Fabio Wardley vs. Daniel Dubois & Jack Rafferty vs. Ekow Essuman + David Morrell vs. Zak Chelli RBR.

When starts the main event ? half an hour or so ?

 

Dubois by cruel KO in 8.

 

Can't wait for this.

It's the most excited I've been about a Heavyweight fight in sometime.

Two big punchers literally anything can happen in this fight.

I'm going with Wardley but with no real confidence.

 

Nailing my colours to the mast for Dubois.

Two heavy handed heavyweights in their prime, what is not to like.

 

The adrenaline's gonna pump for this one, that's for sure.

Jalolov-Smakici is a pretty good fight as well.

 

My initial thought when this one was announced was Dubois by KO, with his superior skill, speed and jab making the difference. However as it has edged closer I've started leaning toward Wardley possibly getting the stoppage, though I wouldn't pick any outcome with confidence.

I also really hope Essuman can bounce back from that vicious (and somewhat unfair) KO loss to Catterall. I'm not particularly impressed by Rafferty so I'm confident The Engine can get this done.

 

Funny, I'm going with Dubois with no real confidence.

If Wardley loses he can rebuild, if Dubois loses it's his fourth loss that can't be explained away as easily as "Usyk is amazing". This might motivate Dubois to try and stick to some sort of plan that doesn't involve blocking with his face.

Maybe...

 

Looking forward to this one. Always love a top level HW scrap between two big punchers.

Its a 50/50 fight, but I suspect Dubois may benefit from the fact Wardley is a slow starter and that Wardley hasn’t fought a big puncher yet.

 

I don’t know why Essuman vs Jack wasn’t a big controversy.

 

Smakici could hold his own against Jalolov until his stamina fails him, he will have to go for a knockout because he will not be able to outbox a significantly more skilled fighter, Wardley should win by technical knockout, I think he will be the first to launch a heavy punch and take the fight to his advantage.

 

I'm a bit undecided on this fight for a few reasons.

Whilst Wardley has more heart and a better chin.

He's never been in there with a puncher like Dubois.

So whilst Wardley's chin is an asset it might not be quite the asset if he gets caught flush by a big puncher like Dubois and is laid out on the canvas.

Wardley's last few wins were good but also had alot question marks aswell.

Wardley got schooled by Huni for 10 rounds until he found a right hand out of nowhere.

Losing against Parker until he found the late stoppage in what some deem a bit controversial.

So whilst Wardley's courage is to be admired I don't think you can keep going to the well like that at world level and keep expecting to win.

Dubois on the other hand has some glaring weaknesses aswell.

I think his chin is a tad better better than what people believe but my biggest gripe is his mentality.

Yes Dubois has shown he can win a tough fight.

But when things aren't going his way he does seem to mentally check out as he did vs Usyk.

So again that's another major question mark about Dubois for me.

 

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