Usyk vs. Dubois: A Big Boxing Weekend at Wembley Stadium

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00:00A big boxing weekend and then to some basketball with our guy Brian Fonseca.

00:05We also have a bout tomorrow at Wembley Stadium in London

00:08to be the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.

00:13It is Oleksandr Usyk who once was the undisputed heavyweight champ

00:17but relinquished his IBF belt to the guy that he is squaring off against

00:22in the ring tomorrow, the Brit, Daniel Dubois.

00:26As we will see Fonseca, Usyk, a hefty favorite to be undisputed

00:31as the heavyweight champ once more, minus 430.

00:35So break down the boxing match.

00:38Who becomes the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world tomorrow night in London?

00:44So this is the second time these two are fighting.

00:47And the reason why this is happening is because the first one ended in controversy.

00:52Dubois hit Oleksandr Usyk low.

00:54And there's a debate even to this day as to whether or not it was a low blow or not.

00:59And to be honest with you, only one man can tell us that it was a low blow.

01:04And that's Oleksandr Usyk.

01:05And he maintains it's a low blow.

01:07But some people have accused them of getting hit in a borderline area

01:12and then kind of overselling it to make it look like a low blow.

01:15Like he's done this before in different fights against Artur Betarbeev

01:18and the amateurs against Anthony Joshua in their second fight earlier on in his career.

01:23He's done it.

01:24Like, I don't think Oleksandr Usyk is a cheat or anything like that.

01:28That's something that people are saying.

01:29I do not think that.

01:31I think he's the best boxer in the world.

01:32I think he's pound for pound number one right now.

01:34Number one.

01:35Terrence Crawford and now you're in a way right there with him.

01:37But he's the best, especially after beating Tyson Fury twice the way that he did,

01:40especially the second time.

01:42That being said, you know, it looked like to some a clean body shot

01:46that he should have been counted as a knockdown for.

01:50I tend to think that if it was counted as a knockdown,

01:52he would have gotten right up and then, you know, proceed with the fight.

01:55To me, this is a massive, massive fight

01:58because Daniel Dubois also is coming off a tear

02:00where he upsets Philip Herkovich before that beats Jarrell Miller.

02:05And after that, he beats Anthony Joshua, which is late last year,

02:11which is, you know, a knockout that gave us one of the funniest photos of all time.

02:15If you look up the Daniel Dubois-Anthony Joshua knockout, it's hilarious.

02:19I think Oleksandr Usyk ultimately outclasses him,

02:21but the odds are shorter than the first time they fought

02:25because Daniel Dubois is just on a heater

02:27and it's entirely possible that maybe he just catches him.

02:31If we take a look at the fight itself here, Brian,

02:34look at the over-under for rounds, nine and a half,

02:36but also some bets here, will the fight go the distance?

02:38Is plus money to run a plus 140 price.

02:40Do we see a knockout that stops this

02:42or do you think that we go the distance here?

02:45Yeah, and this is the thing.

02:46Dubois got stopped.

02:48So he got dropped in round eight and stopped in round nine.

02:50So the over-under at nine and a half is just like perfect.

02:53It's like, oh, which way are you going to go?

02:55Usyk also knocked him out with a jab,

02:57which gives you an idea of how strong

03:00a former Cruiserweight undisputed champion is.

03:04But Usyk, he's awesome.

03:05And I think I kind of lean late stoppage.

03:08I don't know if I want to bet method of victory

03:10more than I just want to put Usyk in a parlay,

03:12probably with Mario Barrios,

03:14to be honest, who we just mentioned earlier,

03:16you know, and maybe something else

03:18because that won't have a crazy amount of value,

03:21I don't think, with just those two.

03:22But yeah, I think Usyk should win this,

03:25but I don't want to count out Daniel Dubois.

03:27He's more than just a power puncher.

03:29I think people feel like he's just that.

03:31And he's not a guy where like the moment

03:34feels too big for him anymore,

03:36where that was a criticism of him early on in his career.

03:38I feel like he really turned a corner.

03:40He's also 27 and Usyk is in his later 30s

03:43because Usyk took forever to turn pro

03:45because he was tearing it up into amateurs,

03:46winning medals and things of that nature.

03:48But Daniel Dubois, he's like in the prime of his career.

03:51And he's one of these guys,

03:52is capable of just putting your lights out with one shot.

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