Daniel Dubois vs these 2000s heavyweights?

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  1. d4n1elc

    d4n1elc New Member Full Member

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    Dubois vs these 2000s heavyweight names, in possible ascending difficulty:
    (ages are pointed out to fighters who are not at peak condition)
    - Butterbean
    - Larry Holmes (52)
    - John Ruiz
    - Evander Holyfield (38)
    - Frans Botha
    - David Tua (29)
    - Hasim Rahman
    - Corrie Sanders (37)
    - Mike Tyson (36)
    - Lennox Lewis
    - Klitschbros
     
  2. d4n1elc

    d4n1elc New Member Full Member

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    (all fights are 12 rounders)
    Win over Butterbean (5th-round TKO)
    Win over Holmes (8th-round TKO)
    Win or Loss over Ruiz (decision eitherway)
    Win or Loss over Holyfield (decision 116-112 or TD via headbutt loss)
    Win over Botha (7th-round TKO)
    Loss over Tua (11th-round TKO)
    Loss over Rahman (decision 117-111)
    Loss over Sanders (5th-round KO)
    Loss over Tyson (3rd-round KO)
    Loss over Lewis (decision 118-110 or 6th-round KO)
    Losses over Klitschbros (decisions 120-108 or middle round knockouts)
     
  3. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    After everything I'd favor him to beat everyone but Lennox and Wlad. He would pick up another loss if he fought this whole group but I'd favor him in every other match.
     
  4. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He's not a favorite over Tua and Sanders
     
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  5. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Sanders I'd still favor him but its a tough fight. I think Tua is incredibly overrated. I have little doubt Dubois could beat him. There was a thread while you were gone where people were picking Tua to dismantle Calvin Brock and I don't get it.
     
  6. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Watch Dubois vs Miller and Lerena, he is so robotic that Tua would look like Canelo against him, Tua will eventually land a nuke on Dubois. He landed on Lewis
     
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  7. Unique Way

    Unique Way Active Member Full Member

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    I'd agree with the most of your picks. The one I definitely disagree is Tyson. He was beyond shot at that point.

    Also, Rahman fight could have gone either way since Rahman was very hot/cold fighter. One day he could KO Lennox or stop Sanders and on another one he coulg get KTFOED by Maskaev, got beat by ancient Holyfield or barely get by ancient Al Cole
     
  8. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    agreed.

    I will also add that i expect him to lose to both Brewster and Byrd but if he catches Byrd clean, he could win.
     
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  9. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Barrios is a bandit robber - Psalm 144:1 Full Member

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    Ah yes boxing fans… a guy gives it a crack against a genuine GREAT now we match him with a 50 year old Holmes and Butterbean. Good one fellas.
     
  10. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Beats all except Lennox Lewis, Vitali Klitschko and Maybe Tua and Sanders, although the Sanders and Tua fights could go either way, the Sanders fight would either be Sanders early or Dubois mid-late rounds, and the Tua fight, Dubois may win if he commits to staying behind the jab, but also with Dubois’ average defence, Tua could stop him.

    Wladimir Klitschko, it really depends on which version, pre Sanders could get iced early by an aggressive Dubois and if even pick it to happen, imagine that version of Klitschko shipping the punches Hrgovic did? It’s not happening.

    Post Sanders version, perhaps 2009, I’m still not sure, because he relied on outboxing them, then tying them up in close, which Dubois could throw him off and get off punches.
    Also, Wladimir Klitschko like to do his work then stick his arm or both arms out, which was accustomed to shorter fighters to avoid the catching him over the top, but Dubois is near his height, so he could catch him over the top with a big right.

    I think Wladimir Klitschko’s prime was probably the Pulev fight actually, yes he was 37, but he didn’t rely on clinching in that one, he found the gaps early and didn’t have to clinch, that’s the only version I’d pick Wladimir Klitschko with relative confidence.