Lots of interesting heavyweight fights this weekend.
WBA/IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk is a whopping 10:1 favorite to defeat WBA regular champion Daniel Dubois on Saturday in this week’a big fight at the Stadion Wroclaw in Wrocław, Poland. ESPN+ will show the bout in the U.S.
Meanwhile, at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma, WBO #5, WBA #7, WBA #7, IBF #15 Jared Anderson is 30:1 to defeat Andriy Rudenko, WBC #14 heavyweight Efe Ajagba versus WBC #9, WBA #14 Zhan Kossobutskiy is a pick-em, and 2020 Olympic super heavyweight gold medalist Bakhodir Jalolov is 50:1 to defeat Onoriode Ehwarieme. ESPN will air these bouts in the U.S.
Look forward to Usyk vs Dubois. Should be a good fight, even if it is to again recheck where Usyk is at as a top heavyweight.
While I expect Usyk to win, being 10-1 against a live dog like Dubois seems absurd. 5-1, maybe at best.
Then the other heavyweight fights – Looks like it Is only Ajagba that is willing to put himself out there. Jalakov as usual is avoiding any fight that may be close to being a tough fight.
Jalolov..
Not sure if Jalalov is avoiding tough fights, but Ehwarieme damn sure won’t be a tough fight for him. 50:1 sounds about right. Easy KO for Jalalov. Ehwarieme seems like the kind of guy they might feed to Torrez Jr. in the not too distant future, and he will suffer the same fate there.
A little surprised they don’t have Kossobutskiy favored over Ajagba. I was thinking Zhan by a somewhat comfortable UD in this one. Pulling for Zhan here, then hopefully Anderson-Zhan is put back together, especially if they put Zhan at around +400 like they did last time before the fight was cancelled.
The fact that ajagba is fighting the guy Anderson was supposed to fight tells all you need to know about Anderson. I will state it again, I hope ajagba sees that he was served up by his own promotional company and takes care of business. Maybe, ajagba lands Anderson next fight, if Anderson ain’t scared that is.
Killa King, true, forgot about that. The Ajagba vs Zhan winner is someone Anderson will stay clear of.
A 50-1 odd has two options for the boxer listed as a favorite: Erase the name of his opponent from his record if he gets the win, or retire if he loses the fight.
No matter how promoters sugarcoat Usyk vs. Dubois, oddsmakers see it the way it is: A potential mismatch, where the vastly skilled Usyk most likely will play cat and mouse with Dubois until someone mercifully stops the uneven contest. Even though miracles happen in boxing, this fight most certainly won’t be
Dubois is stronger then Usyk so it is a dangerous fight in the early rounds. Usyk has superior skills and takes a better punch but does not have the power to end fights since moving to hw. Usyk by decision in a tougher than expected fight.
I like Usyk, and he should be the winner, but I wish to see Dubois connect with his power punches.
Dubois is 25 years old which is a baby for heavyweights, so I think even if he loses this fight, he may get another shot someday. I expect him to fight Usyk like he doesn’t have much to lose and I don’t think he wins, but I do think he has a few good moments and gives Usyk a decent fight.
Usyk’s boxing skills are way too developed for Dubois. Dubois has a good jab and youth on his side. However, Usyk is seasoned as a fighter and understands from experience what he needs to do. Usyk will win by UD. Basically, this is a full distance fight with Usyk’s name written all over it.
All it takes is one punch and all that skills goes out the door.
Dubois could catch him one time and follow up for the finish. He could end up looking bad but he is a big time live underdog.
Usyk almost stopped Joshua in the first fight. Dubois is slower and yes hits hard but I’d be surprised if Usyk doesn’t dominate and get a late stoppage. One-way drubbing.
Is Dubois better then AJ? I don’t think so, will be a repeat of Usyk vs AJ but I think a wider margin. Juggernaut laid out the blueprint to beat Dubois, jab, jab, jab until no mas
Yeah, I agree with that assessment. But Usyk is a totally different fighter than Joyce, and Dubois is totally different than Joshua. While the assessment may work, the comparisons don’t.
It might actually help him. Dubois won’t have any thoughts to come out and try to outbox Usyk. He’ll be throwing bombs every chance he gets.
Lucie, agree, Dubois will most likely throw bombs knowing he is the stronger puncher. He just needs to be careful and not get caught early like again his last fight against Kevin Lerena where he was dropped and in trouble.
AJ is a bit gun shy these days but Dubois isn’t. He hits harder than AJ and will be more willing to mix it up. 10 to 1 is way off target.
Usyk wins this one
Anderson is back to fighting Uber Drivers, huh? This fight defines the rest of Dubois ‘ career. I’d consider a split decision loss a victory for him.
Gawd, are they ever gonna push Anderson? It’s a bad issue if his promotion team doesn’t believe in him enough to put him in the deep end.
Michael if he can win a round or two and get through the fight without being stopped, it’s a victory. He’s going to learn a ton and hopefully, he doesn’t get ruined during this masterclass, because he has real potential.
That’s some pretty one-sided odds considering Dubios has a lot of power.
Usyk by stoppage. He will box circles around dubois and eventually take him out late. I’m calling rd 11 tko.
I think it is smart to bring Anderson along slowly. He’s only 23, he did okay against Martin, but exposed several flaws, one of which was going straight back to often.
Give the kid a year to hone his skills, and let usyk, fury, wilder, joshua get another year slower then go after them.
I would target Joshua first since he’s the weakest link then go after a belt.
Exactly Steve! I like the quick turn around and just because he beat a top 10 or near top ten guy doesn’t mean he doesn’t need more seasoning.
As normal, Anderson fighting a softie this weekend. Yawn.
I’m more concerned about a damn near 30yo gold medalist in Jalalov fighting even worse competition.
Agree zeitgeist. Jalolov has been pro for 5 y already. Recon Jalolov will go the same route as Tony Yoka who got exposed as soon as he stepped up.
Odds are correct
10:1 & 50:1 fights. Usyk and Jalolov might as well be fighting dead mean. Nevermind they are. Pass
Usyk wins by late stoppage. Dubois won’t be able to handle what Usyk will be giving him.
I thought the fake big baby was supposed to fight kossubitsky last time but guy couldn’t travel to US.. now he obviously can, they have him fight a much lesser opponent n now kossubitsky fights Ajagba..Arum saw how bad Fake fought against Charles Martin and realizes he may have another Berlanga in his hands ..he can’t cut him as well so he will really be protective ..I think fake baby can still beat ojagba and arum should at least give ESPN that fight..although baby’s chin looked so bad against Martin they may not trust him with Ajagba..Im assuming here they want to see if Kossubitsky is bad enough for them to put in against baby before putting then together..
10:1 is ridiculous … I never bet, but if you are a gambler this is the perfect opportunity … 12:1 TKO by DDD
And his. Not is his.
Sorry for the error.
I cannot wait for Joe Biden to get impeached over money laundering, and the other 999+ crimes he has committed.
Daniel Dubois Don’t let them disrespect you like that.
I LOVE this fight for Dubois! Not because he’ll win, but this fight will be 5 years worth of learning rolled into 1 fight. If he’s a good student, then he’s definitely young enough to grow from it.
Should be an easy hit and run all night and get paid fight for uzik! This fat blob dubois will get tired after chasing uzik after round 5. Most likely the next contenders would be burn out washed out chisora and or dillan whyte!
could be 100 to 1