Dubois challenges for the Ukrainian's world titles on Saturday but for Johnny Nelson, mental scars from his defeat to Joe Joyce are still there.
While ‘Dynamite’ Dubois plenty of heart that night against Lerena having also suffered a serious knee injury in that bout, Nelson believes there are serious questions marks over his spirit in the ring, particularly up against such a skilled operator like Usyk.
‘Dubois showed he has quit in his DNA. That might be part of [his] naivety but he showed he has that in him,’ Nelson told‘And once a fighter has shown that he has it in him, it gives the other fighter more energy, more drive, more ambition to put a fighter under pressure. He has got quit in him and Usyk knows it.‘He is a brilliant fighter but he has that in him. And it is something you can’t just shake off.
While Usyk is a heavy favourite, Dubois’ ferocious power poses a threat to the champion, who also counts victories over Derek Chisora and Tony Bellew pn his list of wins over British fighters.Nelson believes Dubois’ only chance is to immediately swarm the former cruiserweight king and demonstrate that power that has seen him secure 18 of his 19 wins via stoppage.
But such is Usyk’s supreme skillset, he believes the champion will find a way to negate everything the challenger throws at him. ‘Daniel Dubois has shown me a side to him. He is a lovely kid whose still learning and he has to take the bumps with the glory. But we have seen chinks in the armour. We know what Daniel is capable of and you have to take this chance because the opportunity is there.
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