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Daniel Dubois to box Sheffield's David Howe as part of the Terry Flanagan vs. Petr Petrov card.

Quite happy with this, especially for a debut, much rather see Dubois in with Howe than some tubby Hungarian who shouldn't be anywhere near a boxing ring.

Yeah that's a decent fight for his debut! Glass chin but very awkward

Suprised Howe is back out again so soon only a month after Allen ko'd him.
It's a proper test right off the bat for Dubois, fair play.
I would have thought be would have had a nerve tester against an eastern European bum...

Good bit of match making by warren. If he handles Howe in impressive fashion (which is probably going to happen) then people will already be comparing him to Allen after only his first fight

Frank must be really confident that Dubois is the real deal.

Going to be a pleasure to watch his career

Good fight for a debut - Frankie must really think this Dubois kid is the goods

This is good news, no messing around. Hearn was gonna do the same with Okolie & Henshaw but he got whacked.

wesshaw1985 wrote:Suprised Howe is back out again so soon only a month after Allen ko'd him.
It's a proper test right off the bat for Dubois, fair play.
I would have thought be would have had a nerve tester against an eastern European bum...

Howe is sparring with Allen

Fwank rarely makes mistakes, especially in the early stages. This has Dubois KO1 written all over it

leejonesjnr wrote:

wesshaw1985 wrote:Suprised Howe is back out again so soon only a month after Allen ko'd him.
It's a proper test right off the bat for Dubois, fair play.
I would have thought be would have had a nerve tester against an eastern European bum...

Howe is sparring with Allen

Dubois is sparring the Fury's.

Its great to see a debutant from England facing another UK opponant. There out there and close by so no need to go to Bulgaria.

As others have said its a great match this one

Another quality prospect in the UK's strongest division, lets hope Warren gets plenty of domestic opposition for this guy.

ScottDetonator wrote:Frank must be really confident that Dubois is the real deal.

Going to be a pleasure to watch his career

6 figure signing on fee from what's been reported, serious money for a relatively unproven amateur.

expe wrote:

ScottDetonator wrote:Frank must be really confident that Dubois is the real deal.

Going to be a pleasure to watch his career

6 figure signing on fee from what's been reported, serious money for a relatively unproven amateur.

Wow, that said I heard some Seriously great things about Dubois from people in the amateur fold! Meant to be the real deal, forget Joshua!

TopGun wrote:

expe wrote:

ScottDetonator wrote:Frank must be really confident that Dubois is the real deal.

Going to be a pleasure to watch his career

6 figure signing on fee from what's been reported, serious money for a relatively unproven amateur.

Wow, that said I heard some Seriously great things about Dubois from people in the amateur fold! Meant to be the real deal, forget Joshua!

Dubois was the lad who battered Joshua in sparring, not Okolie, despite what the rumours were. Been told off several solid sources that Rob McCracken ended the spar early as Joshua was all over the place.

He's absolutely huge and only 19 years old, GB had their hopes pinned on him for Gold at the next Olympics, FW has obviously spotted something to splash the cash this early.

Heard from a few sources he's the real deal.
Looking forward to seeing his debut

its shaping up to be a very good card, what's the deal, first big show on BT, or is it PPV ?

Dave Allen saying the Dave Howe fight isn't happening. Bit of a shame

MightyWarrior wrote:its shaping up to be a very good card, what's the deal, first big show on BT, or is it PPV ?

BT Sport 1, Saturday April 8th at 8.30pm

Scoops wrote:

MightyWarrior wrote:its shaping up to be a very good card, what's the deal, first big show on BT, or is it PPV ?

BT Sport 1, Saturday April 8th at 8.30pm

Ta, whys he putting such an effort into this show I wonder ? Normally the Smith fight would headline, and same with the TF fight too, plus some good names on undercard ...maybe cause he realises the lightweight title fight is substandard ( again ) so he's bulking up the rest of the card

Daniel is a good prospect, he has been boxing since a child which gives him an advantage over most of the modern big guys who start boxing late.

He has a very good jab and good power!

Physically he is more Lennox than Joshua !

Joshua is a super fast twitch beast who has presumably lifted a lot to fill out his frame the last 5 years, Dubois is a well coordinated, naturally strong, big dude !

Still only 19, so there are obviously things he doesn't do quite right but there is plenty of time to polish his skills , importantly he has a good head on his shoulders, is disciplined and loves the game !

Haven't seen much of him myself but he seems very highly rated and Warren is obviously convinced by him. Look forward to see how he progresses.

MightyWarrior wrote:

Scoops wrote:

MightyWarrior wrote:its shaping up to be a very good card, what's the deal, first big show on BT, or is it PPV ?

BT Sport 1, Saturday April 8th at 8.30pm

Ta, whys he putting such an effort into this show I wonder ? Normally the Smith fight would headline, and same with the TF fight too, plus some good names on undercard ...maybe cause he realises the lightweight title fight is substandard ( again ) so he's bulking up the rest of the card

First show on BT so he's going big.

There's absolutely nothing substandard about Flanagan-Petrov. You're not the only one to suggest it, but how is it a bad fight?

Well substandard in the sense that Tel REALLY needs a recognisable, grab your attention name, after his DULL as hell send you to sleep, title defences over the last year and a half: The momentum he had from that fantastic title winning effort has disappeared. Maybe Petrov is going to provide fireworks, but on the face of it he looks like just another of the 100's of very decent Russians who I've never heard of.

MightyWarrior wrote:Well substandard in the sense that Tel REALLY needs a recognisable, grab your attention name, after his DULL as hell send you to sleep, title defences over the last year and a half: The momentum he had from that fantastic title winning effort has disappeared. Maybe Petrov is going to provide fireworks, but on the face of it he looks like just another of the 100's of very decent Russians who I've never heard of.

At the time, Easter Jr, Linares, Crolla, Garcia and Zlaticanin all had fights booked in, Luke Campbell turned down a big offer from the Flanagan camp for the fight.

Ruling out the above, who does that leave you? Petrov highly ranked in all the governing bodies and from what I've heard, is now Flanagan's mandatory as Verdejo has withdrawn from the position.

So, with so many of the above booked up, who could you realistically select for Flanagan?