Who will you be rooting for: Daniel Dubois or Oleksandr Usyk?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Perkin Warbeck, Jul 16, 2025.


Who will you be rooting for?

Poll closed Jul 21, 2025.
  1. Usyk

    68.0%
  2. Dubois

    16.8%
  3. Neither, I just hope it's a good fight

    12.0%
  4. I'm not interested in this one

    3.2%
  1. Braindamage

    Braindamage Baby Face Beast Full Member

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    That's a good perspective. I'm looking at from the perspective of who I think will win and the fact I like Usyk.
     
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  2. AdamT

    AdamT Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    DDD, though he hasn't a prayer, but it would be hilarious if he pulled it off lol
     
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  3. Boxingfan786

    Boxingfan786 New Member Full Member

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    The heavyweight champion that is capable of going on the most destructive run optics wise since Mike Tyson is a weak champion apparently. You guys are just backwards.
     
  4. Arch Stanton

    Arch Stanton When you have to shoot, shoot!, don't talk...... Full Member

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    The globe trotting, back yard bandit. Who is as close to a professional text book pugilist in it's true meaning as you're ever likely to encounter.

    Add in his genuine personality outside of the ring too and it's an absolute no brainer for me, who I'm rooting for...

    I'm kinda hoping he throws up an above par, hugely definitive winning performance too. Just to let Father time know he's currently outta his depth at this moment in time....He'll see Usyks performance and think " I'm not ready for this bloke just yet, I'll go after some easier meat for now....." ;)








    War Mr Usyk, WAR!.
     
  5. BCS8

    BCS8 VIP Member

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    I want Usyk to give him a boxing lesson and send him home to mummy.
     
  6. BCS8

    BCS8 VIP Member

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    Dubois has had a lot of time to learn how to shoot with his left:

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  7. moydjayweather

    moydjayweather Member Full Member

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    Dubois and no rematch so we can get the division moving again
     
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  8. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    voted dont care either way but in reality I think Dubois is better long term so that there is a passing of the torch and a new champion to defend the title
     
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  9. Walcott

    Walcott Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Usyk is pissing me off, he's long overdue retirement, he could walk off in to the sunset with one of the best, if not, the best legacy of all time, instead he wants to be a greedy belly.
     
  10. Melankomas

    Melankomas Prime Jeffries would demolish a grizzly in 2 Full Member

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    Usyk, Dubois is dirty as ****
     
  11. Murderers' Row

    Murderers' Row Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Dubois because he's British.
     
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  12. CooperKupp

    CooperKupp “B.. but they all playin NBA basketball again!” Full Member

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    THIS!! 100%! The amount of fouls he committed against Hrgovic made me despise him even more than I did. I can’t wait to see Usyk embarrass the **** out of him. :)
     
  13. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing aficionado Full Member

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    That rotten referee ignored the fouling - must have been paid off by old Fish Eyes.
     
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  14. Kishnabe

    Kishnabe Member Full Member

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    I'll be happy for Dubois, if he got the win legitimately.

    Usyk is who I am rooting for and expect to win on paper.
     
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  15. BubblesUK

    BubblesUK Doesn't buy hypejobs Full Member

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    I mean, in all seriousness, yes.

    He's a big puncher, but the only reason the potential to go on a seemingly impressive destructive run, in terms of optics, is because there's so little quality available for him to fight after Usyk...
    There's Parker, who he's probably not knocking out (because Joe has decent whiskers and is much more complete and higher IQ in the ring), there's Kabayel who might be decent but has a mega thin resume - but after that there's very little coming through that's ready to step up to that level, and the remnants of the last era are on the decline.

    Sure, Dubois could go on a can crushing rampage for a while... It might be fun for a while... But when all's said and done, it's not going to age that well, most likely.

    Meh.
     
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