Dereck Chisora StatementFollowing the extensive media coverage that my WBC World Heavyweight title challenge against Vitali Klitschko in Munich at the weekend has attracted, I feel I must wholeheartedly apologise for my part in the regretable scenes both before and after what was to be the biggest night of my career. Whilst my behaviour was inexcusable, there were many things that went on behind the scenes that ultimately caused my frustrations to boil over, however this is of course no excuse. I cannot go into the specific details at the moment as quite rightly the British Boxing Board of Control will be investigating this matter and also the altercation that took place between David Haye and myself where I was struck by a bottle. Despite all of this, the bottom line is, I have let my family, my team and worst of all the sport I love down. I acknowledge that my actions were totally unprofessional, with or without provocation. Now, with a cool head and the benefit of hindsight, my actions at the weekend were regretable to say the least and I am deeply embarrassed at the scenes reported in the media. I acknowledge that I have a duty as a professional boxer to conduct myself properly at all times, especially with boxing being a sport of controlled aggression. I have let lots of people down on Saturday night, including myself, and for that I am truly sorry. In Munich I fully cooperated with the German authorities and as a result I was released without charge. David Haye StatementIt is with regret that I feel I have to issue this statement to clarify certain matters, following an unfortunate incident that occurred on Saturday night (February 18) in Munich, Germany at the Vitali Klitschko vs. Dereck Chisora post-fight press conference. I was in Munich to watch the WBC world heavyweight title bout between Klitschko and Chisora and provide punditry for BoxNation, and accredited as such. During the post-fight press conference, I was stood at the back of the room. It wasn’t until Bernd Bonte said my name and involved me in the press conference that I commented. I was then happy to banter back and forth with Bonte and Klitschko, keen to ascertain whether he (Vitali) would stay true to his word and reiterate his desire to do what his younger brother couldn’t do – knock me out. I felt as though the public would want to hear more information about this potential bout and that we could both start beating the drum ahead of a showdown later this year. However, at this point Chisora began firing insults at me from his position on the top table. In fact, he has recently made a habit of saying derogatory things about me in the press. Moments before declaring he wanted to go face-to-face with me, Chisora assured the gathered media that he would give me ‘two slaps’. Chisora had, of course, already been shrouded in controversy that weekend. Despite this, Chisora climbed down from the top table, removed his robe and then walked towards me, entourage in tow, in an aggressive manner. I held my ground, but, unfortunately, he caused a serious disturbance to occur, something which threatened to damage the reputation of the sport we both love. Regrettably, some members of his entourage also encouraged the chaos. Nevertheless, Chisora and I soon separated, brushed ourselves down and moved in opposite directions. The confrontation then reignited, however, and both Don Charles and Adam Booth became involved in the mess. Adam suffered a cut to the head. Thankfully, it didn’t take long for the ruckus to again settle down. It was then that I heard Chisora say he planned to ‘shoot me dead’. I decided to leave the venue and return to my hotel, a move which I hoped would diffuse the situation. However, Chisora’s team were staying at the same hotel as me and, in light of the threats Chisora had made in front of the world’s media, it seemed far more appropriate for me and Adam to leave the hotel as quickly as possible. Consequently, I left Munich on an earlier flight on Sunday morning and have been thinking about what happened ever since, as well as replaying the incident many times via YouTube. It goes without saying, I am bitterly disappointed to have been a part of what transpired on Saturday evening. I realise I am no angel – and don’t mind a bit of professional trash-talk to help raise boxing’s profile – but, during my 21 years in the sport, I have never been involved in, or even witnessed, such a serious fracas. If requested, I shall happily assist the boxing authorities with any investigation they wish to launch and, ultimately, hope that all lessons learned from this incident will be implemented. I also hope Dereck Chisora is able to learn from his mistakes this past weekend, right the wrongs and then go on to fulfil his potential in the boxing ring.
These guys....LOL I mean seriously at least they should have thrown in "he glassed me" instead of he struck me with a bottle to make it at least kinda remotely a little bit look like they actually wrote this themselves and not their lawyers..
Haye hoping that Chisora can right his wrongs. Chisora did very little wrong other than to leave his seat and deal with a chronic attention-seeker. :shit:
Haye is pretty much completely to blame here. Sure Chisora shouldn't have fronted him but still, it was more in a pr manne than anything else before Haye sucker punched him.
