Deontay Wilder showed his power remains - but has he lost the finishing instinct?

The Rocky soundtrack played over the speakers at The O2, London, at the end of the eighth round.It was three minutes encapsulating a heavyweight slugfest between Derek Chisora, who seems to take pleasure in pain, and Deontay Wilder, who showed he still has bite to him.Briton Chisora had tagged Wilder early in the round with a typical overhand right, which he served up all night. Wilder, instead of peddling backwards and pawing out a loose jab, as he had done all too gallingly in his winless fights against Tyson Fury and in previous rounds against Chisora, grinned.Advertisement