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Well said, 'What an idiot', I haven't got anything to add to that really.

And you're right I won't be tuning in.

I think Chisora has seen the coverage Haye made for him self pre-Klitscho fight and thought "I'll have some of that!". Fair enough... It's all he's going to gain from this fight. Not in the same league as Vitali no matter what the measure is, I'm sure he'll get what's coming to him this weekend, and can't say I'll be sorry for that.

Where have all the Henry Cooper's of our nation gone?

What a 'werkzeug' !

Well said.

RIP Chisora bad mistake when Klitschko has knocked out 40 of his opponents.

What a spanner. You're right, British boxers don't seem to have any class any more. Bunch of thugs.

What a complete fool. a pathetic action of a pathetic man made worse by the fact he was wearing a Union Flag at the time (albeit even that was in a weird gangster style). Speaking as an embarrassed Englishman, I hope he gets what he deserves tomorrow, a good spanking!!

I think that Chisora is one underdog that British people will not be rooting for tomorrow night.

He has simply left himself open to being mocked afterwards for landing more hits during the press conference than he manages during the fight itself.

And was he really having a hissy fit the other day because the organisers refused to let him enter the ring to the Only Fools And Horses theme? Theres a way to draw publicity in a positive way, and then theres making yourself look like an utter wally.

Chisora is a product of the society we have created in this country. It appears that our hero's are the thugs depicted in various Gangster films, Gypsy Documentary's and Reality Programmes - No Class just loud mouthed moron's. I grew up in the East End where hard men said little and proved themselves when they needed to - Chisora is a mug and Klitschko will do him..

Chisora has sealed his fate even tho anyone who knows about the sport will know theoutcome even before he decided to end his own life by slapping Vitali !!
The German journalist was quite right in what he said about the likes of Haye and Chisora but please do not tar Martin Murray or Matthew Macklin with the same brush as they have both gone over to Germany to Fight Felix Sturm ( mainly because Sturm knows he would not get a decision anywhere else ) and conducted themselves with both respect for the Champion and respect for the country they are in, yes Chisora is a clown and if he can't beat Tyson " one dimentional I'm scared of David Pryce " Fury then sorry Del Boy stick to being a car salesman !

I never know with these things whether they are premeditated and planned by both parties. These stare downs for the media create these 'flashpoints' and if the media and promoters really cared they wouldn't do them.
End of the day, the 'slap' got reported in the US, so it worked in generating interest and column inches in a fight that had little interest outside Germany and UK.

Small point Ben, but 'disinterested' should really only be used as a synonym for 'unbiased', and not in the sense of being 'uninterested'. Otherwise, a sound blog, especially your point that as a guest of Germany, Chisora's conduct besmirches not just his own character but that of the British people.

I should add I stopped watching boxing press conferences years ago. Let's face it, the media only go in the hope that something like this happens. What would Ben Dirs have written if this hadn't happened? "Chisora behaves nice" doesn't get the headlines does it?

I used to work for a German company and they are very serious and focused about what they do and all this does is show Germany what they already think and that is the British lack class ! which after this poor showing they antitled to that opinion !

Haye and Chisora's lack class makes modern Londoners look bad. You wouldn't see this type of behaviour from Froch or Khan.

Does no one else think this was a tactical move on Chisora's part? The guy is now probably going to face a klitscko at close quarters rather than at the end of that huge jab, (in which case he would have been jabbed to death and in the latter half of the fight taken out with the over hand right). Now chisora has an opportunity to be in range and let his hands go.
Even Haye said he wanted to rile up Wladimer so he might come in gung ho against him alas...
I still think this fight will be over in 1, someone call an ambulance for chisora please!

Didn't Blair promise us a "Classless Britain"? Seems to me that was about the only pledge he fulfilled.
We should, as many other nations do, have a flag law to stop people besmirching our flag in such ways.

I, for one, will be cheering on Vitali all the way. Chisora's just a Chav who happens to be ok at boxing. If he wasn't a professional boxer he'd have an ASBO.

