Hall of Fame promoter Frank Warren believes Daniel Dubois can cause a huge upset when he faces unified world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk later this year.
After an undisputed clash with WBC title holder Tyson fell through, Usyk is now set to face his WBA mandatory challenger Dubois on August 26 in Poland.
Usyk is one of, if not the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world after back-to-back wins against Anthony Joshua, however, Warren claims Dubois, who he promotes, can overcome the Ukrainian due to what he perceives as poor peformances since Usyk moved up to heavyweight.
“I look at the fights [Usyk] had at heavyweight. Derek Chisora about 18 months, maybe two years ago springs to mind. For six, seven rounds Chisora gave him a lot of problems. He was there with him, there was nothing in it. They picked Chisora for a reason but look what Tyson [Fury] did with Chisora and look at that," Warren told Seconds Out.
"His two fights with [Anthony Joshua], AJ weren’t at the races, he was on the back foot all the time. For me, AJ is not the fighter he was.
"I look at that, I look at [Daniel] and I just know that’s he powerful, he’s got a good jab, he’s faster than people think. If Usyk gets clipped and tastes some of that power it’s gunna be interesting to see how he reacts.
"Usyk hasn’t had a performance that has been a jaw-dropping and dramatic performance. No disrespect, he’s done what he has to do, but I feel Daniel will be in the right place at the right time [to win.]”