Outside of Usyk and Fury who else could possibly beat Dubois ? Parker and Kabayel are the only threats
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.
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...
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.
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.
Dubois has improved. And deserves great credit for his 'comeback ' but I don't see him as some dominant future force tbh.
Dubois would be in dangerous fights against Ajagba, Bakole, and especially Zhang, let alone Kabayel and Parker.
Its the only Usyk win with the potential to enhance his legacy. I'm not sure this will happen. But its a possibility.
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.