Dereck Chisora, at 40, might have been wiser had he done like Joe Biden a few years ago and withdrawn from the heavyweight race.
The best time for this would have been when Tyson Fury gave him a brutal ten-round beating in 2022.
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It was another cruel defeat, one of 13 for Chisora in his career spanning 17 years and 47 fights.
He has withstood a total of 135 rounds of bullets against a horde of brutal punches.
These include Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko, Fury (twice), Joseph Parker (twice), Kubrat Pulev (twice), David Haye and Oleksandr Usyk.
Zimbabwe-born Chisora has been one of the most successful, daring and colourful characters to grace British rings.
He has won the British, Commonwealth and European titles and was twice a World Championship challenger.
When I told Chisora that he should seriously think about hanging up his gloves, he said he would think about it.
It must have been a passing thought, as Del Boy is still working on it.
And, no doubt to the delight of his huge fans in the ring – who don’t take the punches seriously – he will face Joe Joyce at London’s O2 Arena on Saturday.
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Derek said: “I don’t listen to anyone – I’m my own boss. I make my own decisions and do what I want to do.
“I just want to bring joy to those hard-working people in this beautiful country.”
Chisora is an enigmatic and aloof personality and fans love him.
He is a one-man serial killer who never shies away from chaos and controversy.
Chisora has been given a suspended sentence for attacking his girlfriend and biting an opponent.
He slapped Vitali Klitschko in the face during a weigh-in in Munich and was arrested by German police for brawling with Haye after the fight.
He was also banned for throwing a table at Dillian Whyte before the fight.
Just last week he took his two daughters to lunch in Hampstead – and there he head-on hit a motorbike delivery rider who was mad enough to attack him after an altercation outside a restaurant.
If that makes Chisora seem like a monster, nothing could be more true.
This religious, devoted father is loved by everyone who meets him.
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He fully deserves the rapturous applause he is sure to receive when he enters the ring.
But I sincerely hope that, win, lose or draw against Joyce, he has the sense to make this his last match.
