Is Dubois the hardest fight of Usyk career?

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  1. OldSchoolBoxing

    OldSchoolBoxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think this time Usyk will seriously demolish Dubois to make him and his team pay for their disrespect.
     
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  2. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    I said ''many,'' as in there can't have been many, to cover myself just in case but I can't actually think of one.

    I'll throw it out to everyone else, especially the Usyk haters. Can you think of one instance of another world champion doing this, let alone more than one?

    Usyk was contractually bound to rematch AJ and Belly. Even though he had everything stacked against him and his margin for error was much less than it was for them for obvious reasons, they were both afforded two shots at beating him even though Usyk was AJ's mandatory and there shouldn't have even been a rematch in the first place. They had a two-way rematch for Usyk vs Belly but I don't believe Belly would've honoured that if the Saudis weren't involved. I've not heard a peep out of Big Frank about Usyk being given a chance to avenge his loss to Dubois should he lose this time even though Usyk is the three-belt unified king and he blessed Dubois with a rematch when he was under no obligation to do so.

    I understand why Usyk did so but I wish he hadn't, especially over here in the UK.
     
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  3. Boxing fan 80

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    I think father time us Usyk greatest opponent, not the underhanded man who throws low blow and head butts.
     
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  4. zulander

    zulander Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It's a fight that not many want to see for me.
    Sure, Dubois has done well recently, but other than the low blow (debate of which will go on for years)
    He was eventually ground down and stopped (still think it's a strange stoppage - shades of the Joyce loss, although we know the eye injury was the deciding factor there), outside of the low blow, it's a conclusive loss, and I haven't seen anything that will be any different. Would rather Usyk fought Paker or Kaybeyal after that. I look at the boxrec top 10 at the moment, and other than Wardley, it's fighters who have been around for a while. If Usyk beats Dubois, other than the 2 I've mentioned,d who is there left to fight of much interest?
     
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  5. Rollin

    Rollin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Better at being the sole stoppage win Usyk has at heavyweight bar Chazz Witherspoon (and Fury with fair officiating.)
     
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  6. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Whats funny is that since his HW debut against Chazz Witherspoon this is the fight Usyk has lost the fewest rounds!
     
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  7. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Cmon, he power washed aj, it wasn't even real fight, it was a massacre. Aj admittedly got KO'd by Dubois in sparring years ago, the odds are DDD beats any version of aj. Dubois is just a better fighter and a better boxer. Why is the forum so reluctant to admit this, we saw it with our own eyes
     
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  8. Rollin

    Rollin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah, he is always a lethal threat to Joshua. Could see younger AJ catching him like he did in their fight, and not-going full ape afterwards to actually close the deal (optional.)

    I don't think Dubois is the better boxer. Hungrier, younger, more aggressive fighter at the moment with some alright skills, yes. It will take him quite far with proper matchmaking.
     
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  9. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    Dubius got a legit knockdown, AJ is a bodybuilding bum and you know it. Dubius is AJ with more pazzaz and better mental fortitude. He gassed against Usyk and that's all she wrote.
     
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  10. Max Thunder

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    Probably not. At this point Dubois has taken so many knees the nickname Triple Knee has lost all meaning.
     
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