Isn't it sad we will never get to see this matchup? Stylistically this one would've been very interesting.
I would have found Usyk-Kabayal more interesting. Wardley isn't a difficult fighter to read, as was clearly evident against Huni, where he was clearly losing before landing the knockout punch. Dubois often anticipated Fabio, boxing much better and winning every round except the ones where he was knocked down. It's easy to imagine that Usyk, at least the one we saw up until the rematch with Dubois, would have gained time and distance from Wardley, dominating him.
Wardley's heart and chin are much tougher than Dubois's though. Wardley would've been dangerous and a live dog throughout the entire fight.
Completely agreed. An Usyk-Wardley fight would hold little suspense for me (as would an Usyk-Wilder fight if the rumors are true...). Pretty much the only Usyk fight I'd want to see right now would be Kabayel.
Usyk would have stopped him. He’d use his aggression against him big time. The counters would be brutal
Both Usyk vs Wardley and Usyk vs Kabayel fight would be intruiging due to Usyk's recent decline. They both would have a shot. No wonder why Usyk ducked them both.
But heart and chin didn't stop Wardley from losing every round (except for the 1st and 3rd) and finishing the fight heavily bruised. In the rematch Fabio will only have the puncher's chance, it's hard to imagine a different outcome from the first match. Dubois boxing significantly better, often leaving him empty and constantly anticipating him. If Wardley wants the rematch to end differently he will have to bring some new ideas to the ring (not easy), otherwise he can only hope to find the right shot, good luck
Dubious, Wardley, Kabayel, AJ all of these plodding bums are not half the men that Usyk and Fury were, key word were. A walk in the park for them fighting fight and young.