Daniel Dubois knows the odds are against him against Oleksandr Usyk Photo: Getty Images/Jakub Porzycki
Daniel Dubois' response to Descriptions About Elusiveness world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and his mastery of the ring everyone says.
“I know it all, I need to be aggressive from the start, from the first bell, go outside, start fast and leave it on its mark,” Dubois told Telegraph Sport. «This is my moment to shock the world.»
It may sound oversimplified, but that's exactly what Dubois, the 25-year-old British heavyweight, has to do as he challenges the Ukrainian for three of four world title belts on Saturday night.
Dubois, known as «Dynamite ”, due to the strength he possesses in both hands, is a clear underdog. Usyk, the former heavyweight king and now heavyweight champion, 20-fight undefeated and former London Olympics gold medalist, is the 1-9 favorite with the bookies.
To turn the odds in his favor, Dubois was trained in the camp to learn how to fight this war in six rounds. As seen in two consecutive 12-round matches between Usyk and Anthony Joshua in which Usyk won and then retained triple world titles, once Usyk established rhythm and momentum in the fight, he slipped out of trouble and found gaps and corners from the southpaw position .
What Dubois has to do is make Usyk, who will be walking out in front of 40,000 Ukrainian fans here in Poland in a homecoming bout at the Wroclaw football stadium, feel very uncomfortable by doing everything he can to stop the fight. Anyway, in theory. Game plans are so often blown away when they hit the target.
«I'm focused, I have tunnel vision, this is really my moment when Daniel goes to the Lion's Den, and my mentality is that I want to win, I want these world titles, by any means necessary. Whatever we have to do, we have to do it,” says Dubois.
Don Charles, Dubois' trainer at the fight, insisted that while working on the sometimes shy young fighter in that camp, he saw a determination not always seen in Dubois, not prone to hype.
“We truly believe that Daniel will rock the world,” Charles said. “Daniel doesn’t need much persuasion, he was born to do this and we think this is his moment. The key to victory is a combination of everything, you have to use skillful pressure, especially when you are fighting a masterful, majestic boxer like Usyk, you really have to be careful, but keep switching it using all three elements: head movement, lateral movement and footwork that will then allow you to enter and position yourself to explode what we have, the power we have in Daniel's arsenal.»
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Indeed, it became clear from training that Dubois would target Usyk's body.
Charles added: “It would be a huge disappointment for the general public, but not for us because of the victory. we would be glad, and I'm afraid that's exactly what will happen. We don't think he's taking this fight seriously, he may have started taking it seriously in the last few weeks, but from what I've seen, I think deep down he knows he's got a real fight coming up.»
Promoter Frank Warren, who oversees Dubois' career, will control Game of Thrones in the heavyweight division if Dubois can claim what would be a big disappointment for other heavyweight fights — Mike Tyson and Buster Douglas, Joshua and Andy Ruiz — considering that his other heavyweight fights The second championship title is heavyweight Tyson Fury. Indeed, if Usyk retains his belts, Fury-Usyk is increasingly likely to take place in Saudi Arabia in 2024.
«He's very confident, he's holding himself well and I truly believe this is his time,» Warren told Telegraph Sport. «He's 25 years old, 20 fights so far, 7 years pro, got a couple of injuries in that time, but he's really ready for it and I truly believe he can win this fight.»
< p>I know what he's capable of and I honestly feel that as long as he gets into action as soon as the first bell rings — I don't mean he'll come out and drop bombs or anything like that — work on his jab, calm down, take the center of the ring, and I sincerely believe that if he can do this, he will win this fight. He has such power in his hands.”
Let's return to the challenger. “This is an important moment, the biggest opportunity in the world, to change my life,” Dubois added to me. “When I look at it I see a target, my next target, I have to go through it, I have to go through it. I'm fit and ready to take the field and be a man…”
- Usyk vs. Dubois for IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight titles – live on TNT Sport. Saturday Night
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