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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Sport
Will Maule

Tyson Fury booed by fans for "taking it easy" on Derek Chisora in trilogy fight

Boxing fans were left disappointed by a lacklustre heavyweight showdown between Tyson Fury and Derek Chisora at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium on Saturday night.

The Gypsy King stopped his British rival in the tenth round of the contest after dominating the fight from the opening bell. Chisora showed tremendous heart to stay in the fight, but the referee had seen enough as the pair entered the final two rounds.

A bloodied and bruised Chisora embraced the 6ft 9ins Fury following the bout, as boos rang out around the stadium from boxing fans who felt there wasn't enough action. The outrage continued on social media, with many feeling that Fury went easy on Chisora. “He won it in the third, but carried him to give people their money’s worth,” one angry fan wrote, adding that he feels Fury could have ended the fight in the earlier rounds. “Boxing is really in the mud at the moment,” another added

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