I'm a Brit, but I desperately want to tune in tomorrow to see Vitali beta the crap out of him. Chisora gives his sport and his country a really bad name. As the German journalist says, why are British boxers such idiots?

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oooo...chisora is gonna get a real slap tomorrow night!

and what's really sad is that the pre-match niggle, which has always been part of boxing, just seems so utterly desperate recently, with the examples ben gives being cases in point. maybe it's because haye and chisora recognise they're not big box-office that they resort to such ridiculous, cringeworthy stunts. I just hope it doesn't all descend into some WWE type affair...

I think "del boy" is not all there frankly. My impression from everything I've read and seen of him is he is slightly unhinged. His facial bandana and slap on Vitali's face today just reaffirmed that in my view. He hasn't even got the proverbial 'punchers chance' tomorrow night. He has angered Vitali and is going to be taught a lesson in respect now.

Why are all British fighters idiots? Why do a few Germans make such sweeping generalisations? A little perspective please.

Chisora with that face mask on looks like he'd be more at home on the streets of London rioting instead of a weigh in for a world title bout. Modern Britain perfectly incapsulated in an instant.

Am I right in saying that Chisora has a 2 year suspended sentence for assault? If so, I hope he gets arrested and locked up if/when he gets back to the UK. He's a disgrace to his sport and to his country.

It's sad that the British fight fans on this blog are united against a British fighter but Chisora's behaviour has given us no other option. Klitschko conducted himself with the class of a champion while Chisora behaved as if he was being evicted from the Big Brother house. National embarrassment. I'll be surprised if Klitschko doesn't nail him inside two rounds.

what a 1st class prat, no class!

Is he getting public relations advice from Kenny Dalglish and Luis Suarez!!! ha ha

Only girls slap people. Klitschko will take him apart.

"Why are all British fighters such idiots?" said a German reporter, having just seen Dereck Chisora slap Vitali Klitschko round the face at the weigh-in for Saturday's fight in Munich. Only he didn't actually say "idiots". He said something much worse.

Having also witnessed the boorish behaviour of David Haye before his fight with Wladimir Klitschko in Hamburg last summer - not to mention his legion of prematurely triumphalist fans - it was a fair question to ask.

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Notice you've not included the everlasting whinges of bad-loser Amir Khan, although I would suspect that your German colleague was including him when he said "Why are ALL British fighters such idiots?"

This fight is a joke how has even earned it? 2 defeats in last 2 and unimpressive before that. Not helped by Boxnation possibly the most stupid idea Frank Warren has ever had. You pay for sky then pay another tenner to watch mediocre fights and obscure coverage of his own fighters thus lowering there potentual income. Bound to fail within 18 months and he will lose fighters because of it.

Haye - no class. Chisora - no class. Khan - sore loser.

Though it's a bit unfair to tar all British boxers with the same brush, another display like this from a Brit makes Carl Froch's attitude after his loss to Ward retrospectively even more refreshing. He was disappointed but gracious, admitting he had lost to the better man. No whinging, no excuses and no lack of class.

Go Klitschko! Teach that uncouth ruffian some manners.

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Delboy...you are a plonker!

Is he not just another in a long line of sportsmen who think they can behave as they like. Standards of decency apply to other people not them and when a problem arises, call the agent and give him a wad of money to make it go away.
Hopefully Klitschko will teach him some manners.

How the blazes did this guy get a fight with a Klitsch, not once but twice?! To call him a journeyman is an offence to journeymen. Not sure if he'll get dropped early doors, though. Much more fun to beat him to a bloody pulp over 6 or 7 rounds, I would think?

Hopefully people are finally seeing what we're missing now that Hatton and Calzaghe have retired. Two of the all-time great boxers (well, one all-time great in Calzaghe and one very tenacious boxer whose only two losses were to living legends in Hatton) have received absolutely unwarranted criticism based on the same petty complaints that we Brits seem to enjoy dishing out on our most respected and talented sportsmen for no reason other than puerile jealousy. And who are we left with? A sore loser with a glass jaw in Khan, a useless lead weight in Harrison, a man who's all talk and very little action in Haye, and a man who seems to have talent but also appears to be a complete imbecile in Chisora.

