Dubois, Yarde, and Premature Hype

I don't get this line of reasoning at all. Dubois is a big stiff idiot, with the boxing IQ of a gnat. He knows how to walk forward, jab and land his right, that is all. He's like a slow, less dynamic lighter hitting AJ. Yes, I rate Joyce, but I also don't think Joyce had to break much of a sweat at all beating him yesterday. The reality is, Dubois had 2 solid rounds, and he blew his load in both of them.

Yarde on the other hand is going to demolish Lyndon Arthur next month. Yeah, he lost to the shell of Kovalev, but that same shell was coming off of one of his best wins against Eleider Alvarez, and that shell with a limited amount of time to prepare for his match against Canelo, still managed take 7 or 8 rounds off of Canelo, and was competitive in the rest. Yarde looked limited against Kovalev, because Kovalev is one of the best pure boxers in the sport, and if it weren't for the stamina issues and chin issues that's befallen him since he started hitting the booze a little too hard, he'd still be a force to be reckoned with. Dubois got thrown in there with a solid fighter, Yarde got thrown in there with a professor of his craft, and still had enough to almost get the Krusher out of there late, and unlike Dubos, he was jabbed in the face until he literally fell down. Yarde has far more of an upside than Dubois, and it wouldn't shock me if he goes on to win a title. His punch selection is more impressive, his speed is more impressive, his power is decent, his combination punching is more impressive and his chin is quality. Yarde on every level except for power is superior to Dubois.

 

Yes but, when he went for it, he got to him, when Dubois went for it, he never got to him, and gassed out both times. Also, imagine a 250 pound 6'6 Krusher in there last night. Dubois would have been battered into submission in 5. Also, Dubois wasn't all that competitive, the reality is, Joyce controlled the pace of the fight, and never really allowed him into it, and as much as I like Joyce, he's not even close to the fighter Krusher is, even this diminished version is far quicker, far more agile, and better in every department.

 

Yeah, but even at 29, he's still better than Dubois will probably ever be. As far as teaching an old dog new tricks, if Gabe Rosado can put on a masterclass against Danny Jacobs at 34, there's still hope for Yarde. Yeah, he needs to shed some of the muscle, could be a little more fluid, work on several of his flaws, but overall, he was in against one of the best jabbers in the sport. No shame in getting outjabbed by him. I rate losing to Kovalev but in a match where he never stopped trying, and almost had him out of there once, as a far less shameful performance, and one that can be built upon. Whereas Dubois, there's not much ese he can do. Sure he can improve, but how mentally affected will he be after this? How physically affected will he be after this? How much did he learn? He had the fight beaten out of him and looked hopeless by the 5th. This wasn't a learning experience for Daniel, it was an emasculation and a confidence destroy, and there's really nothing good that he can take away from it.

 

Yarde will mangle that bum. I've seen Arthur 3 times, he's not impressed me even once. He's God awful. Goddamn, what is it with Frank Warren and his fans? He's throwing yet another undefeated hot prospect into a match, where's he's clearly going to be in over his head. He's a terrible borderline nihilistic matchmaker. And all of the fanboys are eating it up on a silver platter and buying the line of BS that Arthur is special and will be something. How gullible are you all? Jesus Christ.