Klitschko vs. Chisora Weigh-In: Boxing Needs Chisora to Back Up His Slap

There are many time-honored codes of conduct that men are supposed to live by. Truth be told, it can be hard to keep track of all the things you're supposed to do.

But there's one code of conduct that a man simply cannot forget. No matter what happens, you're not supposed to slap another man.

That means you, Dereck Chisora.

Here's what happened at the weigh-in for Chisora's WBC heavyweight title bout against Vitali Klitschko on Saturday night:

Yup, it was a "What did the five fingers say to the face?" situation.

To his credit, Klitschko did not retaliate. He clearly got angry, but he was able to keep his cool. He saved himself from embarrassment by not slapping Chisora back.

"I am going to hit back on Saturday," said Klitschko, according to the Associated Press. "He will get his beating."

As for Chisora, he should be ashamed of himself. Not even George S. Patton was able to get away with slapping another man. Who is Chisora to think he could get away with it?

There's only one thing Chisora can do to absolve himself from this folly, and that's beat Klitschko to a pulp with his fists on Saturday.

That would be just fine with Chisora, and the truth is that it would be the best-case scenario for the sport of boxing itself. It could use a little drama, especially in the heavyweight division.

There's no point in denying the truth of things. The heavyweight division has long since gone stale. It used to be home to all sorts of colorful fighters who gave us plenty of drama and then topped it off with great action within the ring. That's not the way things are anymore.

The heavyweight division hasn't been the same since the Klitschko brothers established their dominance. Both Vitali and Wladimir are great fighters, but neither of them are particularly interesting in or out of the ring. They just go about their business.

Chisora hit the nail on the head when he said this, per the AP:

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"Everybody's tired of you and your brother. There's no excitement in the ring. It's time for the new king. People want a new relief in boxing. Him and his brother have killed the sport I love."

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A-freaking-men.

The problem, of course, is that talk has proven cheap when it comes to dethroning the Klitschkos. Many have tried to knock them from the top of the heavyweight division, and many have failed. They have routinely silenced the big talkers.

Chisora is no different in this regard. But to my knowledge, he's the first big talker to try to up the ante by using slappy tactics. He clearly means business.

If, perhaps by some miracle, Chisora actually manages to defeat Klitschko, the boxing world is going to have something it hasn't had in far too long: a brash, big-talking heavyweight champ who's also something of a loose cannon.

Boxing needs a guy like that right now. Even if his reign is short, having a guy like Chisora at the top of the heavyweight division would mean a return to the good old days for the sport of boxing.

I don't know about you, but I miss those good old days. Whether anyone wants to admit it or not, boxing does too.