Tyson Fury and Derek Chisora meet for a third time December 3

It looks like Tyson Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs), who changes his mind about his career at an alarming rate, has decided on a third go-around with former opponent Dereck Chisora (33-12, 23 KOs), on December 3. 

When announced, the fight was met with a collective eye roll on social media. The Fury-Chisora trilogy bout, for the WBC heavyweight championship, will take place at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Chisora kept his name alive by edging world title challenger Kubrat Pulev in July. In heavyweight title fights, Kubrat had taken shots at both Wladimir Klitschko and Anthony Joshua.

While you have to like division gatekeeper Chisora getting another nice payday late in his career, this is not the fight that people were hoping to read about after Fury said he had a "Massive announcement to make to the world," as he stood next to new trainer Isaac Lowe. (I guess Sugar Hill, with whom he seemed to have a good relationship and a successful one, is out for now).

In a later statement, Fury, who appeared to be looking for reasons to sell a third Chisora outing, said, "I’ve decided to come back to boxing because I can be the first heavyweight champion in history to have two trilogies, one with Deontay Wilder and a second one with Dereck Chisora."

In truth, fans don’t care about rematches or trilogies unless they are great fights, and Fury has already beaten Chisora, handily, two times. In short, nobody was clamoring for the bout.

In the next string of events or non-events, Fury said he was offering a fight to Anthony Joshua, with a deadline that seemed to move daily. Next up was journeyman Mahmoud Charr. During all this, Fury was also taunting three-belt titleholder Oleksandr Usyk — perhaps the biggest fight of all for him, and the one that fans are hoping for — for the undisputed championship. American Andy Ruiz, a friend of Fury’s, never seemed to have his name come up in the mix. (As long as Ruiz didn’t walk into a big punch, his boxing skills would give Fury problems, and it would be an interesting fight. But he doesn’t seem to be a consideration).

However, when all the dust settled, it looks like we are going to see Fury-Chisora 3 in December. 

Both fighters seemed happy to announce the event, and despite a show of respect, after harsh words in their previous two fight buildups, they are both looking to make a statement with a win. A victory for Chisora, 38, means a huge upset and more big paydays. 

A loss for Fury,34, would be a monumental setback towards securing Joshua and Usyk fights. However, while anything can happen when the big boys throw down, it is hard to imagine Chisora having anything that could beat Fury at this stage of his career.

In pre-fight pressers, both fighters, experienced at fighting at the highest level of the heavyweight division, seemed acutely aware of the task at hand. 

"I thank Tyson for giving me the opportunity to fight him," said Chisora. "Is there bad blood? Not really, but I want to take what’s his and make it mine. I can’t outbox him, but I want to go take what’s his and make it mine, "he continued. "Physically and mentally, I want to come and take it. I don’t want it; I want to physically take it off him. "

As for Tyson, he wanted to stress that while he is aware he is the favorite, anything can happen in heavyweight boxing. 

"In terms of selling Derek Chisora to the fans, I ain’t gotta sell nothing to nobody," Fury said. "If he lands a punch on me, a big swing, I’m getting knocked out. If I land a punch on him, a big swing, he’s getting knocked out, "he said.

Fury is a character; a personality, and he is undefeated. His press conferences alone make his events fun to watch. But the fights fans want to see him in are with Usyk or Joshua. But he wanted to get another fight in this year and couldn’t secure those big names, so he had to take Chisora, who was at least willing to step up. Fury has admitted he was having trouble walking away from the sport that has been his identity throughout his entire adult life. One of these days he will announce his retirement and stick to it, but I think that is for a later date.

Enjoy the fight, folks. There are already well over 50 000 tickets sold, and it will sell out again. It is a chance to see a fun guy in a sport that sorely lacks personalities. It isn’t the fight everyone wanted, but it is a chance to see a unique heavyweight in action. 

This fight can be best summed up in a line from an old country and western song, "Will I do ‘til the real thing comes along?"