Hard to see Dubois lose this one.... But will be rooting for my countryman Lerena... Hope he can pull off an upset.... Dubois still a bit suspect since his loss to Joyce....
Is Joyce just an animal or is Dubois dubious Good fight and agree Dubois should be favoured but who knows. A smaller, faster, fitter guy with experience who is in his prime is very much a banana skin type of fight. I’ll be cheering for Lerena but think the size and power will be too much. Good fight for Dubois though, glad he’s taking it. Needs to be more active for me to be a fan especially since he is so young.
Guess that is the question.... I think a bit of both.... For me what was telling is that Joyce is known to be slow and powerful did not take Dubois down with power shots... But consistent jabs to the eye... Which Dubois could not get away from.... And he really seemed stumped....
I'll also cheer for Lerena but it's a big ask, Dubois is gonna be tough. Lerena has some good aspects to his game though and I think that if he can handle the size difference he will do ok. It's probably going to be a matter of surviving the early rounds to get a handle on Dubois' style and speed. I can't help but feel that if Lerena had a traditional South African heavyweight boxer's moustache his chances would go up
Another quality match up from Warren, lol. Don't think Dubois as limited as he is should have too much trouble with Lerena, too small, stylistically will stand right in front of Dubois, so should be over early unless Lerena possess a granite chin.
That was my initial impression too but Lerena has been defensively sound in some of the fights I've seen him in. If Dubois loads up too much on his shots he might pay the price for it.
Dubois struggles like hell against movers and any little bit of boxing ability throws him off. If Lerena can train properly and implement the right game plan this could go longer than many expect.
I've always rooted against Lerena since the Micki Nielsen robbery 6 years ago, but he just keeps on winning. Hoping Dubois ends that streak.
In order for Lerena to win a miracle would have to happen, he does not have the power to threaten Dubois who is naturally bigger and stronger, Dubois will finish him in early rounds...
