Following the collapse of the potential bout between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury, the Ukrainian boxer is back to face a mandatory challenger in Daniel Dubois. Since Usyk and Fury could not agree on “material terms” other than the 70/30 greedy-belly split, a sudden halt was imposed upon Usyk vs. Fury. As per the latest updates, with the prospect of the crowning of the undisputed champion temporarily leaving, Usyk and Dubois are now negotiating.
According to a tweet by Michael Benson, Dubois has recovered from his injury. On the other hand, promoter Frank Warren has argued that Dubois can beat Oleksandr Usyk. “I fancy it, I think he can win the fight, I wouldn’t make it otherwise” stated Frank Warren as per a talkSPORT exclusive. Unfortunately, despite the announcement of Usyk vs. Dubois, boxing fans showed disappointment at the loss of the bout between ‘The Cat’ and ‘The Gyspsy King’.
The boxing world mourns Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk as the latter negotiates with Daniel Dubois
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While several fans reiterated their desire to see Usyk square off against Fury, others claimed Dubois was an easy fight for the Ukrainian boxer in the ring. Following the cancellation of Usyk vs. Fury, Deontay Wilder‘s team showed interest in facing Usyk. Wilder’s manager even cited how the former heavyweight champion would take the fight against Usyk “in a heartbeat“.
Anyway, Usyk must face the mandatory challenger Dubois in the ring. After the tweet by Michael Benson, several people reacted to it. According to Ricci Guarnaccio, “Boxing is ridiculous at times“. In addition, they showed frustration regarding Fury vs. Chisora and ‘AJ’ vs. Franklin.
Boxing is ridiculous at times! How ppl entertain fights like this, fury v Chisora and even AJ v Franklin is beyond me.
— Ricci Guarnaccio (@RicciGuarnaccio) March 28, 2023
Meanwhile, Noel Gilronan stated Dubois vs. Usyk is “definitely not a PPV“.
Hard to get excited….definitely not a PPV
— Noel Gilronan (@TheMrG1961) March 28, 2023
On the other end, Cleaveland Leader spoke about what Usyk would be ideally earning facing Dubois instead of Fury.
Usyk will now make 1/4 of what he would have made fighting @TysonfuryFury but also pick up what should be an easy victory.
— Cleveland Leader (@ClevelandLeader) March 28, 2023
However, Landon prioritized Usyk vs. Wilder over Dubois vs. Usyk.
Definitely not what the public was looking for.
Usyk will deal with Dubois with relative ease.
I was hoping for Usyk vs Wilder if we couldn’t have an undisputed bout.— Landon 🏴☠️🥊 (@RLJ2DAY) March 28, 2023
Finally, Paul Hoffman asserted that Usyk would break Dubois down quickly.
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Mismatch. Usyk will break him down quickly. Dubois has power, but works in straight lines. Will be an open target for counters.
— Paul Hoffmann (@pjhoffmann555) March 28, 2023
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