Daniel Dubois faces one of the world’s best pound-for-pound fighters in Oleksandr Usyk but the British heavyweight has the size, youth and firepower to cause the unbeaten Ukrainian problems. ‘Dynam…
The Ukrainian stopped Witherspoon after seven rounds on his heavyweight debut but hasn't put either Chisora or Joshua down in his subsequent fightsFor all Usyk’s qualities, however, he is not a devastating puncher at heavyweight. His sole stoppage in the division came against Chazz Witherspoon, who retired on his stool four years ago. Usyk stung Derek Chisora and Joshua, but couldn’t knock either man down let alone out.
Then there’s the question of Usyk’s motivation. After the convincing but draining victory over AJ in the rematch, Usyk was clear: “I want to fight him [Fury] and if I'm not fighting Tyson Fury, I'm not fighting at all.” – Usyk has said it is the closest he will get to a homecoming bout. But home advantage does not always work in boxing. Many fighters actually feel an additional pressure, especially those not used to fighting at ‘home’ – and Usyk has been boxing on the road since 2016.
Charles will know better than anyone that work rate, pressure, trying to pin Usyk down and not letting the slippery counterpuncher get into his magical rhythm is absolutely crucial. Dubois is not as charismatic as Chisora in front of the cameras, but summed it up succinctly when he said: “I'm younger, stronger, and I've got to release it all. Unleash hell on this guy.”
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