Unified WBA/WBO/IBF heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs) and WBA regular beltholder Daniel Dubois (19-1, 18 KOs) faced off at the final press conference for Saturday’s clash at Tarczyński Arena Wrocław in Wroclaw, Poland. Usyk-Dubois will stream live and exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+.
Oleksandr Usyk: “My preparation is all good. We did a lot of work with swimming. We played football. We danced…I’m grateful to my team, my family, my wife. I’m grateful to my country and to Ukrainian soldiers.”
Daniel Dubois: “I’m ready. I’ve suffered through training camp. I’ve done all of that. I’m ready now. I’ve prepared. I’ve left no stone unturned. I’m ready. I’m confident. I’m ready to go right now.”
Pointless fight honestly.
I reckon Uzek wins in a snoozefest.
Well, if nothing else, it’ll get rid of one of the remaining spare belts the WBA used to hand out like raffle tickets.
I reckon you will be watching this so called snoozefest lol
Usyk wins with late stoppage. Dubois won’t be able to handle it.
Wake me when your done….
Usyk that is because this will be that type of fight. Usyk uses his footwork and breezes to an umaminous decision.
Don’t watch the fight or bother commenting, go complain somewhere else.
Why don’t you shut the fk up. Troll. I won’t be watching this fight there will be no need. One, it wasn’t a complaint, two, it has a prediction, and three, STFU.
What an adult comment. Thank you.
Hey Dickson, I can’t stand people that make comments like don’t watch it then. It’s like hey, that’s my prediction, so that’s what I think. Then there is you, what an adult comment, who are you? Fightnews moderator? You can STFU too. Bozo.
Wonder what kind of dancing he did, must be a new training technique
I’m thinking either Salsa or Tango. Usyk is one of those guys that doesn’t look good in training but turns it on when it counts. The only question in this fight is if he knocks Dubois out, or wins by lopsided decision.
What he is , is a guy who beat a never was overrated AJ. And now he is fighting other nobody’s while he avoids the guy who clean his clock. He can talk all he wants but people putting to much in Usyk when he could not put AJ down or really even hurt him. Dubois has a chance to clock him.
Remember Papachenko pulled Young Vassyl out of the early amateurs and put him into dance class for years, and today’s Lomachenko credits his father for doing that which made him such a great fighter. That same dance technique is what gives Usyk that great and tireless footwork. It’s why he’s the number 3 p4p fighter in the world.
Tough fight for Usyk, Dubois is bigger, stronger and punches like a mule ! Usyk is the true HW champion of the world and takes on real challenges unlike Fury !
Yeah, I agree. Everyone is treating this fight like it’s a walkover. Dubois isn’t an easy out, and he’d be a difficult opponent for anyone. I expect Usyk to win, but this isn’t going to be an easy fight and Dubois is a live dog.
Completely agree, Regis. I don’t think Dubois is going to sit there and attempt to outbox him at any time. He’s going to push what his natural advantages are at all times. I don’t think it’ll be enough, but I also don’t think he gets ran out of the ring like so many others seem to.
Slow Joe Joyce basically beat him with one arm. He couldn’t miss with the jab. I expect Usyk to batter him much worse.
I disagree that this will be a tough fight for Usyk, but speaking of Tyson Fury, did any catch the interview on the Jim Rome show yesterday with Mike Tyson? Mike Tyson is training Francis Ngannou for his fight against Tyson Fury. Of course Tyson has to hype up his charge, but he knows full well Ngannou has absolutely zero chance of beating Fury. Mike Tyson stated that Tyson Fury has never been in with somebody that hits harder than Ngannou. I guess he forgot his trilogy with Deontay Wilder and that he originally won the title against Wladimer Klitsko. Mike Tyson was the most dominate heavyweight of all time and is a respected boxing historian, but I think he’s been partaking in a little too much of his own product if he really believes what he says.
BS. Usyk is a scared of Fury and everyone knows it. Anyone with a freaking brain who watches him fight knows he can’t handle Fury’s size and speed. Fury is a puncher and a top boxer as well. Usyk would not last 6 rounds with him. He is fighting Bubois because he knows he is slow and plodding. Idiot.
Fury seems to have been going out of his way to avoid fighting him.
Actually the opposite is true, the Gypsy Drama Queen knows he can’t steam roll Usyk as Usyk will make Fury look sloppy and amateurish and embarras him in the ring and his massive ego just can’t handle that fact.
The fight is going to be closer than what a lot of fans expect..
Duboise gona cause upset
Not gona.
Usyk might as well be fighting me.
Are you any good?
Dubois got beat by a slow Joe Joyce,TKO from memory. I think Usyk wins on points but hey Dubois has a punchers chance!
My pre fight prediction, Usyk will stop Dubois somewhere between round 7-10.
Close fight Usyk is so small for the division !