DEREK CHISORA is waging a verbal war with Kubrat Pulev in advance of next month's heavyweight rematch. He said: "I guarantee I'll stop you."
In 2016, the pair fought for the first time. Pulev, a 41-year-old star in Bulgaria, won narrowly in Germany by a narrow margin.
Derek Chisora has pledged to stop Kubrat Pulev's heavyweight rematch next month
After three consecutive defeats against Joseph Parker twice and Oleksandr Uzyk, Chisora, 38 enters the fight at The O2 on July 9.
He was optimistic at Friday's London press conference, where he pledged to defeat his old rival.
Pulev opened the press conference by saying, "I want to tell Derek: I have respect."
"He takes tough opponents like me, his last three fights and isn't afraid to fight anyone.
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"I'm ready to take on this fight. My fight against Jerry Forrest was similar to Derek Chisora's. It was like one big sparring session for me.
"He didn’t hurt me. He couldn’t do much against me. And I won easily.
"Derek is a tough opponent. My fight against Joshua here, London, was not prepared... I did not sparring or anything. I had Covid before that.
"I am a very good boxer. Technically, I'm incredible. Conditioning, too. I have everything.
SIGN UP DEALS AND FREE BETS - THE BEST NEW CUSTOMER OFFERINGS"I came here to fight my friend Derek. I feel confident about this fight, and the outcome: a world title. This is my dream and I'm going to fulfill it."
Chisora quickly retorted, saying that "This guy's strategy for AJ didn’t really work out well. Did it?"
"I sell a product and that product is war.
"Come July 9, it will be Round 13, where we left off.
"I'm going to eat his leather and I'm going to deliver my leather.
"I will stop him. "I guarantee that I will stop him."
'TALK, TALK, TALK'
Pulev rebutted against the claim and replied: "With what?" How? We need to see the real thing.
"I guarantee that this is talk, speak, talk... How can he guarantee that?"
Chisora said: "I'm going to give you a jab and a right-hand, and you're going to drop on the ground.
"What's the plan?" I don't know. I don't know where the road leads. I don't know. What is the plan? My fans are my plan.
"I still have the desire to do it. I've got younger men coming to the gym and sparring me. I can see their fear in round three, four.
"I still want people to suffer, I still want entertain."
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Pulev dismissed all the talk and said: "He doesn’t have a plan."
"He wants respect. We need people like this. Sometimes, you just need to have a strategy.