Thank goodness for Carl Froch, he may lose a few but it takes a lot to beat him and he always gives his opponents their dues. Without him, British boxing would be a laughing stock on the world stage.

The guy sounds like a moron but Ali used to say some dodgy things to wind up an opponent and he's hailed a genius for it. Let's have less of the "we get the fighters this country deserves" nonsense. He's a man. He is responsoble for his own actions. If he gets his totties: hilarious. If he wins: genius.

He definitely lacks class, but it has made what I think is a pretty dull match up a bit more interesting, I'll definitely watch it, even if it is to see Chisora put in his place!!!
Also, what is all the Brit-bashing for, all seems a bit much, especially the The_soul_patch_of_david_villa comment, not impressed mate, a lot of generalisations there!

Well The Muppets are top of the ratings !

Dread to think what the next British generation is going to be like. Society is an utter shambles at the minute.

Typical of Germans to make such sweeping generalisations like that. Why do all Germans do that?

What an embarrassment. Hope Klitschko snots hims AOTS for that

Let's face it, the truth about Chisora is this. He's a big man when it comes to thumping women, and if he wasn't a boxer, he'd be stealing handbags off grannies.

Thge man is a disgrace to humanity!

Chisora is just following the Haye method of self-promotion-as Haye finally admitted on a ±«Óãtv Hardtalk interview- 'it doesn't matter if you love me or hate me, I just want to provoke a reaction so i get your 15 quid PPV money'

Sadly as post 13 notes, the media are in on this cabal. It keeps the whole thing running- media get an easy story, more PPV sold. Punters are sold yet another mismatch. Another dud fight where the underdog is just looking to limit the punishment.

This cosy relationship is killing boxing quiet simply-crying wolf once to often.

That, I'm afraid is the hardest punch Chisora will get to land
Let me see, after Haye/Harrison and Klitschcho/Haye do I want to spend another £14.99 watching this non fight

Err no. Ahhh remember the days of Lewis, Benn , Eubanks, Hamed :(

Not a fan of the Klitschcho's but I hope Chisora is made to look like the prat he is in the ring. No place is sport for the sort of behaviour he has exhibited

Re 43. Well, we Germans like to be tidy and we do tend to spend alot of our time sweeping, thus the "sweeping comments" possibly. Must try harder. Perhaps we should say "why are all, or rather the ones we know, British heavyweights prats ?"

A publicity stunt to gain interest or a thuggish and idiot move by Chisora?

One thing is for sure, Vitali took it very well and will be seeking all out revenge in the ring. Vitsali is ruthless and will go for the knockout. I can see Chisora being stopped inside 2/3 rounds and thats being generous if his preperation is anything thing like the Fury fight, how he got this fight is beyond me after the Fury fight, he should of been fined for his performance and preparation, he was flat out on his feet after the 2nd round! Vitali will destroy him.

Chisora is going to get monstered. It is going to be brutal.

oh dear. Del Boy gets his revenge by not being able to walk to the ring to the tune of ` only fools and horses ` by slapping Vitali. Not he greatest unsettling tactic. I feel he would of been better by playing his theme tune. Lets hope Vitali loses concentration and Del Boy lands a hay maker ( that The Hay Maker couldn`t land on his brother ).

If you are Klitschko, do you
a) get angry and deal with Chisora in as short a time as possible
b) stay calm, pick him off and make his agony long drawn-out
c) something else

I think fair play to Chisora, better than just being a nobody who gets whupped,might as well do something interesting.

20 years ago no one wouldve cared, everyone is too soft nowadays.

