Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Usyk vs. Daniel Raphael Dubois

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by IntentionalButt, Apr 6, 2023.


The Cat or Triple D (aka Dynamite)?

Poll closed Jul 22, 2023.
  1. Usyk on points

    39.0%
  2. Usyk by stoppage

    54.9%
  3. Draw

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  4. Dubois on points

    0 vote(s)
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  5. Dubois by stoppage

    6.1%
  1. Glass 1/2 Empty

    Glass 1/2 Empty Member Full Member

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    I mention Chisora as a jibe at Fury, and Furys play safe for maximum cash routine.

    As far as I understood Wilder is fighting Ruiz, Joyce is fighting soon, and well as for Fury......He's apparently in training, likely for a WWF 'contest'.
     
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  2. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    For some strange reason, my eyes crossed for a second and the title read as... Daniel Ralphus Dubois.:sisi1
     
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  3. Guerra

    Guerra Well-Known Member Full Member

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    We have Usyk, Fury, Wilder, Joyce and AJ. All who have fought 1 of the rest. Llenty of fun matchups left and somehow mobody is fighting each other.
    All easy match ups up next. Boring sport in that way.
     
  4. Leeroy84

    Leeroy84 Lancashire-la-la-la Full Member

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    Cool, you're certainly right about Fury's maximum cash least threat route, I've been saying for a while that he's dying for a big fight in Arabia and I blame that greed on the undisputed fight not materialising.

    I do understand Usyks position though too. Having faced AJ twice, it's reasonable for him to take a mandatory now, and it just so happens it too is a path of lesser resistance (Dubois, that is) meaning an Arabian fight down the line is more likely for Usyk also. And although its not what I like, Its a path that I can certinly accept more than what appears to be Fury's at this moment in time.

    Still, Dubois is a cake walk for Usyk and I dont see it being a very entertaining fight either, It will be far too easy. See Kevin Lerena for example.
     
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  5. GotchaHat

    GotchaHat Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Dubois will stop Usyk, body work and he'll be out of there, we saw AJ trouble Usyk to the body
     
  6. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Here's the catch, AJ is ten times the boxer than Dubois is, and a far heavier puncher. And really.... just how hurt to the body was Usyk, your eyes deceived you. You're talking out of your ass again.
     
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  7. GotchaHat

    GotchaHat Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    AJ was given the wrong tactics by his trainers, to try and box Usyk, otherwise he could've stopped him if he fought like the old AJ. Dubios will go for the kill, let's see if Usyk can handle it
     
  8. Heisenberg

    Heisenberg @paulmillsfitness Full Member

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    Hopefully Dubois needs more time to recover from his ‘dubious’ knee surgery and Usyk goes to SA and fights Wilder
     
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  9. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    How the hell did DD become mandatory. He hasn't a beaten a single name from the WBA top 10 :dunno
     
  10. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    And for that matter, Fitz never got within sniffing distance (I think not even 30lbs) of 200, even if some of his opponents did.
     
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  11. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    The answer lies within your question. Talking about the WBA... having baffling and opaque criteria for undeserved world rankings is practically a trademark of theirs.
     
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  12. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    I am picking usyk by early stoppage I know people will point out that Dubois went deep into the fight versus Joyce but I think usyks speed and punch accuracy will overwhelm him early in a way that Joyce couldn't
     
  13. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    Usyk had trouble stopping cruisers and cannot stop heavies.

    He has no power and throws mostly straights as to not compromise his positioning.

    Most of his stoppages are attritional like Fury.

    He'll box Dubious up and fight extremely cautious as to not get banana peeled.
     
  14. On The Money

    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    Dubois was lucky to get out of round one of his last fight.
     
  15. iceferg

    iceferg Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The judges had Dubois winning at time of the stoppage vs Joyce, I had him just behind but he had Joyce seriously weary of his power at times. He's most likely improved since then but everybody is going on about Dubois like he's a bum.
     
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