George Groves previews Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois rematch

George Groves previews shares his confidence in Daniel Dubois in the Oleksandr Usyk rematch

Former world champion George Groves believes Daniel Dubois “has got a chance” of upsetting undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk when they meet on July 19 in Wembley Stadium.

Speaking to Lottoland , Groves said that his fellow Brit needs to learn lessons from their previous encounter, advising Dubois to “start fast, land something big to the body and hope for the best”.

The 37-year-old was full of praise for Usyk, however, whom he described as, “the best heavyweight of this era by some distance”, but raised a valid point that his desire could potentially be “fading” after “climbing Everest” following his taxing 24 rounds with Tyson Fury.

Asked if Dubois has a chance, Groves was quick to answer positively, “Yeah, he’s got a chance. He’s boxing well, he’s confident, he’s in form. But Usyk is the best heavyweight of this era by some distance.

“The question is, who’s going to be the one to get to him? Maybe we’ve already started to see Usyk decline a bit. He climbed Everest by beating Fury - something many didn’t think he could do.

“Fury was out of shape for the rematch, but Usyk still did the job. Maybe time is catching up with him. Maybe his desire is fading..

“Still, in his training camp, he's looked really sharp. Same for Dubois. And this time, Dubois has home advantage, but Usyk always travels well.”

The 37-year-old boxer-turned-pundit then gave his fellow Londoner advice on what to do when in that ring, “Dubois has to jump on him early. Usyk likes to settle into a fight and build round by round.

“Last time, Usyk stopped him with a jab. Dubois ran out of gas and ideas. He can’t do that again. He needs to start fast, land something big to the body, and hope for the best. I’d say he’s got a better shot now than he did in their first fight, and a better shot than Fury did”.

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