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43. At 22:00 17th Feb 2012, stevieeng34 wrote:
Typical of Germans to make such sweeping generalisations like that. Why do all Germans do that?
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Please tell me this is a clever attempt at irony, and not the most shameful display of double standards! I don't think my national pride could take it (after Chisora's classless act) if another Brit was that stupid! On the other hand, if you were being clever and knew what you were writing, I apologise and salute you for your ironic sense of humour!

please tune in to watch this match because it would be really good to see the beating Dereck is going to get

To be honest, Chisora might not be the best boxer in the world, but hey! at least hes not scared to fight the best, you can sure as hell bet he wont run around the ring for 36 minutes! This current heavyweight division needs all the excitement it can get right now. Good luck Del Boy, bring it home son!

Shameful behaviour from Chisora. He had publicly stated how he did not like David Haye, for his actions in the build up to his fight with Wladmir with the t-shirt, the over arrogance he showed, and then the excuse he had for losing. Yet what Chiosra did today makes everything that David Haye did pale in comparison. What David Haye did was nothing to what Chisora did today. It was shameful, disrespectful and idiotic. I am now backing a Vitali first round knockout tomorrow night. Vitali is wound up by what happened, and instead of unleashing it on Chiosra today, he is quite rightfully saving it for tomorrow night.

Call me cynical but this is just another cheap promotional ploy to get publicity for a fight that is garnering little genuine interest. All this reaction and blogging is no doubt being met by a little gleeful hand-rubbing by the promoters and is nothing more than a short-hand version of WWE. At the end of the day, Vitali will have to be blind drunk and tied up to lose to Chisora and the world knows it - hence this pantomime.

After David Haye and this, the US will consider our heavyweight boxers and sportsmanship in the same light as our dental industry

I'd of thought you'd of grown bored of being a boxing apologist by now Ben.

Have you considered watching a sport that is less stupid? You whine and yet you keep going back for more. Boxing is a sport that is clearly intent on killing itself and I suggest you consider focussing your talents in a different direction.

chisora pulled this stunt because he knows 99 times out of 100 he will lose this fight. Its a conmans way of gettin people to talk about him, so rather than be another number on vitalis record he will be known as the guy that slapped him at the weigh in. If he does pull of the win then his name will be massive to most boxing fans around the world, if he gets knocked out he will look like a complete numb-nuts

Dereck Chisora: doomed himself by slapping a 6 foot 7 Ukrainian - what a plonker!

the idiot deserves to get whooped by Klitschko.
It's possible he has gotten punched in the head too often to do something zoo stupid

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While I find it disgraceful, I do recognise that this is boxing. If Chisora didn't do this, we wouldn't be talking about him - it's as simple as. Dirs & Costello wouldn't have much to write/comment about...

Btw, there's no difference in my eyes between Chisora and Haye. Both mugs generating interest in a fight they clearly have no hope of winning, actually the only difference is that Haye managed to convince his fans that he was capable of winning.. but really he wasn't

Its upsetting that he is representing Britain, another blow to this countries image.

Anyways the first and last finger he'll land on Klitschko!

The slap was disrespectful, but it does indicate that at least Chisora is unafraid and going to have a go - unlike Haye against Wladimir.
If he goes out on his shield then you can't say he didn't ask for it, but at least we will see a fight.

We had Haye who trash talked his way to a fight by promising to hospitalise Wladmir Klitschko only to use his sore foot as an excuse for his poor show

Now we have Del Boy who decided after not being allowed to use his Only Fools and Horses music to slap one in Vitali's face. I thought these things only happen in America where they hype up for the over top billing in Las Vegas!

British boxers have always been dignified in preparing to let their boxing to do their talking but this was sheer stupidity against a man who has one of the most formidable records in the ring - never knocked out !

the way Chisora dressed up looking like a thug is something associated more with fanatics and extremists not what British fans like to see

Chisora I think will get knocked out before 8 rounds after making Vitali mad

Still want chisora to win, would like to know why he slapped him. maybe vitali deserved a slap, either way he shouldnt have done it. But there are in a classless sport anyway, what can we expect from them! Not much these days.

