back of the queue.

And Chisora has been boosted by Klitschko's revelation that he is keeping a keen eye on the winner of the clash between Chisora and Tyson Fury, which takes place on July 23.

"The Klitschko chapter was a disappointment twice and very frustrating, but life goes on and my mental strength will not allow it to affect the outcome of this fight [with Fury]," he said. "Life is full of disappointments but, you learn to deal with them, and move on.

"Klitschko owes me a fight. I hope he's a man of integrity and honours his commitment to me."

If he is to face Klitschko at some point, then Fury, who has worked with legendary trainer Manny Steward, represents a useful warm-up for Chisora.

"Fury brings a dream, little else, into the ring," Chisora said. "He is a poor man's version of (Wladimir) Klitschko - upright and robotic. He's like a tall tree and, like a tree, if you chop away at the trunk the tree will fall."

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