Usyk v Dubois

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I really wanted DD to beat Joshua and it was a career defining performance but it clearly went to his head and since then I don’t know what his promoter and team are playing at. Trying to create this broody character out of someone who is clearly on the spectrum and has no personality was never going to work.

In the last face off he actually looked scared and I don’t think he believed he could win. He tried to play mind games when he hasn’t got the smarts to do it and end up getting in his own head.

I liked that Usyk had no words of consolation for him this time. He tried to be a gentleman after the first fight and then had it thrown back in his face, so good on him for offering nothing this time.

It was certainly odd behavior as Dubois usually comes across as a nice lad.
His old man is batshit, but I think it was an act with Daniel.
I hope it was an act at least as I do like him.

I think Usyk did offer some consolation after the fight but it certainly wasn’t as animated as usual.

Social Media is full of folk saying Dubois quit again. That punch would put have put Oliver McCall down. Mad to see Usyk carrying heavyweight power now in addition to his technique and movement.

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Made me laugh when he introduced Ivan to the press

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Made me laugh when he introduced Ivan to the press

Haha yeah you could see he lined that up and put everything behind it

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Usyk the best around in this era. He’s destroyed the division, and he’s smaller than all of them. But I can’t see him living with your Ali’s Foreman’s and Fraziers. I don’t think he beats Tyson (prime) or Lewis. Could be wrong though..

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[QUOTE=William Treseder;5601174]Dubois has the punch to take anyone out. He just didn’t have the nous, speed or gameplan to take advantage of it. I really thought he was gonna do some damage last night, but he proved to be a damp squid,

Just correcting it for you. :hehe:

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Social Media is full of folk saying Dubois quit again

is it?! People are mad, he was still rocked from the first one, his legs fully went with the second one

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is it?! People are mad, he was still rocked from the first one, his legs fully went with the second one

Yep.
Carl Froch has a video out asking if he quit.
I’ve not watched that yet.

I think it’s unfair that he has this reputation.
Joe Joyce, F’d up his eye socket.
The first fight with Usyk, he stayed down after a hard jab…maybe could have dug a little deeper but who knows?

Saturday, he had his clock cleaned by an excellent punch and as you said, he was likely reeling from the first knock down, in which he was caught at the back of his head in the combination that sent him down.