This Saturday, July 9, the rematch between Kubrat Pulev (29-2, 14 KOs) and Dereck Chisora (32-12, 23 KOs) will be taking place at The O2 in London. This bout is scheduled for 12 rounds and is billed as “Total Carnage.”
Last Fight Record
Kubrat Pulev, in his last bout, had a unanimous decision victory over Jerry Forrest back in May.
Derrick Chisora lost his last bout in the rematch against Joseph Parker.
Pulev vs. Chisora Betting Analysis
Kubrat Pulev
In the rematch of this matchup, Pulev will have the momentum from earning the win the last time they fought. He has seemed to find his stride again after losing to Anthony Joshua. Pulev has stayed very active, even in the last years of his career.
Pulev won his first matchup against Chisora. He handled Chisora’s big shots by holding his guard tight and high. Fought behind his jab, had great timing with countershots, and used his reach advantage.
In this fight, he will have a very similar game plan to the last time they faced off. Use his jab, stay on the outside, and snipe Chisora from the outside. He will tie up when Chisora gets on the inside and try to outbox Chisora.
Dereck Chisora
Even though he is towards the end of his career, Chisora still looks like he has plenty left in the tank. He seems to lose all his big fights in his career but has many good wins in between. He is for sure a tough fighter that is a warrior inside that ring.
In the first fight, Chisora was the one throwing the big shots and keeping pressure on Pulev, but he simply got outboxed by Pulev at his range. In this one, Chisora needs to keep the pressure up and keep those body shots heavy.
In this matchup, I would like to see more combinations that can work around the guard of Pulev. Switching up his attacks and landing heavy punches to the body will help Chisora come out victorious in this one. Pulev has shown that he can be hurt against powerful punchers.
Updates
Both fighters are coming into the bout healthy.
Pulev vs. Chisora Betting Preview
According to boxing odds, Pulev is the favorite at -350. This comes from a lot of factors.
Chisora has yet to show that he looks any better in a rematch fight. Also, Pulev is great on the outside and has fought against some of the best big punchers.
In this fight, we will see Chisora chasing Pulev around the ring, trying to cut him off, and then get on the inside to land big shots. Pulev will keep his good guard and use his great timing to keep his distance and land shots from the outside.
Chisora has a disadvantage in height and reach. But he does have the power to hurt Pulev.
We have seen Pulev against guys like Joshua that have hurt him badly in the fight, and I believe that Chisora has the power to do that. It will just be a challenge to land cleanly on Pulev, as we saw in their last matchup.
Betting boxing can be tough because of all the big underdogs and favorites. This is a good matchup that makes betting on boxing more interesting because we have seen both of these guys fight already. Both men have the ability to beat the other.
Boxing betting odds have Chisora at around +250 in this one. We know that he has the power to finish Pulev and if he lands cleanly, that changes the fight a lot compared to their first time meeting.
Pulev vs. Chisora Betting Prediction
This one will be very similar to the first matchup, in my opinion. Chisora will be coming after Pulev while Pulev tries to out-point him from the outside. It all depends on if Chisora has learned from the last fight and will implement a better game plan to step in and land cleanly on Pulev.
If Chisora uses combinations and different attacks to land around Pulev’s guard, this fight will get a lot more interesting. But I truly see Pulev winning this one via decision.
He is too good on the outside, and with his long jab and sniping right hand hitting Chisora, it will be tough to get on the inside. I also see an uppercut as Chisora is stepping in that could land very heavy. That could even be a shot that leads to a finish for Pulev.
The only other outcome I see for Chisora is if he catches Pulev and knocks him out. So I will give Chisora that chance, but ultimately I see Pulev winning a clear decision.
Betting Prediction: Pulev by decision +120
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