Wardley pointed directly to the inconsistency that has followed Dubois throughout his career.
“You’ve seen in some of Daniel’s fights, he’s proven to be durable and strong and mentally resilient,” Wardley said. “In other fights you’ve seen that missing,” Wardley said during Thursday’s final press conference.
Wardley suggested Dubois’ performances could swing sharply depending on his confidence and environment leading up to a fight.
“For whatever reason, whether it’s confidence in training or the people around you not doing the right job or whatever it may be, it depends on what Daniel turns up on the night,” Wardley said. “Sometimes it can be a coin.”
The comments touched on a topic that has followed Dubois since his losses to Joe Joyce and Oleksandr Usyk, where critics have questioned how he responded once the fights got tough.
Dubois declined to engage with Wardley’s comments when asked for a response.
“No comment. I’m there to show my pedigree,” Dubois said.
Wardley enters the fight undefeated and with growing confidence after repeatedly finding ways to recover in difficult moments, including his duel series with Frazer Clarke.
“I believe regardless of pedigree and history, I can beat him regardless,” Wardley said. “Losing a round or losing all the rounds, no matter what happens in that fight, that belief in me is unwavering.”
The undefeated challenger added that past adversity has only boosted his confidence going into the biggest fight of his career.
“It doesn’t matter what circumstances happened before,” Wardley said.
Saturday’s fight at the Co-op Live Arena will headline one of the biggest heavyweight events to take place in Manchester in recent years, with Wardley looking to capture Dubois’ WBO title in his first world championship fight.
