Dubois II will not be as difficult as Briedis, Fury I, Chisora or Joshua II.

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  1. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Everyone is hedging their bets by saying some variation of, "Usyk probably wins, but with Danny's power, if Usyk gets old..."

    This will be AT BEST Usyk's fifth toughest fight. There is no evidence of a dramatic Usyk decline, Dubois' improvement has been overstated, and Uysk has an iron chin, and skills to deal with the low blows.

    A lot of you have been snowed. This isn't even going to be that tough.
     
    catchwtboxing, Jul 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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  2. Melankomas

    Melankomas Prime Jeffries would demolish a grizzly in 2 Full Member

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    Disagree. Usyk getting up there in age and is imo noticeably slower from the training footage I’ve seen, Dubois has gotten dirtier or at the very least more intelligent with his dirtiness, and is also much more aggressive with more confidence in his chin and power.
     
    Melankomas, Jul 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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  3. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I don't believe its possible to say he is slowing down by watching training. At 38, he has of course lost a step, but nothing in ring indicates the he has declined precipitously.

    Dubois was always dirty. Usyk knows how to deal with that.
     
    catchwtboxing, Jul 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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  4. Melankomas

    Melankomas Prime Jeffries would demolish a grizzly in 2 Full Member

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    Didn’t Hrgovic eat like 40 headbutts and around the same amount of low blows from Dubois? Not sure if a 38 year old Usyk could handle that.
     
    Melankomas, Jul 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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  5. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He won't be in position to take them.
     
    catchwtboxing, Jul 17, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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  6. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Usyks lost 25 rounds at HW. What are you saying here? He'll lose 4.5 rounds?
     
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  7. Kiwi Casual

    Kiwi Casual Well-Known Member Full Member

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    It'll be an earlier stoppage imo. It's why this fight is pointless.
     
    Kiwi Casual, Jul 17, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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  8. Braindamage

    Braindamage Baby Face Beast Full Member

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    There could be an issue with his reflexes. At 38, as SRR said, I could see the openings but by the time I threw a punch it was closed. That split second slower reaction might make Usky human after all. I sure hope not. I'd love to see him walk out of the sport undefeated.
     
    Braindamage, Jul 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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  9. Barrf

    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not a chance Usyk is in place to get hit that much.
     
    Barrf, Jul 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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  10. mrbigshot

    mrbigshot Active Member Full Member

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    This fight is so strange i,m seriously considering if to even buy the ppv or not . Normally as a boxing fan you watch of course an undisputed fight , but this is a joke and not an undisputed .
     
    mrbigshot, Jul 17, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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  11. PistonHondai

    PistonHondai Active Member Full Member

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    Usyk already knows Dubois’ gameplan. Just hay makers to the body all night but Usyk’s ring iq is too high to get caught with a clean body shot unless it’s another haymaker under the belt. Usyk by quick KO.
     
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  12. eat more offal

    eat more offal Member Full Member

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    This thread is going to look silly. Americans have no clue about British boxers. They overrate the likes of Joshua and underrate who is actually good.
     
    eat more offal, Jul 18, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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  13. Max Thunder

    Max Thunder Proud member of the Cult of Vikings Full Member

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    Hard to say, Dubois said his gameplan is to bring "chaos to the ring". I expect him to be on various kinds of experimental drugs (mostly recreational).
     
    Max Thunder, Jul 18, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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  14. CroBox29

    CroBox29 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Dubois is the type of fighter you can't and shouldn't ever write off, he simply has the power to put you to sleep at any moment, and with that power he is able to make up for other shortcomings, he is a far tougher opponent than Briedis, Chisora and Joshua...
     
    CroBox29, Jul 18, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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  15. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    He already once proved that he is not. Usyk dominated him in the first fight, and KO´d him with a freaking jab.
     
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