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Daniel Dubois’ defence of his IBF heavyweight world championship towards Joseph Parker is amongst probably the most closely debated fights on the stacked Final Crescendo card this weekend.
Dubois and Parker are two of probably the most in-form fighters of their division, and are available into the competition off the again of underdog wins over Anthony Joshua and Zhilei Zhang respectively.
Many observers had written ‘DDD’ off not so way back, after he appeared to permit himself to be counted out in fights towards Joe Joyce and Oleksandr Usyk, which noticed him labelled a ‘quitter’ on social media.
The 27-year-old has proven rather more resolve in his current outings, significantly towards heavy-handed Croat Filip Hrgovic, who landed scores of unpolluted proper arms earlier than wilting below the Londoner’s aggression.
Nonetheless, in an interview with The Stomping Floor, Parker defined why he believes Dubois “may revert back to type” after they lock horns this Saturday evening on the Kingdom Enviornment in Riyadh.
Parker has been in glorious type as of late (Photograph Credit score: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing)
“Hear, he’s proven stop earlier than. And if it does get too exhausting for him, he could revert again to sort.
“He stop within the Joe Joyce battle, I’m unsure what drawback he had along with his eye. Then within the Usyk battle he went down off a jab.
Usyk stopped Dubois in August 2023 Photograph Credit score: Stephen Dunkley/Queensberry Promotions
“These fighters had been capable of make him discover a method out, or perhaps it acquired too exhausting for him.
“Or he has proven the power to beat exhausting instances in fights. So that you by no means know what you’re going to get with Daniel.
“You recognize you’re going to get a properly ready fighter, who’s champion of the world and desires to stay champion of the world.
After Saturday evening, @joeboxerparker would have fought:
Daniel Dubois
Anthony Joshua
Joe Joyce
Dillian Whyte
Derek Chisora
Hughie Fury
Deontay Wilder
Andy Ruiz
Zhilei Zhang
Carlos Takam
Warrior 
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“But my goal is to take that away from him, and become champion myself.”
Dubois vs Parker has big ramifications for each males, with the winner seemingly in line for an undisputed showdown towards Usyk later within the yr.
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