I could see this being the first time Usyk gets dropped

Won’t surprise me. Dubois hits hard and usyk is slower

 

Not sure, it's possible. Dubois needs to get to him early and unsettle him, but usyk isn't Aj

I predict Dubois will definitely use some foul play early and land something big and at least stun usyk. But usyk likely takes control by the mid rounds and stops Daniel late imo

 

I hope Usyk ends this ridiculous Dubois hype once and for all on Saturday...

 

Yeah, Dubois beats up some guys who stand in front of him and let him work and suddenly he is the best boxer of the generation. I mean there is a chance that Usyk has gotten old suddenly and the ref is corrupt, but surely Usyk should get the BoD here.

 

Dubious dropped him in that first fight and he would have struggled to get up but we never got to see him atleast try.

Usyk is tough to get dropped means he likely didn't see the punch coming and got out of position and against Dubios that = KO'd...not just getting dropped.

 

Dubois hit him with decent punches to head and body. That was a low punch and a heavy low uppercut punch will have anyone in fits hence the rules. He should have been able to drop him again with a legit shot right? I’m not saying it’s impossible to drop him, just that that one doesn’t count. Beterbiev legit dropped him in the ams. Dubois didn’t.

 

I count belly button punch shots legal, always have. Seen hundreds of shots like that many of which have dropped people leaving them as Usyk was. Nothing will change my opinion of that. Ref called it low fine that's what it is but I know that that ref is Usyk biased and has called many legal bodyshots on him low when they were not, even more clear shots than that. Was Khan Judah again.

 

It was a punch below belly button tho, so clear low blow. If facts don't change your opinion, then you're living in a bizzaro world. Which you do, so fair play. But just to prove the point - Dubois hit Usyk low about 20 times in this fight and he didn't even get a point deducted. Ref was therefore biased towards Dubois, not Usyk.

 

I think it was legal too, but it was borderline and I'm happy to admit I'm in the minority in this instance. Usyk might have got up anyway if there was a count, but we will never know

Anyway, it was ruled a low blow and usyk preceded to dominate Daniel until the stoppage. It's ancient history and Saturday will show who's the better man today. I heavily suspect it's Usyk, but we will see. Dubois has youth and power, but he needs more to beat usyk who will have him figured out from the last fight.

I'm not buying this nonsense of dubuios 2.0 because he beat a guy who was scared stiff entering the ring

 

I think it's unlike;y Usyk will get himself in a position to get hit with that punch again. Jab to the body is the biggest weapon Dubious can use but it's not enough really. Lightning struck and the ref got out the defib.

 

It is not so difficult to foul. It has an asymmetric risk/reward ratio. So if it is what Dubois wants to do he can repeat it I think. Only the scare of getting DQed can stop him in that case which is why it important that you have officials that uphold the rules. We must make a distinction between a ref letting it slide versus it being a legal shot.

 

I think Dubois's lack of confidence in the first fight led him to freeze in the headlights, and I believe his overconfidence in this one will make for a more exciting opening few rounds, but will ultimately result in him walking into something and being knocked right out of his game plan, either knocked down or even stopped. He has to start fast because once Usyk gets his rhythm, then it's over. However, he's limited, massively overrated by some areas of the boxing world, and is completely unable to adjust once the tide turns in a fight. Yes, Usyk has a ring IQ that is off the charts, and I don't think anyone could figure him out. Someone will eventually, if he continues, but I'd be stunned if it's Dubois.

 

Won't be surprised if Dubois does drop Usyk. If Dubois is as switched on as he was against Joshua it is a very real possibility.

 

DD dropped him already with the questionable low blow