I wouldn't say it was a sucker punch. When you approach someone in a confrontational manner it's basically on. Haye just attacked first.
But to Haye defense, Chisora has proven to be quite an erratic fellow. Haye, completely intoxicated btw, could have very well been thinking that he could either punch first or get punched/slapped
I think it was more a ''marketing'' stunt than anything else from Chisora but, as I said in my previous polst, Chisora acted very wildly all week long so Haye may have felt threatened. Still, punching him with a beer was quite a bit too much.
Beer is not cheap these days. Apparently, it was called "Desperado", some sort of tequila laced bevvy.
:: David 3:1 Haye. :laugh11: Dereck 2:2 Chisora Chisora would have been best advised saying nothing. Technically, the slap/spit are separate incidents, and he didn't break the law at the press conference.
Echolalia,.. I agree with that dear petrudles,.. the 'Imma shoot him' shit is being legitimately stretched around like Heidi Klum's snatch though :nono:,.. this is the focus that is overrated, considering he had just been sucker popped with a bottle. Haye's use of weapons SHOULD have it's own tropical carnival, to which you appear to disagree.
The problem is that Chisora was armed....with a microphone, and had 12 hard rounds under his, well, under his belt. Can you see this: http://www.rte.ie/player/#v=1136736
:nono: Yeah but Chisora didn't christen her majesties ship with it. Haye should be banned from boxing,.. and we should take delight subsequently listening to Haye's hysterical screams from down the well, the torment of his disgrace to me is like those candy flutes in the 80's,.. remember them?.. whistle and lick, blushed cheeks shivering on the sweetness.
Yeah, :: I remember them, horrible tooth-rotters. Them and Sherbet Dab. Mark my words- Haye will wind up potless. He has those expensive out-of-ring, in-a-ring habits. He, uh, lacks the seal of approval, but he doesn't have to tear anyone a new one for his wife to tear him a new one, in Court. Potless and screaming for venegeance and a title shot. Mark my words.
Don't you just know it................Froch blames Chisora. :: http://www.talksport.co.uk/sports-n...roch-haye-was-defending-himself-chisora-brawl Froch told the Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast show: “Chisora shouldn’t have been allowed to get off his seat. He went off the top press table and walked down towards David Haye and as he walked down towards him he was taking his jacket off, almost rolling his sleeves up ready for a fight. What do people expect to happen? “He should have been stopped and someone should have got between them before they came face to face. David Haye, in my opinion, was defending himself. It’s as simple as that. “David Haye has got a very loud mouth and you have seen that in the past – that is how he got the fight with Wladimir Klitschko. He shouts, he screams to get his own way and that is fine. He can do what he wants but Chisora decided to get his backside of the seat, walk towards him in a provocative, aggressive manner and that is what sparked what happened. So David Haye is harmless in that sense. What he was doing was harmless.” <object style="height: 390px; width: 640px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/S5JjnsyZ-O4?version=3&feature=player_detailpage"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/S5JjnsyZ-O4?version=3&feature=player_detailpage" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="360"></object> I guess former world-champs gotta stick together. :: Fuck Sky.
“David Haye has got a very loud mouth and you have seen that in the past – that is how he got the fight with Wladimir Klitschko. He shouts, he screams to get his own way.. Good call there from Haye's likeminded albino conk. Revealing,.. Haye has that narccissist terrible two's trait,.. me, me, me, me, me, me, me... Hardly a socialist,..it makes him overwelmingly a right-winger,.. a piece of the earth's collective predator,..what the British press did, was glorify greed masked behind blind patriotism,.. it's all about the empire baby, democratic freedom at it's finest. ps:- It's nice to hear you've been reading about Abbott you voracious information suck-hole, eye it sparingly, your javanese admixed people down under are in big trouble.
:: I got so bored with Charles Froch droning on that I started to watch the league titles that were listed on the side. PSG are doing well. :laugh11:
Of course not :: It's just like 99% of every statement ever (supposedly) written by a boxer. It's all generic lawyer/publicist speak, they don't even try and pretend it's the boxer's own words.
Is it as nice as Hoegaarden? Probably not. Why has pretty much every pub around stopped selling Hoegaarden? I have no idea.
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