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Tyson Fury will do everything in his gigantic powers to put Dereck Chisora into deep freeze on this ice-cold Saturday night, yet admits he will feel a pang of remorse as and when that knock out is inflicted.
For Fury it is an essential requirement to batter away his old friend's renewed challenge, so as to cement a spring super-fight against rival champion Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed world heavyweight title.
The tinge of melancholy is rooted in their rivalry over the past decade and has been brought to the surface by Fury's realisation that victory for him in the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium may come in Chisora's final fight.
Of what is likely to be the last of their three deadly dances in that squared ring of blood and glory, Fury says: 'It will be a fantastic night, a tremendous fight, a great spectacle for the 60 or 70 thousands fans and I will be buzzing.
'But deep down I will have a little sadness inside me as well. Because this will probably be the end of Dereck Chisora. For me, that will be a pretty sad end to our rivalry over more than a decade.'
The Gypsy King has been his usual flamboyant salesman self throughout the build up but on the eve of this defence of his WBC crown he found time for nostalgia.
Tyson Fury will defend his WBC title against Dereck Chisora at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Around 60,000 tickets have been pre-sold for Saturday's fight between Fury and Chisora
'I remember when Dereck was boxing's hot young guy and I was even younger,' he says. 'We were two new pros with a point to prove. He was rated No 1 contender by the WBO and had a very, very big future.
'At 22, I became the youngest British heavyweight champion when I beat him the first time. It seems like no time ago. Where have those eleven years gone? I'm world champion now. This is his second world title shot. Like Dereck I love and live for fighting. It's the addiction to competition which is so exciting. I don't want to suddenly find myself retired.'
With this thought, be turns prosaic rather than bombastic. At 34 he says: 'I dreamed a dream a long time ago. The dream became reality. Now the dream is
