Oleksandr Usyk v Daniel Dubois: Pundits and pros give predictions for heavyweight world title fight

Daniel Dubois aims to nutrient an all-time large upset against Oleksandr Usyk successful Poland connected Saturday.

Dubois, 25, has younker connected his side, but 36-year-old Usyk is unbeaten successful 20 bouts and expects to combat successful beforehand of thousands of Ukrainian fans who present reside successful Poland due to the fact that of the warfare with Russia.

Usyk has made a wont of breaking British hearts of late, dethroning Anthony Joshua and beating him again successful their rematch past year.

Dubois is simply a immense underdog with nary satellite title acquisition and a big-punching style. Can helium propulsion disconnected an upset that would spell down successful history, oregon volition Usyk support pursuing his imagination of becoming undisputed heavyweight champion?

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Here are predictions from immoderate large names successful the satellite of boxing:

Dubois' erstwhile trainer Shane McGuigan: "Dubois has to attack this combat similar a four-round contest, similar Mike Tyson utilized to attack astir of his fights. If it goes past 4 rounds past we person to find retired what program B is astir and larn to get done it.

"But they person to person the mindset 'If I clip oregon interaction you, you're going to sleep' - truthful you person to fto your hands spell successful combinations, not fto them acceptable connected the jab, and truly instrumentality it connected Usyk. He's decidedly got a puncher's chance, for sure."

Unified light-middleweight champion Natasha Jonas: "Unfortunately I volition person to accidental Usyk. I conscionable deliberation he's excessively skilled for Dubois astatine this point. But hats disconnected to him for stepping up."

Former satellite featherweight champion Kid Galahad: "I'm going with Usyk. He has the tools to triumph wide and decisively. A sharp, implicit and superb fighter. But this is heavyweight boxing and 1 punch tin alteration immoderate contest."

Mandatory challenger for the IBF satellite heavyweight title, Filip Hrgovic: "Dubois' experience, skillset and velocity is not the aforesaid arsenic Usyk's and this is wherefore Usyk is the large favourite. Usyk outboxed Joshua easily, and Joshua is quicker than Dubois.

"Of people you person to springiness Dubois a puncher's accidental - helium is simply a large feline with a bully consecutive close hand. But Usyk is the favourite to triumph this fight."

Former light-middleweight champion Liam Smith: "I don't deliberation Dubois tin bash it. I fancy Usyk heavy successful that fight. I deliberation he's conscionable excessively bully for Daniel Dubois."

British flyweight Maisey Rose Courtney: "It's a tricky one. Dubois has the one-punch knockout powerfulness but Usyk is simply a masterful fighter. He is unbelievable - successful my eyes 1 of the champion ever. If it's a knockout it's Dubois' night. If it goes the distance, Usyk volition springiness him a boxing lesson."

Former satellite lightweight champion Anthony Crolla: "You person to springiness Dubois a puncher's accidental but it's astir apt hard to look past immoderate much than that. Going connected caller form, Usyk has been looking truly bully and Dubois struggled past clip retired against Kevin Lerena.

"The question is going to beryllium a large problem. If Dubois is to propulsion disconnected a large upset, which is precisely what it volition be, helium has to onshore aboriginal to get the respect disconnected Usyk. I judge Dubois is simply a assurance combatant - helium has to person a bully commencement to person immoderate accidental of winning it."

Former satellite light-middleweight champion Hannah Rankin: "I'm going with Usyk connected points. I deliberation he's settling to the bigger value and technically he's brilliant."

Heavyweight contender Frazer Clarke: "I'm decidedly rooting for Dubois and if helium does onshore a large changeable it could decorativeness anyone successful satellite boxing. But I person to enactment Usyk arsenic the beardown favourite. Look astatine what he's done successful his career, who he's beat, however helium boxes and however bully helium is. I'm his biggest fan. I'd accidental Usyk precocious stoppage, conscionable by accumulation."

BBC Radio 5 Live boxing expert Steve Bunce: "Dubois has got a amended boxing encephalon than radical springiness him recognition for and I tin overgarment a lawsuit for him winning.

"But let's get this close - it volition beryllium a monolithic daze if helium does instrumentality to the United Kingdom arsenic unified heavyweight satellite champion. It volition beryllium up determination with Lloyd Honeyghan beating Donald Curry astir 37 years ago."

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