I don't think Dubois is a good match up for Kabayel. You don't stand and trade with Dubois and that's exactly what Kabayel will do. Dubois isn't a genius by any means but he is an absolute tank and hits a lot harder than Kabayel, so I can see him getting the better of each exchange and eventually stopping Agit.
Kabayel wouldn’t come within a hundred metres of Dubois. Plus, Kabayel won't fight this year again. He fights once a year. In 2027, he will fight someone like Okolie, Verhoeven or Jalolov.
Kabayel is fast becoming the "Luis Ortiz" of Europe. A "Bogeyman" because of the fact he remains undefeated, rather than the fact he actually has "Names" on his record. It's probably slightly unfair, with respect to the fact that Kabayel does have better "Names" than Ortiz.....Chisora/Makhmudov/Zhang > Bryant Jennings, but the point remains. Kabayel can't end this era above the likes of Usyk, Fury and Joshua, because he doesn't have the names left to do that. All three are past their best, so having them on his resume, especially after 27 fights already, wouldn't be as impressive as what Usyk has done at two weights, Fury's victory over Wlad in Germany and his dominance over Wilder or Joshua's speed at which he took down young undefeated fighters like Whyte/Ruiz and old heads like Wlad, Povetkin and Pulev, all in less fights than Kabayel has had already. Kabayel could end up as the "Best of the Rest", above Parker, Zhang, Wilder etc. He should've been making moves years ago though. Him and Hrgovic have both been guilty of this. Dubois is 28...So Kabayel and Hrgovic are closer in age to Joshua and Fury. With Itauma also coming through now, they've simply left it too late to make a name for themselves properly.
stylistically this favors dubois. kabayel will need to prioritize defense more than he usually does and maybe fight more off the backfoot
Dubios seems to excel when able to walk opponents down, but in saying that they often have little to zero head movement. I'd trust Kabayel pounding away to the body will make Dubios shell up before Dubios could do the same.
Plenty of people have stood and survived with Zhang to be fair, its very different standing in front of Zhang compared with Dubois. Not many can say theyve survived Dubois other than Juggernaut Joyce who blocked the bombs with his head and Usyk. If you put enough pressure on Zhang early, you may have to get up once or twice but that level of threat dies after the bell of each round. Dubois is in his physical peak. Zhang has alot more one punch power than Dubois for sure, Dubois is just relentless with it. I think Kabayels pressure would be ideal for Dubois. That being said, Kabayels body work i rate highly, who knows what Dubois would be like after being chopped down to the body for a few rounds. Very interesting match up stylistically.
Dubois's got faster feet than Kabayel too. I think Dubois would just outjab him and stop him between rnds 6-10. Triple Knee might go down once and think about quitting, but once he finds a home for that jab (and headbutts, elbows and low blows) he would probably steamroll Kabayel. But I don't even think Kabayel would accept an offer to fight Dubois... Kabayel has an affinity for taking on journeymen.