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

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  1. Kiwi Casual

    Kiwi Casual Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He's just such a **** referee imo. He should be banned for screwing up so many fights
     
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  2. Serge

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    I thought he'd actually improved somewhat from a technical perspective in the J-Park fight but that wasn't evident at all tonight. Couldn't believe how often he missed with that right hand. it really was quite shocking

    Even though he's exciting as hell to watch and a grade A warrior, I don't feel enthusiastic about watching him going forward because I think he's going to be on the receiving end of even more brutal one-sided or far too one-sided beatings
     
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  3. Rick’s Piano

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    Wardley is a man with too much heart for his own good. His inability to find his range was wilder levels of bad at times. He had the power to win but just clearly can be outboxed easily.
     
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  4. granth

    granth Well-Known Member Full Member

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    All props to Wardley for his granite chin and heart aside, his style is not becoming of either a long career or a healthy life afterwards. Even in the Clarke, Huni and Parker fights he ate a lot of shots.
     
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  5. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    Dubois won that fight.
     
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  6. Grinder

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    I thought I had seen it all in boxing, but the bravery, balls, courage of Wardley today was next level.

    I thought the fight could have been stopped earlier, but Wardley didn't want to quit, and in some ways it would have been a travesty given all the punishment that he had endured.

    Just think of Michael Zerafa who had a paper cut and asked to quit versus the effort from Wardley.

    Unfortunately it overshadows DDD's performance- getting off the canvas twice to put on a solid display of power boxing.
     
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  7. Sampneb

    Sampneb Active Member Full Member

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    Respect to both. They took some real big shots obviously Wardley. He needs to rest for a while, go on holiday, come back to an easier warm up and then see where he is. Dubois has options now. A big win for him.
     
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  8. Philosopher

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    The punches Fabio dropped Dan with were top of the head/behind the ear, from memory, thats how Lerena hurt him too. I think his chin is solid, some of the between rounds footage of the punches to the chin and face he took showed this. Needs to work on defending those high landing looping punches. His jab is perhaps the most powerful I've seen. Wow. Think Ituama might be the man in around 18 months but Dubois beats any heavyweight not called Usyk right now for me...
     
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  9. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Inexplicably, somehow, Fabio didn't actually get knocked down.
     
    Serge, May 9, 2026
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    Jab in the Face Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Huni must think what if... he was 9-0 up before getting sparked lol
     
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    KernowWarrior Bob Fitzsimmons much bigger brother. Full Member

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    Marciano hit the deck in the first round against Walcott, would you consider Marciano as having had a suspect chin?
     
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  12. Dangerwood84

    Dangerwood84 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The amazing thing is that Wardley never went down.
     
    Dangerwood84, May 9, 2026
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  13. ubareem

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    Apart from Usyk's Ivan, he takes punches to the chin quite well. Both Lerena (1X) and Wardley (2X) dropped him with similar top of the skull punches.
     
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  14. Sampneb

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    Dubois very good tonight. Used his size well to smother and wrestle. Wore Wardley out. His boxing was strong, used jab well.
     
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  15. Holler

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    What a battle. Feel knackered just from watching it on the couch. Fabio is ridiculously tough but I was angry at his corner, Foster and the Doctor for letting it go on as long as it did.

    One of those rare fights where both the winner and loser come out with their reputations enhanced I think.
     
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