As an Olympic bronze medallist and British title challenger, Frazer Clarke has shared the ring with almost all of Great Britain’s heavyweight talents over the years. With a heavyweight title showdown between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois looming, Clarke shared his insider knowledge of what it is like to take a shot from each man but claimed that neither punched as hard as one fellow Brit.
Daniel Dubois upset the odds against Filip Hrgovic in a bout that was expected to be for the vacant IBF world title, although the governing body are yet to strip Oleksandr Usyk of the belt and therefore Hrgovic-Dubois was instead for the IBF interim strap.
However, that is not to say that the win was not a monumental one, not only winning as an underdog for the first time but also setting up an all-British affair at Wembley Stadium against Anthony Joshua that will presumably be for the vacant IBF title in September, looking to put an end to Joshua’s recent run of form.
As both men are considered amongst the most formidable punchers in the heavyweight division, Frazer Clarke offered his verdict to Boxing Social, where he explained which man punches harder out of the two, before adding that their punch power is nowhere near the level to that of David Price – who retired in 2021.
“Both of those guys have been through stages in their career where they have had questions asked of them and with the form that they are in, I think that it makes for a really competitive fight. I still have ‘AJ’ as the favourite but I have said this before and I will say it again, Daniel Dubois is not the heavyweight puncher that I have been in with – but he is probably in the top three or four, he can really whack.
“It’s a different kind of punch but I think that on a single shot probably Joshua, just [punches harder]. Joshua comes with a bit more speed than Dubois so they come sharp, Dubois is a real thud. I’ll say it again, and he has no place in this conversation [about Joshua and Dubois] but both of them two are leaps and bounds away from David Price – f*** me, Jesus Christ.
“That was different gravy. I was young at the time, probably 17 or 18, but that was an experience. I think that he was taking it easy as well! In one punch, David Price has unbelievable power. Unbelievable.”
A popular Liverpudlian, Price hung up the gloves without a world title to his name, failing to live up to the huge expectations on his shoulders following an impressive amateur career.
Still, Price achieved what so many fighters dream of by picking up the British title, but consecutive knockout defeats to Tony Thompson famously derailed his plans to compete at the world level, as domestic rival Tyson Fury instead went on to conquer the heavyweight scene.
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