Wardley v Dubois: Fight Preview
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What is the significance of the Wardley vs Dubois fight?
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Fabio Wardley defends his WBO heavyweight championship of the world against the former world heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois. It's been dubbed Don't Blink. And that's understandable because it's that type of fight. It's a real heavyweight fight. I'm Steve Bunce and this is 5 Live Boxing. So you know it's a big fight when we pull out the big guns. We stick the big guns in the fancy cars and we get the big guns to come up from the middle of nowhere. They make their way to Manchester, they make their way to private lobbies in hotels, fancy hotels, and they sit down to analyse fights. Today I'm joined by the boss of boss, the king of kings. I'm joined here by Richie Woodall. Richie, welcome to Manchester for...
A relentless big fight week. Now, when you were boxing, Rich, and I mean this in the nicest possible way, we'd only got about one fight like this a year. A massive 24,000 sellout. That's gripped the nation. Now we get them, this is about the fifth one this year.
Yeah, we're spoilt now, aren't we? Yeah, back when I was boxing, you're right, Steve. It was, I remember being on a Frank Bruno undercard at the NEC against, I think, Jesse Ferguson. A big win that was. Carl the Tooth Williams, I think I fought on that bill as well. And they were literally very, very, they were unique because there wasn't very many of them. There were literally one a year or something like that. Two or three a year in the 90s at the most. And Steve, they were probably just 10,000. Yeah, I know. And that to us then was absolutely massive. Yeah, of course. They were like 10,000, yeah. attendance so now 20 odd thousand and they seem to be every other show that we're doing so yeah it's we're spoiled but yeah the times have really changed i mean we'll talk about that we'll talk about a few stats later on but i've got to keep banging this top stat 42 wins between them yeah and you know let's give me the stack on give me give me give me the final bit is it 40 knockouts 40 knockouts come on i mean
These are ridiculous. I spoke to Frank Warren yesterday. It was on yesterday's pod. And he was saying, this is how Hearns and Hagler... Now, bear in mind, I think the sold-out signs were going up simultaneous to him telling me that. So it's not like he's hyping the fight. It's not like he needs to sell it. This was always going to be a massive attraction. And it looks like it's going to be that way. Neither of these two has suddenly developed the boxing skills of Willie Pepp, have they? Let's get that right.
Now, I think, you know, regarding ranking it in all British World Heavyweight title fights, I think this is the ninth now, Steve. It is the ninth. You know, and the biggest one that I remember is Lennox versus Bruno in 92, 93?
93, the first one, you know, in the rain at midnight in Cardiff. And I don't know, what was the attendance for that, Steve? Here's the thing. We like to say that it was 50,000. Sorry? Sorry? 22,000. That was about 22,000. Jarvis Astaire, Jarvis and Mickey Duff, who of course managed and looked after and controlled Bruno, were absolutely livid with Panos Eliades. You remember the promoter? Yeah, I remember Panos. Lovely guy, Panos.
Panos was okay.
They wanted to do it at Wembley.
How do Wardley and Dubois' fighting styles compare?
Panos was in control of it. He wanted to do it down in Cardiff. It was miserable weather and it only got about 22,000, 23,000. But hey, listen, but it was a seismic event. It was an unbelievable event.
Now, this doesn't feel as big as that, to be quite honest.
Because it's not Lennox and it's not Frank.
Exactly. But in terms of styles and what they bring to it and the 40 knockouts, it could be equally, if not more, explosive than that contest was.
I take your point about that, but I think about it more being Dubois was obviously involved in this one and AJ. A fight with four knockdowns, five knockdowns. It was always going to be a ridiculous fight. I thought AJ might just know enough. He didn't on the night. He got caught repeatedly.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the significance of the Wardley vs Dubois fight?
0:00–3:55
2
How do Wardley and Dubois' fighting styles compare?
3:55–6:14
3
What are the recent performances of Fabio Wardley?
6:14–8:45
4
How has Daniel Dubois evolved as a fighter?
8:45–11:47
5
What role does mental toughness play in boxing?
11:47–15:03
6
What are the tactical advantages for each fighter?
15:03–18:09
7
How will the crowd influence the fight atmosphere?
18:09–21:15
8
What predictions do the hosts make for the fight outcome?
21:15–28:57