Wardley v Dubois - heavyweight fight predictions
Wardley v Dubois - heavyweight fight predictionsTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, Battle of the heavy hitters - Wardley & Dubois best knockoutsPublished2 minutes agoTwo big-hitting British heavyweights will collide for a world title in Manchester on Saturday as Fabio Wardley defends his WBO belt against Daniel Dubois.Unbeaten Wardley, 31, makes the first defence of his title after the Ipswich fighter was upgraded from interim to full world champion last year.Londoner Dubois, 28, is aiming to bounce back from his defeat by Oleksandr Usyk last summer, as he looks to become a two-time world champion.With a combined 95% knockout ratio, it seems unlikely the judges will be needed at the Co-op Live Arena. BBC Sport spoke to figures from the boxing world to get their predictions.What information do we collect from this quiz?Oleksandr Usyk - unified heavyweight champion "This is a good fight. I think Wardley will win. I want [it] because I think he deserves to win this fight. Good guy."Prediction - WardleyTony Bellew - former cruiserweight world champion"If Wardley can come through those first three rounds, I believe he gets rid of Dubois between six and eight. "Dubois is a confidence fighter and a bully so if he gets success early on in the fight he will build on it and look really strong. "But the flip side to the coin is when he gets hurt early, it can detract from his confidence. And when his confidence drops, he starts questioning himself and kind of looks for a way out. "If Dubois gets any confidence, this could be over in the first." Prediction - Wardley'Like getting the vicar to swear' - Dubois finding his voicePublished23 hours ago'I'll collect the trash' - Dubois on Wardley's bin-man jibePublished1 day agoTight-lipped Dubois weighs in at career-heavy 18stPublished11 hours agoGeorge Groves - former super-middleweight world...المصدر: BBC Sport | Source: BBC Sport
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