Daniel Dubois must be a ‘crazy DEMON' to beat Oleksandr Usyk, warns Derek Chisora ahead of world title fight
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DEREK CHISORA had a friendly chat with ice-cool Oleksandr Usyk while Russian missiles rained down around him.
So he knows Daniel Dubois needs to be absolutely crazy in the ring to beat the Ukrainian.
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Derek Chisora knows what Daniel Dubois needs to do to beat Oleksandr Usyk
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He insisted that Dubois needs to be a 'crazy demon' to defeat the Ukrainian
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Dubois has already lost to Usyk once in his career
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Dubois faces the Ukrainian in a rematch at Wembley Stadium
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In 2020, the 41-year-old British warhorse gave Usyk a gruelling welcome to the heavyweight division, dragging him the distance before losing a close decision.
Four years later, and the odd couple are now pals who meet up at a Ukrainian sauna in London - usually when Usyk, 38, visits to bash up another Brit - and they catch up on the phone.
But since Vladimir Putin invaded Usyk's beloved home in 2022, the catch-ups on the blower have been peppered with the sound of bombs.
Chisora revealed to SunSport that on one call last year, Usyk explained that while his wife and children were below deck in the bunker, he was in the front room, utterly fearless.
And now - on our latest No Glove Lost YouTube show - Del Boy explains how the only chance 27-year-old daddy's boy Dubois 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.
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"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 London 2012 Olympics and cleaned out the cruiserweight division to grab all four belts inside 15 fights.
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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 - at his second attempt following a 2023 stoppage loss - is not just fighting the man who bashed up Tony Bellow, and did the double over Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury - 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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The boxer could become the heavyweight world champion
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Dubois has won three fights since losing to Usyk
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'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.'
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