After Usyk beats Dubois and retires, will dubois dominate the division and enhance Usyks legacy

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  1. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Outside of Usyk and Fury who else could possibly beat Dubois ? Parker and Kabayel are the only threats
     
  2. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    I could be wrong but i don't see Dubois as some super dominant champ. He will be extremely dangerous. He will beat many of the top guys. But given his leaky defense, there is a very good chance someone will beat him.

    His defense will be a liability in particular vs left handers - Opetaia, Itauma etc. Any of these guys could upset him.
     
  3. Philosopher

    Philosopher Active Member Full Member

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    Can I turn this round...if Dubois beats Usyk emphatically, what does that do to both of their reputations? Will Dubois get the credit or will everyone suddenly claim Usyk was old, past it, whatever? I am looking forward to this fight, should be a cracker. Dubois has to go for broke doesn't he? He'll not outobox Usyk, even IF he's an older Usyk...
     
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  4. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    Holy ****! Dubois is the new mythical, unbeatable heavyweight. This is the exact same **** we saw with Joshua, Fury, Wilder... it never ends, some fans will always be this radical in their views and beliefs.

    Only took Dubois 3 fights too, amazing.
     
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  5. like a boss

    like a boss Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Joining dots that aren't even there is almost pure fiction.
     
  6. mrbigshot

    mrbigshot Active Member Full Member

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    I do not think so . I think dubois would loose to kabayel and also to parker
     
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  7. Boxingfan786

    Boxingfan786 New Member Full Member

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    Dubois will beat Usyk, have a long reign and enhance his own legacy.
     
  8. Kiwi Fish

    Kiwi Fish Member Full Member

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    I'm not even sure Dubois gets past Parker and Kabayel tbh. A Parker or Kabayel win would do more for Usyk's legacy than beating Dubois, a guy he has already dominated, again.

    I could easily see Dubois slipping after the Usyk fight, he has invested a lot emotionally in his new more confident self, so a bad loss to Usyk here could easily set him back and his lifestyle factors could get out of control.

    I'm not sure he'd still have the hunger and drive, especially next to some of the younger guys coming up.
     
  9. OldSchoolBoxing

    OldSchoolBoxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Dubois was embarrassed by Lerena.
     
  10. KO_King

    KO_King Horizontal Heavyweight Full Member

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    Dubois has improved. And deserves great credit for his 'comeback ' but I don't see him as some dominant future force tbh.
     
  11. Rollin

    Rollin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Dubois would be in dangerous fights against Ajagba, Bakole, and especially Zhang, let alone Kabayel and Parker.
     
  12. ForemanJab

    ForemanJab Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    If Dubois is so good why did he duck Parker and get knocked down 3 times by light hitting CW Lerena?
     
  13. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Its the only Usyk win with the potential to enhance his legacy.

    I'm not sure this will happen. But its a possibility.
     
  14. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    They will both be enhanced by beating each other like Ali-Frazier, Leonard-Duran, etc.

    There is often an older, slightly declined guy in these pairs, like Zale to Graziano.
     
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