David Haye has urged Daniel Dubois to bend the rules if he wants to be successful against Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night.
Dubois enters the world heavyweight title fight a significant underdog and he’s been advised by Haye, a former world champion in the same division, to make Usyk feel ‘uncomfortable’ once the bout gets underway.
Usyk goes into the contest protecting a perfect record and with a fight against Tyson Fury looming on the horizon, the Ukrainian cant make any mistakes.
Many approaches have been tried against Usyk, and Haye is encouraging his countryman to go in there and apply rough tactics if he’s to enjoy any success.
“He’s young, he’s fresh, he’s hungry, and Usyk is a wizard, he’s a magician in there, but he doesn’t want to allow Usyk to do his tricks,” said Haye when speaking to FightHype.
“He just needs to knock the cards out of his hand, grab him, and get points deducted if needs be, but he’s got a drag Usyk into a very, very uncomfortable situation.
“He can do it. He’s got the physical capability to do it. He’s got the punch power to do it. It’s going to be a hard, hard night, but it’s going to be a fantastic night."