DEREK CHISORA had a chat with ice-cool Oleksandr Usyk while Russian missiles rained down around him â so he knows Daniel Dubois needs to be crazy to beat him.
In 2020, the 41-year-old British warhorse gave , dragging him the distance before losing a close decision.
Derek Chisora knows what Daniel Dubois needs to do to beat Oleksandr Usyk
He insisted that Dubois needs to be a ‘crazy demon’ to beat the Ukrainian
Dubois has already lost to Usyk once in his career
Dubois faces the Ukrainian in a rematch at Wembley StadiumFour years later, and the odd couple are pals who meet up at a Ukrainian sauna in London â usually when the 38-year-old visits to bash up another Brit â and they catch up on the phone.
But since invaded Usyk’s beloved home in 2022, the catch-ups on the blower have been peppered with the sound of bombs.
explained to SunSport that on one call last year, explained that while his wife and children were below deck in the bunker, he was in the front room, utterly fearless.
And now â on our latest No Glove Lost show â Del Boy explains how the only chance 27-year-old daddy’s boy has of underdog undisputed glory, is to be madder than mad.
Chisora said: “He’s done his training camp in Spain but usually, when he’s not there, he’s in his front room listening to missiles go over the ceiling.
“You have to understand, Daniel is fighting a guy who’s ready to go to war.
“The only way to beat Usyk right now, is to find someone who is more crazy than him.
“But is anybody crazier than him right now? I don’t know.
“But Daniel has to be.”;
Usyk is not just a 6ft 3in southpaw who won gold at the and cleaned out the cruiserweight division to grab all four belts inside 15 fights.
He is a devout Orthodox Christian, a reformed childhood pickpocket and the 12-year-old victim of a horse kick that fractured his skull.
Dubois â at his second attempt following a 2023 stoppage loss â is not just fighting the man who bashed up Tony Bellow, and did the double over and â he is fighting a myth and a legend of a war-torn nation.
Chisora said. “Daniel has to walk into Wembley Stadium and just become a demon.
“And just go with that. Don’t even doubt yourself, just go with it.
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Dubois has won three fights since losing to Usyk“But, let’s be honest. These Europeans are different from us English.
“We are mummy’s boys and those guys are real men.
“He’s a religious guy. He’s a man of God.
“Do you know when someone’s got it all perfect? He’s got it all perfect.”;
Wembley fight
