Will Usyk-Dubois be a snoozefest?

118-110 Usyk by decision. Dubois will have some moments but Usyk's movement and jab will score him easy point victory.

 

Could be but it's not like atg cruisers fighting at heavy have never had classics against lower ranked opposition. Holyfield had a couple.

Usyk made it look easy but avoiding those big shots for 12 rounds isn't easy he'll probably get caught a few times.

If dubois really comes to overpower usyk I think usyk may have to turn it up and get the stoppage in an exciting fight. If dubois is being careful and protecting that eye and just trying to land one big shot, then snoozer.

Edit: seriously how is anyone picking anything other than maybe? Even if it's one sided dubois could poop or something there could be a streaker or fan man you never know!

 

Very possible, I was a little too optimistic about Dubois's chances in this fight, all in all I will drink some beer and watch the fight, may the better fighter win.

 

Usyk will be on his bike the early rounds while Dubois tries to exert effective aggression. Once Dubois slows down Usyk will start to pepper him and it will look much like the Chisora fight. With the difference that I don't think Dubois is as tough as Chisora and that if it goes to the late rounds he's gonna be blowing his arse out.

 

It's a big trap fight for Usyk. He has everything to lose and nothing to gain, Dubois is in the exact opposite situation.

In retrospect, in the Joyce fight Dubois took his shot and went after the opportunity (albeit poorly). That's his best chance here, he's gotta swing and see how it goes and count on his size and power to get it done.

 

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This is a good take. Dubois has absolutely nothing to lose and shouldn't even be afraid of being KOd, he's already been KOd once. Catching Usyk with a haymaker would literally change his entire life. Will Usyk lose? Probably not, but he's certainly not gaining anything from the win, no gain situation.
An Usyk loss would definitely derail all talks of Usyk vs Fury, which makes me favor Dubois a little more.

 

Dubois is still a killer puncher, and watching one get surgically put away is always impressive, no matter what. Honestly, it's kind of a Ali-Foster type of fight, except I rate Mac consdierably higher than DDD.

 

His reflexes and quickness will allow him to be in and out, dodging Dubois' punches, which will be abit too slow for Usyk's slickness. I can't see Dubois being smart enough to cut the ring down. I see it playing out abit like the AJ fights.

 

The odds are way too wide for this fight. We're talking about 10/1 here.

I see this Usyk as a 4/1 favorite in this fight.

Dubois is big and prime. And like many people said, he's got nothing to lose and everything to gain. He is clearly the much bigger and stronger fighter... and sometimes that's enough if you mix in the right amount of aggression. Usyk is is aging a bit as well.

If Dubois go out there without the fear of getting KO'ed and swing for the fences, he's got a chance. He's live dog in this one.

 

Dubois is somewhat of an anomaly in boxing in my opinion, for me fundamentally the glass cannon is the most exciting kind of fighter as they bring crushing power along with a sense of vulnerability, while I can't say definitively that Dubois is glass, he's definitely not made of iron, but despite the power and the vulnerability I find him incredibly boring to watch and I don't think I'm the only one, I've seen him live 3 times and each time when his fights start the atmosphere dips! He's not exciting when he's got somebody in there willing to fight his kind of fight , I don't see how he's going to make it interesting against by far the best opponent of his career

Sincerely hope I'm wrong, even if it's only because Usyk has lost a bit through age and inactivity, but I just don't see it being a particularly interesting fight

I'll still be watching though

 

I think Dubois will get Usyk tired and knock him out. The upset of the decade.

 

Usyk UD prolly.

Dubois made Joyce look like Ray Leonard.

I doubt he can put together the clean punch or punches required to make the difference.
Usyk won't be there to be hit.

If Dubois is out of shape and can't keep a decent pace, he gets stopped late.

 

If you find clinical outboxing boring then I guess so. I love it.