On another note i am not convinced that chisora hasnt been bunged a couple hundred grand to do this- boxing is dieing to other types of fighting, it needs these incidents to make the press

I think fear drove Chisora's actions, and he'll get pushed all over the ring tomorrow before ending up on his back. Sad to see this is the state of British heavyweight boxing nowadays, all talk and little trousers. Whatever you can say about the Klitschko brothers, they are actually classy guys, and that's what wins you fans.

"Why are all British fighters such idiots?" said a German reporter

1. Why does Gerrmany not have any top class fighters of its own to support?

2. Does this reporter want 12 rounds with Carl Froch/ Darren Barker/ Matt Macklin/ John Murray/ Ricky "the Rickster" Burns/ David Price/ Nat Cleverly/ Kell Brook/ George Groves and ask them if their idiots?

3. I know of few other gerrman fighters beyond sven 'dont fight outside yer living room and let your mum be judge'ottke or felix 'nought but controversial decisions' sturm. Arthur Abraham is not german and gets beaten up on outings against anyone better than a pub banger (sausages too.)

4. Having just watched Lewis v Klitscko(check the time of post re spelling) again it is clear that an overweight Lewis, whilst not out working the younger man, was hitting with the cleaner shots (hence stoppage). Thus Dr Ironfist has lost two, unavenged, fights against the best he can expect to face.

5. Come on Del Boy, slap him about the ring (unlikely but that makes it all the more exciting.

I agree with 'mystiroakey' the press has too much influence on all sports these days a prime example the england captaincy and the john terry saga. however getting back to chisora he's an absolute muppet however like many people have said on here im pretty sure most people, when they know that going to get absolutely walloped, would think 'what the hell ill get remembered for this' cos lets face it chisora is nothing great and has no chance of winning. personally i think he's an embarassment and how he even got a fight against a fighter like vitali is beyond me.

Chisora has shamed us with his actions I hope that he is knocked flat on his back with
A knockout punch by the end of any round that vitali chooses

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Chisora's underhand tactics have definitely heated things up! All this umbrage at a slap. It's boxing! And we're talking about a man who physically and mentally dominates all his opponents, is a control freak who gains every concession; so kudos Chisora for not reading from their script. If anything he's upped his chances, because Vitali will come to the ring a lot less comfortable than he's used to. Chisora has excellent head movement, as good as I've seen at heavyweight for a long time, and in shape he has a good engine. Will a heavy-handed Klitschko fired up but missing more than normal have the stamina to resist the pressure that so few have been able to put him under? I hope Chisora will make us find out.

Nobody knows Chisora. He slaps Vitali and gets his 15 minutes of fame. He'll be lucky to last 15 minutes on Saturday night. He thinks he'll KO Vitali in the 8th? Dream on Dereck, you'll be sneaking out the back door with your silly catburglar outfit on way before then.

Fighters like Vitali and Wladimir deserve respect. They've been there, won everything there is to win, and still behave like true gentlemen. Here's to us Brits being embarrassed on a world stage by yet another classless muppet!

What a spanner. You're right, British boxers don't seem to have any class any more. Bunch of thugs.

agree with you he dosent have anything on joe calzaghe best british boxer its going to take alot to over come him we love joe!!!!!

I think we often like to use the term a complicated character when we really mean douchbag.

...........I doubt very much too many Brits tuning in will want him to win.

Eh? so you really reckon that British punters who have paid the money will want the British fighter to lose? So why would they pay?

And what has class got to do with a fight Mr Dirs? I wanna see these corn-fed mules kill each other, not act like Roger Moore.

I agree Chisora is a fool, but he does have a chance - purely cos the opposition is average. both Klitschkos punch like girls, Wladimr is huge and he could not even finish a half lame cruiser-weight in Haye, he didn't eeven come close, the Klitschkos have size but little else.

If they had class, they would have fought each other, How come the Klitschkos can BOTH hold world belts and not once have to fight each other? It really should not be allowed.

Venus & Serena have faced each other many times.

I saw two brothers fight once in a car park in Port Talbot, now that WAS a fight. claret everywhere.

Telford90@73....you make a couple of excellent points.

Of course the blog writer with his room temperature IQ will not respond.

