Tyson Fury failed to beat Oleksandr Usyk in either of their two fights last year – and Daniel Dubois has his chance on Saturday night
Lennox Lewis believes Daniel Dubois has a better chance of beating Oleksandr Usyk than Tyson Fury – because he can follow orders.
Dubois will attempt to become the undisputed heavyweight world champion at Wembley on Saturday night when he takes on Usyk for a second time.
The Brit lost to the unbeaten former cruiserweight king in 2023 when Usyk dropped and stopped Dubois in the ninth round – but only after he had been dropped by a controversial low blow.
Usyk went on to beat Fury twice last year while Dubois rebuilt his career with stoppage wins over Jarrell Miller, Filip Hrgovic and Anthony Joshua.
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And Dubois can now become the first-ever Brit to hold all four heavyweight belts – and this country’s first undisputed king of the division since Lewis in 1999.
And asked if Dubois can go one better, Lewis said: “Yes, because, I would say Daniel follows orders better than Tyson.
“Seeing Tyson Fury in his last fight, it was a little disappointing for me because I didn’t think he did enough work to win. He was more doing the work to survive.”
Usyk will start as the favourite in front of 96,000 fans at Wembley – but Lewis believes Dubois can bully the unified champ into submission.
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“Usyk has a very high ring IQ but he’s not a natural heavyweight, he’s a built-up heavyweight,” he added. “Daniel is a natural heavyweight and he can use that to his advantage, especially in the opening few rounds, and push Usyk to the ropes.
“I used to call Usyk a rabbit because he jumps around but you can’t allow him to do that; he needs to put pressure on with his feet, push him back to the ropes and make sure he is first and last with his combinations.
“He’s got to work to win the fight. Is basically all down to the rounds. He needs to win the first round, the middle rounds and the last rounds. Basically all the rounds. Win as many rounds as you can.
“You can’t allow Usyk to dance around and do the same thing he did last time. He has to do the work, win the rounds and a knockout is the cherry on the top.”