AJ vs Dubois - Video Preview & Prediction

Umm, how so?

Joshua's chin has been tested by plenty - Wlad, Pov, Whyte... He's never been knocked out.

Stopped by a temple shot, yes, but his chin has always been pretty decent... It's a Wilder fanboy myth that ought to have died with the equally ridiculous idea that Wilder was ever a legit contender.

There's levels to boxing and Joshua has been typically pretty solid at a good level - Dubois isn't even prime yet, he looks like he'll dominate before too long, but let's not get ahead of ourselves just yet.

 

AJ is going to put Dubois lights out.

 

I agree it’s the wrong fight at the wrong time for Dubois.

 

It's an interesting fight, 2 of the best finishers in the game when they get a man hurt, plus they've both got that little streak of quit in them.

I'll go for a Joshua KO by 6 but if Dubois catches Joshua flush then I wont be surprised to see him counted out with that glazed, dear in the headlights look all over his face.

 

My point is that Dubios "diving" to AJ due to a deal between Hearn and Warren makes zero sense, and giving AJ a strap is all the excuse Hearn needs for a third Usyk bout "to unify, Fury and AJ can happen after" and we never get the fight.

 

AJ by the late stoppage.

 

Dubois will beat AJ.
Unless he quits (again).

 

I was never sold on Dubois. I'm not a fan of AJ but I think Dubois is even worse.

60/40 fight for AJ, I would say.

Dubois has a good chance to win if he connects clean and early, though, because of AJ's lack of mental strengh and heart. Nevertheless, I think that the most likely outcome is AJ winning this fight. Not because AJ is a hell of a fighter, but because Dubois is worse than AJ. I've always found Dubois limited and overrated.

 

I respect what Dubois has accomplished but AJ got this.

 

A guy who has quit before can and will always quit again.

 

I think most of my insight into this fight comes from the Dubois v Hrgovic fight

• Dubois showed a chin in that fight taking repeated bombs...
• ... but Dubois showed he was easy to get with overhand rights, which is real bad for hime if Joshua can catch him with his telegraphed Ngannou bomb
• Dubois got away with a LOT of illegal 'head work' that he will be unlikely to get away with against Joshua
• Joshua is a better more disciplined boxer than Hrgovic, and will be harder to find for Dubois
• It's unclear in this fight whether Dubois showed us he was better than we thought or that Hrgo was much worse

So I think it's unlikely that Joshua will just blow Dubois out, but if he makes himself hard to hit by keeping Dubois at range and fighting in a measured fashion, he WILL get openings for his right, as Dubois' head movement is non-existent.

The real big question in this fight is - can Dubois tag AJ as early as possible with something big and get him gunshy?

If Dubois can then he has a chance and will feed into AJ's doubts, if he can't I expect something more like the Joshua / Wallin fight, where Joshua is pretty dominant, with Dubois trying but not getting much change.

But Dubois is not Usyk, and unless Joshua is careless, he should be able to nullify Dubois offence and cruise to a decision or late stoppage/ RTD win if Dubois gasses or runs out of ideas

 

That's what they call "performance enhancing drugs".

 

If Dubois gets past the first few rounds which could be doable since he's know somehow able to take 55 right hands flush to his face he might have a shot to impose himself on AJ. I do think that AJ will not be stupid and punch himself out like Filip did and is just going to snipe Duboui.

 

Aj by brutal ko in the first 4 rounds.

But I am not bashing dubois
He will be champ in 5 years. He is young and will get better. Has great experience and will improve mentally and skillwise