Boxing fans were surprised to see Daniel Dubois’ weight at Friday’s weigh-in, but Joe Joyce thinks it will benefit him. Dubois tipped the scales at just 233.2 lbs, which is the lightest…
who had assumed Dubois would try and exaggerate the size advantage he has over Oleksandr Usyk as much as possible.Joe Joyce"He's probably going to be more agile," Joyce told talkSPORT. "Because if he's a bit slow and plodding then he's not going to be able to hit Usyk.Mike Tyson makes two huge claims about Francis Ngannou ahead of Tyson Fury fight
"Especially if he can do more rounds as well, if he can do the twelve rounds comfortably being lighter." With that being said, Joyce is still backing Usyk to win, as the narrative in the build-up to this fight has been that Dubois' chance of winning lies with his power, but 'The Juggernaut' is not entirely convinced by this argument.
"He's a very heavy hitter, but if you can't hit Usyk then how are you going to knock him out," Joyce said with a chuckle. And Joyce has first hand experience of this, having fought the Ukrainian in the amateurs, as he continued: "I've noticed that Usyk can take a shot as well and he throws lots of punches, so it's difficult. It's tough test, but good luck to Dubois."
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