That’s why, despite Wilder’s slippage the past few years, the veteran heavyweight will be extremely mindful of the former WBC champion’s ravaging right hand when they square off Saturday night at O2 Arena in London. As much as it is ingrained in Chisora to go toe-to-toe, he realizes Wilder can change any fight he is losing instantaneously.

The last thing Chisora wants is to get knocked out in what he repeatedly promised will be the last fight of his 19-year professional career.

“I have to move that head, bro,” Chisora said during the newest episode of “Inside The Ring,” which is available on The Ring’s YouTube channel and DAZN. “So, I’m a bit nervous about the punch because, to be honest with you, I don’t wanna get knocked out in front of my home crowd – 18,000 and the pay-per-view and everybody watching at home. You know, my street credit will go down low, very low.”

London’s Chisora, 42, lost by knockout four times in 49 bouts – twice to Tyson Fury and once apiece to David Haye and Dillian Whyte. Wilder, 40, has won 88 percent of his pro bouts by knockout (44-4-1, 43 KOs).

Wilder, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, is 2-4 in his past six fights, but Chisora (36-13, 23 KOs) will still be very wary of the devastating power that has made the 2008 U.S. Olympian one of the most memorable knockout artists in boxing history.

“Listen, I watched Deontay Wilder fight [Luis Ortiz] and he was losing those rounds,” Chisora said. “And from somehow, somewhere, he went, ‘Bow!’ That guy didn’t get up. I was like, ‘Oh, Jesus. Oh, wow! That’s some power.’ Even when he was losing that fight in New York, and from [somewhere] he just knocked [Artur] Szpilka out. You know, he was fighting Tyson Fury. In the seventh round, eighth round, he hit Tyson so good. For some reason Tyson Fury got up, you know? So, you could tell his power is dangerous.”

Wilder was ahead on all three scorecards when he produced a highlight-reel, ninth-round knockout of Poland’s Szpilka in January 2016, but Chisora’s nervousness is understandable.

Chisora is nonetheless listed by most sportsbooks as a 2-1 favorite over Wilder. The Zimbabwe native has won three fights in a row, but he hasn’t boxed in almost 14 months, not since he unanimously out-pointed Swedish southpaw Otto Wallin in February 2025.

Subscribers to DAZN’s Ultimate plan, which costs $44.99 monthly in the United States and $24.99 in the United Kingdom, can watch the Wilder-Chisora card for no additional charge. The event is available for non-subscribers on pay-per-view in the U.S. ($49.99) and the UK ($24.99).