Shakur Stevenson wants to see Tyson Fury fight IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois next after losing his rematch against unified champion Oleksandr Usyk last Saturday night in Riyadh.
Fury should take the fight to Dubois, but he won’t come anywhere close to this top predator. With the way Dubois goes to the body, Fury would be very vulnerable in his delicate state.
I don’t think Shakur understands what Fury is about. He takes calculated risks, and he has no intention of putting his head on the block by facing the walking guillotine Dubois. If Fury was true, Audie Murphy type, you won’t have to ask him twice to face Dubois. However, he is not about that. Veg Dubois would be bad for Fury’s health.
Too powerful, too young?
It would take a lot of courage on the Gypsy King’s part to agree to a fight with Dubois, because after what he had just been through, he wouldn’t want to suffer a third straight loss. This would be a fight that would be easy to make since Fury and Dubois share the same promoter, Frank Warren.
Before Fury’s two losses to Usyk, he considered himself the best fighter in the division. His fans saw him as the best, and they didn’t care that his resume lacked quality wins.
Many fans would also like to see Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) fight Dubois (22-2, 21 KOs) next. This will allow him to snap his two-fight losing streak and help build interest in a bout against Anthony Joshua.
As things stand, Fury would go into the AJ fight with an 0-2 record in his last two fights, making their clash a cash grab. It is almost impossible that Fury and his promoters will agree to make a fight with the 27-year-old Dubois.
He is too powerful, dangerous and too young for Fury. The Gypsy King was hurt by Usyk, who is no puncher. The three fights Fury had against Deontay Wilder did something to him.
Fury’s calculated risks
Fury’s promoter, Frank Warren, and Anthony Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, are interested in starting a fight between these two next. Hearn said he would like the first fight to take place at Wembley Stadium in London and the second one in Riyadh.
Hearn is in a big hurry to make the Joshua-Fury fight because he knows these two guys are too over the top to be trusted to fight the top 15 contenders unless they are well tested and 100% deemed safe.
I want to see Tyson Fury vs Dubois
— Shakur Stevenson (@ShakurStevenson) December 24, 2024