He claims that this was said by 'a german reporter', but in truth if Mr Dirs uses this comment in his piece, without naming the reporter, he is in effect presenting it as his own words.

How 'classy' is it of the Germans to pretend these two Ukranians are their own blue eyed boys, Mr Dirs?

This blog is one of the most pathetic and sanctimonious pieces of journalism, I've seen in a while on this site.

What was your point in bringing up Chisora's minor assault conviction, Mr Dirs?

I doubt you or Vitali would have had the cajones to goad Mike Tyson about his violent convictions.

Of course Vitali never had the guts to face anyone like Tyson.

Dereck made it very difficult for himself with this slap im quite sure he'll pay it back in a bad way tomorrow night . i just wanna ask why the british boxers do not behave themselves ? and on top all those bad behaviours they get beaten WELL BEATEN and all the fans get some stupid excuses like broken toe and mystery man ... what a shame ???

It's good to see that most Brits agree Chavvy Disora and Classless Haye are both a disgrace to boxing. They would do well to conduct themselves more like Lennox Lewis, who had class inside and outside te ring.

Ben Dirs you and others have missed out an angle to this incident.

English related football has been in a maelstrom over purported race related incidents. We have the John Terry incident (with Anton Ferdinand) which ultimately led to the English manager losing his job, we have had the Luis Suarez incident(s) (with Patrice Evra) and we have had the Manchester City - Porto incident (Porto crowd with Mario Balloteli). In these incidents huge media attention has been invested in discussing the issues of "white people" acting in a rascist manner towards "black people".

Here we have had cases of "black people" (Dereck Chisora and David Haye) acting aggressively and some say despicably towards "white people" (the Klitschko's) in public ("pre-fight" behaviour). Yet not one word on possible rascist causes from the media. Is football being unfairly treated or is Boxing being treated too leniently?

if i were Vitali right now, i would want to embarrass Chisora, whilst that could be done with a first/second round knock out, i think Vitali will take his time and dismantle him piece by piece, so id bet on the fight to go long on purpose, and i'll be cheering on every second of it. I was rooting for Haye against Wladimir although some of his actions were questionable, Chisora's crosses the line for me, lost all respect for him, as a person, its made worse by having the great Britain scarf around his face

@ 85, solid point and i personally agree, however "black people" are a minority around the world compared to white, which although a touchy subject is probably why the racism angle hasn't been used here by the media.

I think chisora knows he is about to be humilliated in the fight today,the problem is,why did he make it worse for himself.Now his carrier will definately be ended today if he is a confused man,klitchko will beet him back to reality.

Interesting to note that when a black man slaps a white man, that's dismissed as boorish behaviour. A white man slapping a black man, however, is racism, and will lead to thw white man being banned and/or going to prison. Funny old world, eh?

I'd can't help agree with DoubleDragBack@39. Muhammad Ali offended numerous people and was deemed a disgrace by reporters in his early days with his disrespectful comments. OK, now Del Boy is no Ali in waiting despite his wearing of his embroided clothing at every opportunity but it has created talking points in what would have been a low-profile fight. However you look at this childish stunt, Frank Warren won't be dis-pleased-it's good promotion for the fight and at least he didn't kiss Dr Iron Fist like he did Carl Baker earlier in his career!

The scenario does remind me of Cassius Clay (as he was then known)-Sonny Liston when Ali behaved like a demented rottweiler in order to get under Liston's skin and Liston later said Clay's pre-fight antics unnerved him as he never knew what he would do next. Both are 7-1 underdogs and are a little unhinged. Unfortunately, Del Boy doesn't possess the pedigree of a young Clay and has no Olympic Gold medal to boot but it now makes for unmissable viewing even if it terminates early. Klitschko by KO in 4

Lets look at it another way. Its generated a bit of interest in a fairly dull fight. The journalists have something to write about now and get on their hypocritical high horse. They seem to forget that these two guys are about to bash each other in. Its for journalists that they have the stare down anyway. It was also Vitali that stuck his head on Chisoras. The Klits are boring world champs, there is no interest in boxing among the wider world through them. Its a joke that Chisora is getting a world title shot after losing to Tyson Fury. Barrera has punched/slapped a few opponents at the weigh in does anyone call him classless?

