Would you put daniel dubois on the level of Joshua or Wilder as far as IQ

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Is dubois smarter than wilder and joshua?

  1. No

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  2. Yes

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  3. About the same level intellectually

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  1. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    You dont need to believe it. You just need to believe that in his prime he was better than Dubois which is not a stretch.
     
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  2. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    No way Dubois beats even that old version of Wlad that AJ fought.
     
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  3. Boxingfan786

    Boxingfan786 New Member Full Member

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    If you’re talking about ring IQ then I think Dubois is more instinctually smart as a fighter than both Joshua and Wilder. Joshua is an over thinker that relies on a game plan and when things aren’t going his way he asks questions non stop in the corner.

    Dubois is more like a wild animal that just needs motivation so he doesn’t get deterred or tamed by his opponent when it gets tough. Not really tactical information. Dubois knows what he has to do.

    That’s also why Dubois doesn’t comprehend quitting or view it as severely the way others do. He’s like a carnivorous animal so when he gets tamed instead of risking dying flees so he can go back to catching prey another time.
     
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  4. Boxingfan786

    Boxingfan786 New Member Full Member

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    Good natural fighting instincts is a big part of IQ for me. Everything can’t be choreographed you have to be able to make decisions in the moment and Dubois is better in this regard than both Joshua and Wilder. Joshua is over reliant on studying beforehand.
     
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  5. CooperKupp

    CooperKupp “B.. but they all playin NBA basketball again!” Full Member

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    LOL!!! :D Man.. “YULAVERSE” or “Thority”?? These intellectual titans come up with these words on a dime. Which one is cooler you think?? No doubt they will be used from now on.
     
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  6. CooperKupp

    CooperKupp “B.. but they all playin NBA basketball again!” Full Member

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    Anyone that gets brought to his knees and STOPPED from a jab isn’t getting past a Wlad 1-2. Dumbois would get flatlined worse than he was against Filip in sparring.
     
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  7. CooperKupp

    CooperKupp “B.. but they all playin NBA basketball again!” Full Member

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    Who cares. Lol Right.

    I mean who cares about hypothetical matchups between Inoue vs George Foreman’s ****ing corpse brought back to life at a catch weight or today’s Wlad vs Inoue! But those are the types of stellar hypothetical threads you like to kick off so… Meh. It’s all in fun right! :thumbsup::thumbsup: Nobody forced you to enter OR comment on it if it’s not important to ya Ace ;)
     
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  8. CooperKupp

    CooperKupp “B.. but they all playin NBA basketball again!” Full Member

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    :lol::lol::lol:

    You’d be surprised at what he actually believes. Or maybe not. :facepalm::facepalm: lol

    “UsyK gEtS StaRtChEd iN OnE roUnD by IRON MIKE!!!! MikE iN hiS prIMe wuZ KrypTOnITe!!!!”
     
  9. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    You ask others who's smarter between aj, dubois and Wilder, claim aj has a higher iq than Dubois when Dubois just whooped aj like a toddler. Then bring up Dubois getting beat up by Hrgovic in sparring when he literally beat Hrgovic into a bloody pulp in 8 rounds last year.

    I'm not even a fan of Dubois, but this thread goes nowhere
     
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  10. like a boss

    like a boss Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This ^^

    Wilder is a whole lot smarter than most of his detractors too.
     
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  11. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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  12. dragansimic22A

    dragansimic22A New Member Full Member

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    With headbutts, 21 headbuts

    Hrgovic outboxed him in first 3-4 round, then gassed

    Dont forget to mention that cut was the reason of that match, not Hrgovic sleeping
     
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  13. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Hrgovic got beat up in the last 2 rounds. He provided 0 resistance. Headbutts aren't going to gas you
     
  14. Dannymita

    Dannymita Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This is like asking whose the smartest mong on the special bus lol
     
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  15. like a boss

    like a boss Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This is like the special bus.