Finally, things are starting to happen in the heavyweight division and at the press conference to announce his rematch with Dillian Whyte, Anthony Joshua has been sharing his views on the upcoming fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois.
Usyk’s fight with Dubois in Wroclaw, Poland on August 26 is the second defence of his titles and marks his first time back in the ring since the second of two points victories over Anthony Joshua to win, and then retain, the WBA, WBO and IBF world heavyweight titles last year.
Since his loss to fellow Brit Joe Joyce in November 2020, ‘Dynamite’ has been on a four-fight winning streak and has knocked out Kevin Lerena, Trevor Bryan, Joe Cusumano and Bogdan Dinu in a total of just 10 rounds.
Speaking to IFL TV, ‘AJ’ believes Dubois has ‘every chance’ of causing a huge upset, mainly down to the fact that Usyk is there to be hit.
“Yeah man. Every chance.
Boxing is a beautiful business, a beautiful game, that’s why we tune in. I really respect Usyk. I know how hard that guy works. His success hasn’t come by luck. It’s come by hard work. But it would be good to see Dubois win as well, for his old man. It seems like a dream for him with everything he’s gone through. Like a Frank Bruno moment if you know what I mean.
Usyk gets hit. He gets hit. So if he gets hit wrong, he could go.
It’s heavyweight boxing, remember. You’re dealing with serious hitters, that’s why I give him a puncher’s chance.”
For his part and despite admitting that Usyk is a “great champion”, 25-year-old Dubois has vowed to “take his chance with both hands.”