Heavyweight Rival Slams Daniel Dubois Antics At Usyk vs Fury Fight Night: “He’s Moving Mad
Not everyone was impressed with Daniel Dubois entering the ring to call out Oleksandr Usyk after the Ukrainian beat Tyson Fury for a second time,
The rematch in Saudi Arabia saw Usyk once again assert his authority at the very top of the heavyweight tree. Allthree judges on December 21 scored the contest 116-112 to the Ukrainian to compete back-to-back victories over ‘The Gypsy King.’
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The first fight in May saw him become the undisputed world heavyweight champion on top of being a former undisputed cruiserweight star. Since then, Usyk had to vacate the IBF belt in order to honour the second match with Fury, and it was Dubois who was elevated to champion with that organisation after beating Fillip Hrgovic.
He then defended the belt against fellow Brit Anthony Joshua back in September and will again defend it in February against former world champion Joseph Parker.
With that contest already locked in, it was a surprise for many to see Dubois in the ring and trying to goad Usyk into a second fight after being stopped the first time the pair met.
“Dubois is moving mad. He’s got Joseph Parker to think about. He’s moving mad. He’s lost it. Joseph Parker is not an easy fight. It’s kind of mad cause you’ve got a big dangerous fight coming up, it doesn’t make sense. Listen, right now Dubois is confident and he doesn’t care, he’s moving mad.”
That’s how guys lose, they overlook people towards bigger fights. Joseph Parker is no slouch, he’s got better in the last few years, he’s improved.”
The fight against Parker is part of a huge card that is topped by the light heavyweight rematch between undisputed champion Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol.