If Klitschko goes in for a quick win then Chisora won't last 3 rounds. However I have a feeling Klitschko may hold off a little & punish Chisora for his behaviour. Which ever way Chisiora will lose & would not have got a shot if he were anything other than British. He isn't in the top half dozen heavyweights in my honest opinion. And his out of the ring antics show that, like David Haye, he has no real clas as a human being or sportsman. I'd like to be proud of our boxers but both of these 2 drag the name of British boxing down.

3 points:-
1) I don't think there is any chance that Vitali will lose his composure in the ring - he's a smart guy and there'll be no competitive advantage gained by Chisora (complete idiot btw).
2) I won't be surprised if he attempts to get himself disqualified by doing something similarly stupid before they start the fight when they both enter the ring - it'll be one way for him to avoid being badly beaten and knocked out.
3) Where is the British Board of Boxing Control in all of this - he holds a fighters license - are they not going to be intervening to deal with him in some way? Personally I think they should withdraw his license immediately and stop him from taking part in this fight. I love boxing but I've no interest in seeing this or hearing the result. I hope Vitali knocks him about for as many rounds as possible - we don't need people like Chrisora in boxing.

I do not buy the view that the actions of the classless Chisora reflect badly on Britain.

The actions of an individual are not the actions of a group, but that is not to deny that there is a boorish general trend amongst British men and women, especially the underclass, who are increasingly a group of obnoxious horrible people with all the wrong attitudes you would want to see in any human being of whatever country.

But Chisora is not fighting for the UK but rather himself. His actions reflect badly only on him.

We did not associate the cheating through drug use by Alberto Contador of Spain as reflecting badly on Spain so why attribute Chisora's actions to some vague attribute of Britishness?

Only if you consider your primary sense of self-identity as to be British, which is nothing more than an accident of birth, putting that above the sense of your own character as an individual as the primary (and only important matter) would you tend to beat yourself up over the actions of another human being who just happened to be born in the same borders as you.

Nation-based guilt has to stop.

We get enough codswallop from the self-loathing comments about Britain by Will Hutton and do not need this malaise to pass over into the field of sport.

The actions of an individual are the actions of the individual. That is all. End of story.

Chisora slapped him because his hair isn't long enough to pull.

Come on Vitali! Britain is right behind you.

Chisora doesn't deserve the oxygen of publicity.

1 round.

he was a mouthy little oik before he became a boxer, he is a mouthy big oik now (in muscular stature i mean , but then he was fat as a kid so maybe he has always been a big oik?) i will tune in and i will laugh as yet another mouthy , obnoxious YOUNG brit makes a fool of themselves and our country. this is a shame but he provides a potent truth to the theory we handed kids the power therefore they turn out like this im younger than him and i hate him he has a ''swagger'' and a mood i generally detest the slap has earned him hayes fate just by another Klitschko brother.

He'l be mincemenat within 6 rounds....this guys rubbish.
The Klithckos are class and only the Greatest (Lennox Lewis) was capable of beating them.
One thing will stop them age and age only.

@94
although personally not sold as britain v germany it is indeed seen that way, he represents part of our country, youth!, in much the same way you or i do when on holday we represent our respective nations, county and age groups, his actions will foretell all the world that blighty has lost its tea drinking prudent class.

*apologies, ukrania v england, hosted in germany my bad

I won't be bothering to tune in to this one. Chisora is at best an average fighter and he will be systematically destroyed by Vitali. It's a shame that both he and his brother are now unable to find any credible opponents. Haye was not in their class, Chisora isn't in Haye's class and we go down a list of sorry excuses for heavyweight fighters.

There may be some hope in David Price and Tyson Fury being able to make the grade but they are both some way off that and need time to reach the level. Unfortunately both the Klitschkos may have already hung up thier gloves by then unable to find a worthy match up.